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Video: Marketing the 1967 Plymouth GTX

Posted on May 30, 2017 by MCG

Plymouth’s deluxe entry in the ’60s muscle car wars, the Belvedere GTX offered style and comfort—and an optional 426 Hemi V8, too. Here’s the original 1967 marketing pitch.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Chrysler, Plymouth GTX

MCG Executive Briefing for May 29, 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by MCG

Trading hands at $295,000, this highly original 1970 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda Torqueflite was among the top 10 sellers at the 2017 Mecum Auctions Indianapolis sale. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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Video: Scott Dixon Escapes Disaster at Indy

Posted on May 28, 2017 by MCG

Indy 500 polesitter Scott Dixon walked away from one of the most potentially dangerous crashes in recent memory at the 2017 Indianapolis 500. Watch this 60 seconds of amazing video.  Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports | Tagged Indianapolis 500, Scott Dixon

Video: Introducing the 1941 Mercury

Posted on May 27, 2017 by MCG

Here’s an original dealer training film that details the features of the all-new Mercury line for 1941. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1941 Mercury, Ford Motor Company

MCG Executive Briefing for May 26, 2017

Posted on May 26, 2017 by MCG

Collector Joe Floyd has donated 17 of his rare vintage Fords, including one of the six stainless-bodied 1936 Tudors, to the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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May 26, 1937: The Infamous Battle of the Overpass

Posted on May 25, 2017 by MCG

1937 The Battle of the OverpassEighty years ago this week, the Ford Motor Company won a battle but lost a war. Here we revisit the infamous story of the Battle of the Overpass.    Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Battle of the Overpass, Ford Motor Company, Ford River Rouge Plant, Henry Ford

Video: Selling the 1959 Chevrolet

Posted on May 24, 2017 by MCG

By 1959, Americans were already looking back to their pioneer roots and to more simple, homespun ways, as we discover in this original commercial for the plain-Jane Chevrolet Biscayne.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1959 Chevrolet, Chevrolet

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