Once owned by beloved Road & Track writer Henry M. Manney III, this 1950 Ferrari 166MM Berlinetta by Touring could bring up to $6.5 million at the Gooding & Company Scottsdale auction. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Pitch a New Plymouth Muscle Car
In the late 1960s, Plymouth cracked the youth market wide open with a bold new marketing and branding strategy: Using familiar cartoon characters to sell muscle cars. See Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner battle it out here. Continue reading
Video: Mystery California Streamliner
Straight from the future—okay, more like the late 1930s, we’re guessing—comes the wonderfully weird streamlined automobile and trailer created by Angelo R. Noble. See them in action in this charming old newsreel. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for December 14, 2015
Boyd Coddington’s last build before he passed away in 2008, the 1938 Coddington V12 Hemi is among the stars of next month’s 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Triumph at Daytona: The 1964 Comet 100,000-Mile Durability Run
This slick 1964 film from Ford Motor Company tells the story of the legendary Mercury Comet 100,000-mile record run at Daytona. We weren’t there to see the spectacle, unfortunately, but here’s the next best thing. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for December 11, 2015
Shattering its pre-auction estimate of $600,000, the psychedelic Porsche 356C Cabriolet once owned by rock legend Janis Joplin brought $1.76 million at the RM Sotheby’s Driven to Distraction auction. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: 1934 French Grand Prix
Short and sweet, this wonderful little newsreel tells the story of the 1934 French Grand Prix at Montlhéry. There is no form of motor racing like this anywhere in the world today—watch and be enthralled. Continue reading