The State Highway Patrol of Ohio has used all manner of interesting vehicles for pursuit duty over the years. Here’s a quick historical survey. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 23, 2015
Originally owned by NASCAR legend Bud Moore and one of only three built, this 1970 Torino King Cobra will be one of the feature attractions at the Mecum Auctions Kissimmee Sale in January. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 19, 2015
This famed 1911 Oldsmobile Autocrat, fitted with special speedster bodywork and known as the Yellow Peril, sold for $698,500 at the RM Sotheby’s Hershey sale. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Bookshelf – Hemi: A History of Chrysler’s Iconic V-8 in Competition
If you’re a devoted Mopar enthusiast or simply a fan of the muscle car era, you won’t want to miss Geoff Stunkard’s beefy new volume, Hemi : A History of Chrysler’s Iconic V-8 in Competition. Here’s MCG’s review. Continue reading
Saturday Morning CarTune: There Auto Be a Law
This morning’s CarTune is a Warner Brothers classic, There Auto Be a Law, an animated send-up of man and the automobile in 1953. If you were raised on Looney Tunes on Saturday mornings, this clip is for you—enjoy. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for October 16, 2015
This black-on-black 1970 GTO Judge, freshly restored and sporting a Ram Air IV V8, fetched $170,000 at last weekend’s Mecum Chicago auction. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Engine or Motor? An 1896 Perspective
What is the correct term for the internal combustion powerplant that propels an automobile? Should we call it an engine or a motor? Is either term acceptable, or neither? Here’s the view of one magazine editor in 1896, and his take may surprise you. Continue reading