Hammering down for $638,000, this 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC in excellent original condition was the top seller at the Auctions America Hilton Head sale. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: TV Tommy Ivo Builds a Fuel Dragster, 1965
In this three-minute film clip, watch TV Tommy Ivo assemble his tube-framed dragster and install a supercharged, nitro-guzzling Chrysler hemi V8. Here’s a rare and special look at drag racing machinery circa 1965, check it out. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for November 6, 2015
Famed Hollywood customizer George Barris, whose trend-setting creations include Father Larry Ernst’s 1951 Chevy Bel Air, has passed away at 89. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Video: Tiny Porsche 911 Engine Screams Like a Real One
Frits Hofman has a love of Porsches, it’s safe to say. He spent 10 years building this exquisite model of the 2-liter flat six in his 1966 Porsche 911, precise down to the miniature Solex three-barrel carbs. Hear it scream to 12,000 rpm. Continue reading
Bookshelf: Ford Total Performance by Martyn Schorr
Veteran automotive journalist Martyn Schorr has a brand new book: Ford Total Performance, focusing on the glory days of Ford racing from 1961 to 1971. Here’s MCG’s review. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for November 2, 2015
Top sellers at the annual Bonham’s London to Brighton auction included this 1904 Winton 20 HP Two-Cylinder Detachable Rear-Entrance Tonneau, which hammered down for $200,000. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Jim McCraw visits the 2015 California Hot Rod Reunion
With words and photos, veteran automotive journalist Jim McCraw reports from one of the premier events of the vintage drag racing movement, the California Hot Rod Reunion. This time he’s taken a close-up perspective—check it out. Continue reading