Its unmistakable sound was once everywhere, in every city and along every highway in America: the rumbling roar of the Detroit Diesel 6-71 engine. We revisit that wonderful noise with a ride in a beautifully restored 1959 GMC tractor. Continue reading
Video: Remembering Joe Isuzu
In the 1980s, Isuzu discovered a fresh and entertaining way to sell automobiles—with a series of commercials featuring an absurd, dissembling huckster named Joe Isuzu. Mac’s Motor City Garage takes a quick look back. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for December 21, 2015
Reportedly driven by Dale Earnhardt Sr. early in his career, this 1974 Challenger test mule for the Chrysler Kit Car program will be offered at the Mecum Auctions Kissimmee sale in January. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Miniature Ford 300 CID Six Runs Just Like the Real Thing
Master craftsman George Britnell created this working model of the legendary Ford 300 cubic-inch inline six. See it rumble and roar just like its full-sized cousin here. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for December 18, 2015
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