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Video: See an amazing Dodge M37 R/C model built from scratch

Posted on November 29, 2014 by MCG

Dodge M37 4x4Watch a true artist at work as a beautifully detailed Dodge M37 radio-control truck is planned and built. We promise you’ll be impressed.  Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged . . ., Dodge M37

MCG Executive Briefing for November 28, 2014

Posted on November 28, 2014 by MCG

Two Lane Blacktop 1955 ChevyThis famed ’55 Chevy street racer, star of the 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop, goes on the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale in January. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

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MCG’s 2014 Turkey Day turkeys

Posted on November 27, 2014 by MCG

Turkeys with PlymouthDon’t be hating. It’s time for a Mac’s Motor City Garage tradition: the annual Turkey Day Turkeys photo essay. Grab some antacids and have a look.   Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design

Video: The story of the GM Milford Proving Ground

Posted on November 26, 2014 by MCG

GM Milford PGJust northwest of Detroit is one of the greatest automotive test facilities in the world: the General Motors Milford Proving Ground. Here’s an excellent video on its 90-year history.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Milford Proving Ground

Conserving a Legend: the 1967 Ford Mark IV Le Mans winner

Posted on November 25, 2014 by MCG

1967 Ford Mark IVThe Le Mans-winning Ford Mark IV of Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt is one of America’s most beloved race cars. In this video, watch the fascinating and exhaustive steps the Henry Ford Museum takes to preserve it—exactly as it was one spring day in 1967.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports, Technology | Tagged Ford Mark IV, LeMans 1967

MCG Executive Briefing for November 24, 2014

Posted on November 24, 2014 by MCG

Mars DuesenbergOne of the most fabulous Duesenbergs ever built, the 1935 Bowman & Schwartz Town Car originally owned by candy heiress Ethel Mars goes on the auction block in Fort Worth May 2. Get all the latest car biz news in the Executive Briefing.    Continue reading →

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Video: Watch this semi-truck jump a Lotus F1 car

Posted on November 22, 2014 by MCG

Lotus truck jumpOne small jump for the Lotus F1 Team, one giant leap for social media. Here’s a tractor-trailer rig jumping a speeding Formula One car. It’s a Guiness world record, naturally.  Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports, Technology | Tagged Lotus truck jump

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