Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content

Mac's Motor City Garage

Auto Industry News and Gossip + Racing + Automotive History + Technology + Shop Lore + Hot Rods + Collector Cars + Daily

Mac's Motor City Garage

Main menu

  • Home
  • Contributors
  • About MCG

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

More lost marques of Chrysler

Posted on March 2, 2014 by MCG

1966 Sunbeam Tiger 260As promised, here’s another batch of long-lost Chrysler brands—from the familiar to the obscure. How many do you recognize?  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged Chrysler

Saturday Morning CarTune: Detroit City

Posted on March 1, 2014 by MCG

Detroit City Bobby BareThis week’s CarTune is Bobby Bare’s first hit and a genuine country classic, “Detroit City.”  Continue reading →

Posted in CarTune

Ford celebrates 80 years of the ute

Posted on February 28, 2014 by MCG

1958 Ford V8 Mainline Coupe UtilityThey’re part car, part pickup truck, and totally Australian. This week, Ford is celebrating the 80th birthday of the distinctive body style called the Utility Coupe—you know it as the Ute.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Design | Tagged Coupe Utility, Ute

MCG Executive Briefing for February 28, 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by MCG

1937-Delahaye-135-Competition-Court-Torpedo-Roadster-by-Figoni-et-FalaschiThis 1937 Delahaye 135 with bodywork by Figoni et Falaschi is one of 90 exceptional autos offered by RM Auctions at its Amelia Island sale on March 8. Get all the latest car biz news in the Executive Briefing.  Continue reading →

Posted in Executive Briefing

The Year in Cars: 1940

Posted on February 26, 2014 by MCG

1940 Ford Deluxe front doghouseIn this installment of The Year in Cars, Mac’s Motor City Garage features another important year for the American auto industry: 1940. Continue reading →

Posted in Design, The Year in Cars

NASCAR’s biggest winners

Posted on February 25, 2014 by MCG

Rick Hendrick and driversWho are the highest-paid players in Sprint Cup? Here are the hard numbers according to Forbes magazine, and they make for interesting reading.  -Hendrick Motorsports photo

Continue reading →

Posted in Industry News, Motorsports | Tagged NASCAR, Sprint Cup

Five more forgotten Motor City landmarks

Posted on February 24, 2014 by MCG

Boydell Building DodgeIn Detroit, you can find automotive history on almost every corner—you  need only know where to look. Here are five more little-known landmarks of the Motor City.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motor City Landmarks | Tagged Dearborn Steel Tubing, Dodge Bros., Henry Ford

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Mac’s Motor City Garage

Here’s your source for industry news and gossip, automotive history, technology, racing, shop talk, hot rods, and collector car news.  All materials copyright, all rights reserved. Contact us at: mcg@macsmotorcitygarage.com

DEPARTMENTS

  • Auto History
  • Bookshelf
  • Car Museums
  • Car Spotter's Guides
  • CarTune
  • Design
  • Detroit-Built Cars
  • Dreams and Nightmares
  • Events
  • Executive Briefing
  • Hot Rods
  • Industry News
  • Market Watch
  • Models & Miniatures
  • Motor City Landmarks
  • Motorsports
  • New Cars
  • Technology
  • The Year in Cars
  • Tony Matthews
  • Uncategorized

Tags

  • 1932 Ford
  • American Motors
  • Bill Mitchell
  • Brooks Stevens
  • Buick
  • Cadillac
  • Chevrolet
  • Chevrolet Corvair
  • Chrysler
  • Chrysler Corporation
  • Corvette
  • Desoto
  • Detroit Autorama
  • Dodge
  • Edsel
  • Edsel Ford
  • Engineering Explained
  • EyesOn Design
  • Ford
  • Ford Model T
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Ford Mustang
  • Ford Thunderbird
  • General Motors
  • Greenfield Village
  • Harley Earl
  • Henry Ford
  • Hudson
  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  • Jam Handy
  • Lincoln
  • Mercury
  • NASCAR
  • Nash
  • NHRA
  • Oldsmobile
  • Packard
  • Plymouth
  • Pontiac
  • St. John's Concours
  • Studebaker
  • Virgil Exner
  • Willys-Overland
  • Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
Advertisements
Advertisements
Advertisements
Proudly powered by WordPress