Volkswagen is pulling the plug on the Routan, above, a badge-engineered Caravan built at Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario minivan plant. Its replacement is the VW CrossBlue crossover. Read this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Tony Matthews Cutaway: BRM V16
This may well be the most beautiful Tony Matthews cutaway yet at Mac’s Motor City Garage: the glorious, impossible BRM V16.
Video: The American Road, Part Three
Here’s the third and final part of our presentation of the great 1953 Ford historical film, The American Road. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for March 25, 2013
Andretti Autosport’s James Hinchcliffe outran Helio Castroneves over the last 26 laps to win the IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg. See this news and more in today’s Executive Briefing. Continue reading
Reatta: Buick’s Quasi-Sporty Two-Seater
In the 1980s, General Motors inexplicably went crazy for two-seaters. The Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac, and Buick divisions all offered two-place sporty cars, each one totally different. Buick’s offering was the Reatta. Continue reading
MCG Executive Briefing for March 22, 2013
Simona DeSilvestro’s Dallara-Chevy goes through technical inspection as the field prepares for this weekend’s Izod IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida. See this car biz news and more in today’s Executive Briefing. Chris Owens photo Continue reading
Video: Cruising Wilshire Boulevard, 1935
Courtesy of the Beverly Hills Historical Society, here’s some Southern California gold: great old movie footage of cars traveling on Wilshire Boulevard circa 1935. Continue reading