At Motor City Garage, we’re suckers for working model engines. And so are you, judging from the huge response. Here’s a quarter-scale Offenhauser that looks, runs, and sounds beautiful—maybe enough to choke you up a little. Continue reading
More from the Ypsilanti Orphan Show 2012
Because once isn’t nearly enough, here’s another tour of last weekend’s 16th annual Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show. Continue reading
Video: Nissan DeltaWing In-Car at Road Atlanta
The pencil-nosed Nissan DeltaWIng must be the most controversial road racing car in recent years. Here at Motor City Garage, we’ve placed the arguments on pause for a moment to have a look at how the car actually behaves on the track. Continue reading
Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show 2012
Here’s one of MCG’s favorite collector car events: the annual Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Continue reading
It’s on! Lingenfelter Performance Nationals
Where’s MCG this weekend? Among other places, at the first annual Lingenfelter Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
Saturday morning CarTune: Dead Man’s Curve

This morning’s musical selection is the 1964 Jan & Dean potboiler, “Dead Man’s Curve.”
Inside GM’s Private Engine Collection
Here’s a companion piece to the recent MCG story on the GM Heritage Collection. In the first installment we featured a few of the cars. This time around we’ll focus strictly on some of the engines on display at the Heritage Center. Continue reading