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Preview: Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show 2012

Posted on September 19, 2012 by MCG

Saddle up and ride to the sound of the guns! It’s time for one of America’s finest and most unusual vintage car gatherings, the Ypsi Orphan Car Show. Sunday.  Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show

McCraw’s Picks at the Glenmoor Gathering 2012

Posted on September 18, 2012 by MCG

Motor City Garage is proud beyond words to introduce our newest contributor, noted automotive writer Jim McCraw. Here’s Jim to show us some of the sights at the 2012 Glenmoor Gathering.  Continue reading →

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The cars of Burning Man 2012

Posted on September 17, 2012 by MCG

As you know, here at Mac’s Motor City Garage we embrace the unconventional. Here’s a feature you’ll find nowhere else: a photo essay on the cars at Burning Man by MCG correspondent Mark Amos.  Continue reading →

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Saturday morning CarTune: In My Merry Oldsmobile

Posted on September 15, 2012 by MCG

And now for something completely different. This wonderful 1931 musical film short by General Motors combines the surreal comic animation of Max Fleischer with the chestnut, “In My Merry Oldsmobile.” Continue reading →

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MCG Car Spotter’s Guide to the 1937-40 Ford and Mercury

Posted on September 14, 2012 by MCG

Do you know your early Ford V8s like Scotty here? Can you call out a 1939 Deluxe or a 1938 Standard when you see them? It’s hot rod lore—stuff every gearhead ought to know. Motor City Garage will show you the easy ways to tell the Fords apart. Now includes ’39-40 Mercury.

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More from the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival 2012

Posted on September 13, 2012 by MCG

Here’s part two of MCG’s coverage of the 2012 Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Greenfield Village, Old Car Festival

More from the Frankenmuth Auto Fest 2012

Posted on September 12, 2012 by MCG

Here’s another big photo gallery from last weekend’s 2012 Frankenmuth Auto Fest.  Continue reading →

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