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Video: The Most Incredible NASCAR Move We Will Ever See

Posted on October 30, 2022 by MCG

NASCAR Cup driver Ross Chastain confounded the laws of physics and our disbelieving eyes with his incredible last-lap move at Martinsville. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Motorsports | Tagged Martinsville, NASCAR Cup, Ross Chastain

Video: Introducing the 1980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI

Posted on October 29, 2022 by MCG

Meet the 1980 Continental Mark VI, including a surprising addition to the Mark product line that year: a four-door sedan. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Ford Motor Company, Lincoln, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Continental Mark VI

Where It All Began: The 1948 Ford F-1 Pickup

Posted on October 28, 2022 by MCG

For decades now, the Ford pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in North America, and that story begins with the 1948 F-1, the automaker’s first new postwar product. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Ford F-1, Ford Motor Co., Henry Ford II

Air Crash: The 1934-36 DeSoto Airflow

Posted on October 27, 2022 by MCG

The 1934-36 Desoto Aiflow was an advanced, well-built, soundly engineered automobile. And it wasn’t what the American car-buying public wanted.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Chrysler, Chrysler Airflow, Desoto

The Innovators: A 1980 Fisher Body Film

Posted on October 24, 2022 by MCG

See how bodies were engineered and built in 1980 in this revealing film from the Fisher Body division of General Motors. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Fisher Body Corporation, General Motors

Video: Paul Revere & The Raiders Introduce the 1969 GTO Judge

Posted on October 22, 2022 by MCG

Here”s a genuine artifact of American pop culture: ’60s pop group Paul Revere and the Raiders presenting the hot new 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Pontiac, Pontiac GTO, Pontiac GTO Judge

What’s in a Name: The Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1961-99

Posted on October 22, 2022 by MCG

Wihtout a doubt, Cutlass was one of the most popular and familiar model names in the Oldsmobile catalog. Here are just a few examples and a quick history. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

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