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It’s on! Lingenfelter Performance Nationals

Posted on September 22, 2012 by MCG

Where’s MCG this weekend? Among other places, at the first annual Lingenfelter Performance Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

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Saturday morning CarTune: Dead Man’s Curve

Posted on September 22, 2012 by MCG

 

 

This morning’s musical selection is the 1964 Jan & Dean potboiler, “Dead Man’s Curve.”

 

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Inside GM’s Private Engine Collection

Posted on September 20, 2012 by MCG

Gold-plated Cadillac 500 CID V8Here’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 →

Posted in Auto History, Car Museums | Tagged General Motors, GM Heritage Center

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 →

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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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