Play Mustang pinball at the Chicago Auto Show
Tue, 04 Feb 2014The Ford Mustang and pinball go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack. The two, far apart mechanically, blend seamlessly to become part of one iconic piece of Americana. Stern Pinball out of Melrose Park, Ill.
AutoWeek Exclusive: A conversation with the boss of Barrett-Jackson
Wed, 07 Jul 2010The phone rings. Longtime Barrett-Jackson chief executive Craig Jackson is on the other end of the line. He's at his SoCal estate a week after a wildly successful sale nearby in Orange County.
Concept Car of the Week: Mercury El Gato (1970)
Fri, 24 May 2013Of all the brands that marked American automobile history, Mercury had never been the most popular or the most loved, which ultimately led to its demise in 2011 when Ford chose to terminate the brand. To be fair only a handful of Mercury models are worth remembering: the 1950 Mercury Eight iconic base for custom cars, the 1955 Montclair, the Mustang-based Cougar, the Marauder X-100, the evil Cyclone Spoiler. However one of their coolest creations is fairly unknown mostly due its short concept car life: El Gato, in Spanish translating as "The Cat".