When flames erupted from the engine compartment of Car No. 45 C, I grabbed Mel Crane's arm and squeezed it tight. We were standing in the pits at this year's Monroe County Fair Demolition Derby when ...
1976 was a legendary year for the Monte Carlo, as Chevrolet sold more than 353,000 units. It was an all-time record for the nameplate, and in many ways, it was the confirmation that all the changes ...
Mel Crane's demolition derby days go back to the 1960s, when he'd travel around to southern Indiana county fairs, sit in the grandstands and watch beat-up, stripped-down cars drive around in the mud ...