The original pony cars have an exalted status among car buffs, but they also show how Detroit became increasingly out of touch with a changing marketplace. Our front page for June highlights two stories on this topic: “Lee Iacocca got lucky with the 1964-66 Ford Mustang” and “1970 Plymouth Barracuda should have been like an Australian Valiant Charger.”
In the process of writing the 1969-73 Chrysler story, we’ve updated some of the graphs in an article about late-60s GM premium-priced big cars. Production data for most of the graphs now includes two extra years.
Indie Auto posts are often inspired by comments on other websites. An example is the reposted story, “Could Lincoln have saved a dying Packard?”
June’s photo gallery of the 1958 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser shows sci-fi styling at its quirky peak.
Our mini-book review is of two minds about Patrick Foster’s, AMC: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker. This is an impressive book in many respects but treats a key topic — the disastrous reign of CEO Roy D. Chapin Jr. — in an overly ginger fashion.
This month’s highlighted link is one of Indie Auto’s favorite go-to places for specifications on older cars — the Classic Car Database.
How often do you post?
The front page of this website is updated around the first of each month. Typically included is a mix of new and reposted material. Sometimes additional postings are added during the month, but don’t expect them until you see them.
In addition, Indie Auto’s Facebook page and Twitter feed include a handful of “best of” stories from around the web. Lately new posts have been added roughly every other week.
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