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Month: August 2020
Media Analysis
SAH shows difficulties of creating a discussion board
In June the Society of Automotive Historians launched a discussion board (go here). This is a valuable new service — particularly during a pandemic. Rubén Verdés (2020) welcomed readers by saying, “I look forward to reading […]
Readings
Critique of automotive ‘atrocities’ snarks with the best — and worst
Automotive Atrocities! illustrates an increasingly popular genre: the car gallery. Authors take a theme — in this case cars that are supposedly infamous — and offer a few pages of info McNuggets. Repeat enough times […]
Quotes
Aaron Severson: Packard more salvageable than Studebaker
“I do think Packard would have been the more salvageable of the two brands, but Packard was already having trouble making ends meet (which is why they went looking for a merger with another company […]
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Design Notes
Should AMC have given the 1974 Matador coupe a luxury spin-off?
Patrick Foster (2020) recently argued that AMC should have offered a luxury spin-off of the sporty 1974 Matador coupe. He also suggested that such a car should have been named the Ambassador. “With tunneled headlamps […]
Links
Dean’s Garage: An insider’s look at car design that steers clear of Detroit’s fall
(UPDATED 10/30/2022) Dean’s Garage draws together car designers to discuss their craft. The website has tended to focus on U.S. automakers during the post-war era. Publisher Gary Dean Smith was part of General Motors’ design […]
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