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Automotive Views: 2024 Dodge Challenger will be a ‘real monster’
Design Notes
1965 Newport made Chrysler a contender in premium-priced, big-car field
The 1965 Newport is an important car for Chrysler because it propelled the brand to record-breaking sales. That, in turn, made Chrysler a force to be reckoned with in the premium-priced, big-car field for the […]
Data Dive
Why V8 engines were less important in the 1950s than commonly believed
(EXPANDED FROM 10/22/2021) One of the most pervasive myths in US automotive history is that a V8 engine became essential to an automaker’s success in the first half of the 1950s. This narrative is summed […]
Drive-By Musings
Automobile magazine’s bookshelf was fairly different from ours
When updating the Readings section I came across an Automobile magazine story by Rusty Blackwell (2010) that itemized the most important books in their reference library. The post is now a decade old but still offers […]
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