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Media Analysis
Where do auto historians get their information?
Jvolgarino (2021) recently asked fellow members of the Society of Automotive Historians where they get their information. This invariably led to a discussion about the difficulties of obtaining primary sources of information. Primary sources are […]
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Peter DeLorenzo: 2021 Jeep Wagoneer has nothing to do with ‘heritage’
“While the Jeep press material for the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer seems to scream ‘heritage’ and ‘Premium American Icon’ every other sentence, these bloated Jeeps have about as much in common with their forebears as, […]
History
What if GM and Ford were broken up in the 1960s?
(EXPANDED ON 8/19/2022) In the late-1950s George Romney made headlines by arguing that the U.S. auto industry had become an oligopolistic dinosaur. Competition had become so weak — the “Big Three” controlled more than 95 […]
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Richard Teague’s styling helped to kill American Motors
Richard Teague may have been a talented car designer and a nice guy, but he wasn’t the ideal match for what was needed at American Motors. Indeed, the cars developed under his tenure as head […]
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Bitter Old Man’s take on Jeremy Clarkson
“It’s truly sad when the real person shows up and ruins your preconceived notions of how they actually were. (Jeremy) Clarkson, who was blessed with the talent to write really well, and was engaging as […]
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Hotcars.com offers advice that every guy should know!
I am so glad that I found Hotcars.com! They have an article I really needed to read: “15 Extremely ‘Girly’ Cars Every Guy Needs To Avoid At All Costs.” See, the problem is that automakers […]