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Year: 2021
Letters to the Editor
Studebaker Lark V8 is a ‘little mountain goat’
This letter is a response to our story, “1959 Studebaker: Throwing the baby out with the bath water.” With all due respect I’m guessing that you have never driven a V8 powered Studebaker Lark. Much […]
Quotes
H. Donald Capps: Auto history can help us better navigate the future
“As historians, we tend to be really good at explaining the events of the past, but our track record for ‘predicting’ the future often leaves a great deal to be desired. We are scarcely into […]
Quotes
Should Tesla add more variants instead of the Cybertruck?
“Cybertruck seems like a mistake. It’s requiring a whole new production process. The whole exoskeleton structure may turn out to work in the end but Tesla really should be looking at taking advantage of the platforms […]
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MotorTrend has a firm, meaty grip on the future
To honor the death of Mustang 360, we are rerunning a review from June 10, 2020. The life of this legendary website was tragically cut short when it was folded into Hot Rod magazine, whose […]
Design Notes
Yes, but WHY do today’s automobiles look so similar?
(EXPANDED FROM 10/2/2020) Auto Extremist has reposted a Peter DeLorenzo (2021) column which argues that the auto industry has “reached the nadir of design. And it isn’t pretty.” The big reason why: Cars look so […]
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History
The ‘compact’ 1961-63 Cadillac that went nowhere
(UPDATED 12/16/2022) The 1961-63 Lincoln Continental is commonly viewed as the first downsized American luxury car. However, during this same time time period Cadillac also offered a more compact variant that has received little attention. […]
Media Analysis
Auto media are still not taking climate change seriously enough
Ezra Klein (2021) recently commented that “it seems odd that we would just let the world burn.” As a case in point, after summarizing climate change’s escalating predations, he argued that even President Biden’s plan […]