“The K-Car program proposed a common body and chassis for all the GM cars in the intermediate and compact car classes. On the Chevrolet lines alone this meant building the Chevelle, Camaro and Nova, which […]
I was pleasantly surprised that so many Indie Auto readers have offered comments about our post, “Negative aspects of interstate highways received little initial attention.” Geeber took the time to write a lengthy and thoughtful […]
Recently I approved a comment that took issue with an Indie Auto story. Yet I have rejected a handful of other critical comments. Why? The comment I approved was civil, on topic and grounded in […]
EXPANDED FROM 6/10/2014) In a Hemmings post about a 1971 Saab 96 for sale, Mike McNessor (2014) described the car as “irresistible and timeless as the VW Beetle or the Mini.” He went on to wonder […]
“The widespread support for the construction of the interstate highway system reflected an era when few questioned the benefits of automobile-based mobility. Even urban officials welcomed the penetration of the interstates into their cities, assuming […]
A while back Jalopnik solicited reader stories about really bad automotive loan deals. If you haven’t yet read the story and its comment thread, they are worth a quick look — if you can stomach […]
(UPDATED FROM 10/1/2019) We asked the above question to the most powerful people we know in and around the automobile industry and media. The photograph shows a parking lot in Olympia, Washington, circa 2015. Here are […]
Auto historians — both professional and armchair — tend to beat up too much on Roy Abernethy’s leadership of American Motors in the 1960s. Thus, it was good too see Geeber (2021) recently respond to […]
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