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Year: 2022
Design Notes
Will cars with ‘crying-eyes’ styling withstand the test of time?
The automotive media tend to “normalize” even pretty weird styling trends. One result is that robust critiques often don’t get much visibility until after a trend is fading away. I thus found it refreshing to […]
Quotes
Peter DeLorenzo: Dealer markups are killing auto industry’s credibility
“This Bush League Bullshit has been going on in the car business for so long that I can’t even remember when it wasn’t. But now? It’s ramped up to an entirely new level of blatant […]
Media Analysis
Road & Track once predicted a Karmann Ghia-based VW sedan
The Volkswagen Beetle was a hot commodity in 1959, but it was unknown how the car would hold up against the Big Three’s armada of new compacts in 1960. This led Road & Track magazine […]
Letters to the Editor
Buick, Olds and Cadillac hurt the independents in the early-50s
Geeber offers valuable additional layers of analysis to our story, “Was the ‘Ford blitz’ to blame for the collapse of independent automakers?” Thus, I’m elevating this comment to the front page. While the focus has […]
Quotes
Scientists versus Chrysler on automotive air pollution in 1969
“The battle over air pollution caused by cars is far from over, despite statements issued by auto-industry public relations departments. Research at Ohio State University indicates that present automobile engines spew about 29 pounds of […]
Media Analysis
What would happen to auto history media if they outlawed clickbait?
Surely it couldn’t happen here. This is America! But stay with me for a moment: What if scientists concluded that auto history clickbait was bad for your health. Too much exposure to it turns your […]
Letters to the Editor
Acceleration is an easy measure of automotive progress
Geeber weighed in with a lengthy comment that I think deserves to be elevated to the front page. His missive was in response to the story, “How come a car that goes 0-60 in 9.7 […]
Design Notes
Proposed 1972-73 design could have saved AMC from ill-fated 1974 Matador coupe
The above image apparently shows an early design proposal by Brooks Stevens for a reskinned AMC Ambassador planned for 1972-73. The design has a resemblance to mockups pictured in a Patrick Foster (2013) book. These […]
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