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Ate Up With Motor is back but SAH forum still sputters
Aaron Severson (2022) has just posted a new story at his automotive history website, Ate Up With Motor. This is a noteworthy event because he has been relatively quiet over the last few years. Meanwhile, […]
Design Notes
1958 Imperial: Virgil Exner’s best shot at Cadillac
The 1958 Imperial has received little attention by automotive historians even though it arguably represented the brand at its peak. Never again would Chrysler’s luxury car offer so many field-leading product innovations. And while the […]
Satire
A story about George Romney’s family that draws upon all of AMC’s nameplates
The other day a commentator on a political blog joked that Mitt Romney’s parents “did a lot of rambling in those days, but oddly enough none ever served as an ambassador.” That led me to […]
Quotes
Chrysler’s Lynn Townsend giveth and taketh on warranties
“Hard-eyed Townsend caught the industry with its pants down in 1962 when Chrysler suddenly offered its customers a five-year or 50,000-mile warranty on principal engine and power-train components on new cars. Industry practice at the […]
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Editor's Note
Shall we debate what is a ‘four-door pillared hardtop?’
Today Indie Auto received a comment that critiqued how we have distinguished between different types of four-door body styles. I had referred to the 1961 Lincoln Continental as a four-door hardtop sedan, but Bostwick9 insisted […]
Design Notes
How did Bunkie Knudsen influence the 1972 Ford Thunderbird?
One lingering question I have about Semon “Bunkie” Knudsen’s short tenure as Ford Motor Company president is what influence he had on the 1972 Ford Thunderbird’s design. Jim and Cheryl Farrell (2022) have written that […]
Letters to the Editor
Collectible Automobile ‘is not equipped to explore’ decline of U.S. automakers
The comment thread in our Frank Peiler story has morphed into a more general discussion about Collectible Automobile magazine and the state of the auto history media. I am front-paging Geeber’s comment because it presents […]
Data Dive
In 1960 Lincoln moved upmarket despite struggling sales
Corey Lewis (2022) recently argued that the 1960 Lincoln’s entry-level model was “rebranded as simply ‘Lincoln,’ to compete with the new base model Chrysler New Yorker (1960-1962) and Series 62 Cadillac (1959-1960).” That got me […]