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Year: 2022
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Media Analysis
David Burrell’s take on the downsized 1962 Dodge and Plymouth gets partway there
David Burrell of Retroautos has written one of the better overviews of the downsized 1962 Dodge and Plymouth, but he also displays some of the genre’s limitations. Unlike some other historical accounts, Burrell questioned the […]
Quotes
1970 Oldsmobile Toronado still suffered from handling and braking problems
“Here is a marvelous high-speed touring car. Its comfortable ride and straight-as-a-die tracking on straightaways make it a very attractive vehicle for long-distance driving. Its front-wheel drive is also a great asset on wet, icy, […]
Letters to the Editor
Why the Chevrolet Vega turned out the way that it did
The “Detroit Mind” story has generated an exceptionally broad and thoughtful comment thread, so it is hard to pick an individual item to highlight. I am front-paging Geeber’s comment because it offers important context about […]
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Fake Design
1964 Imperial could have been a better Lincoln Continental
(EXPANDED FROM 10/2/2020) Indie Auto has previously mentioned that the 1961-63 Lincoln Continental represented a partial and short-lived deviation from Detroit groupthink. Let’s flesh out that argument with a fake 1964 Imperial. Yes, folks, lowly Chrysler could have outdone the Continental. […]
Design Notes
1963-66 Plymouth Valiant inched away from Virgil Exner’s styling quirks
A recent Curbside Classic article (Stern, 2022) about the Canadian 1964 Valiant reminded me of one of my stylistic pet peeves: The car’s front fender had a weird, hairpin-shaped character line. Jim Benjaminson (2020) of […]
Design Notes
1971-73 Buick Riviera: The last stand against the broughamization of Detroit
(EXPANDED FROM 3/26/2021) Whatever else one might say about the 1971-73 Buick Riviera, its styling did represent a heroic level of resistance to the brougham look then sweeping through the U.S. auto industry. Instead of […]
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