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Automotive Views: GM’s one neat trick to reduce vehicle complexity and cost
Media Analysis
1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado: Collectible Automobile tells only part of the story
(EXPANDED FROM 4/30/2021) A big reason Collectible Automobile has survived longer than the late, great Automobile Quarterly may be because it is less — how you say — highbrow. For one thing, Collectible Automobile‘s presentation […]
Satire
The untold story of how Dick Teague designed the 1974 AMC Matador coupe
Dick Teague nervously checked his fly and centered his tie as he heard the entourage of AMC executives march down the hallway toward his design studio. He’d made many presentations over two decades but had […]
Data Dive
Late-60s fastbacks: Not ready for prime time?
(EXPANDED FROM 13/23/2022) Today fastbacks are so common that you can even find them on family sedans. That’s a big shift from the late-1960s, when fastbacks were restricted to a few sporty coupes. “The very […]
Well, it’s about time! My grandson can’t understand why there are vehicles you have to manually shift into gears. I had a truck with roll up windows. He wanted to know if my truck was older than me. It took awhile for him to master the door lock. Push down the button. Hold the outside button in as you slam the door. Voila! Locked up solid! Now how do you get this thing unlocked???