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Month: November 2023
Gallery
Ford gets back into the mid-sized game with redesigned 1966 Fairlane
Even though Ford came out with one of the first mid-sized cars in 1962, only three years later it was pummeled by General Motors and Chrysler. In 1965 even American Motors’ mid-sized lineup outsold Ford’s […]
Design Notes
2011 Chrysler 300C: The adults finally showed up
(EXPANDED FROM 9/18/2020) The Chrysler 300C’s styling received high praise when the car first came out in 2004. “Bold. Brash. . . . Ballsy,” gushed Motor Trend writer Arthur St. Antoine (2005) in explaining why the […]
Quotes
Immigrant to US says buying a new car was very different back in Europe
“Buying a car was another big culture shock when moving to the US. I think people here just don’t realize how absurd this dealership stuff is. In Europe you test drive a car, then choose […]
History
1958-60 Lincoln: Failing to beat GM at its own game
(EXPANDED FROM 12/31/2021) The Edsel is generally pointed to as the Ford Motor Company’s biggest post-war flop, but the 1958-60 Lincoln deserves a consolation prize. This car represents the disastrous final phase of Ford’s no-holds-barred […]
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Media Analysis
Demise of AROnline raises question: Should more be done to preserve online content?
Late last month Keith Adams (2023) announced that the British website AROnline would be shutting down after a two-decade run. The plan is to stop adding new content at the end of November and unplug […]
Links
Car Life called the redesigned 1970 AMC Hornet stylish but not fun to drive
Car Life magazine argued that the 1970 AMC Hornet met two out of three of the automaker’s stated goals for the car. Engineering Editor David Bean wrote that American Motors thought that the compact and […]
Multimedia
Luciano Bove talked about why Harry Bradley was a great car design teacher
When Harry Bradley died last May, Dean’s Garage reposted a video from Luciano Bove that talked about how Bradley influenced his work as a car designer and educator (Smith, 2023). That video offers a fascinating […]
Data Dive
1964-77 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu shows growth of mid-sized American cars
Earlier this week a number of commentators discussed General Motors’ mid-sized cars (go here and here), so I thought I would add a new layer to the conversation by sketching the evolution of the Chevrolet […]