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Year: 2023
Editor's Note
Reader insists that 1971-73 Mercury Cougars were ‘awesome’
Our story, “1967-73 Mercury Cougar: A classic goes to hell,” apparently took the smile off the face of (former?) reader SL. He flatly declared, “The 1971-73 Cougars are awesome cars. All this talk about them […]
Quotes
Motor Life had mixed reactions to 1955 Plymouth’s wrap-around windshield
“Because the wrap-around windshield has proven so popular Plymouth felt it necessary to incorporate this idea. Unfortunately, theirs just doesn’t look like a wrap-around from the outside. They’ve been extremely subtle about it — which […]
Fake Design
1961-63 Lincoln Continental was not as iconic as often described
(EXPANDED FROM 10/6/2021) The 1961-63 Lincoln has been lauded as one of the most iconic car designs of the postwar era. It’s true that the exceptionally clean styling of the so-called “Kennedy Continentals” represented a […]
Letters to the Editor
Reader chimes in on story about GM’s 1965-68 premium-priced big cars
Indie Auto reader PR stopped by to offer his reaction to our “1965-68 GM big cars: The end of different strokes” article: I write to laud the research conducted and information provided in the article […]
Random Shots
An automotive time machine with an open door
Since I began visiting Lake Quinault in the mid-1980s, I have noticed this 1953 Chevrolet sitting in a garage. The garage’s door has always been open and the Chevy has not appeared to have been […]
Media Analysis
Why does Auto Extremist’s Peter DeLorenzo put himself up on a pedestal?
Automotive pundit Peter DeLorenzo (2023a) likes to needle industry executives such as Ford’s Jim Farley, whom he has dubbed the “I’m a genius just ask me” CEO. Thus, I was struck by how he presented […]
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Imperial’s brief use of Graham’s old plant shows dashed hopes for fledgling brand
“Moving Imperial production away from the Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant made sense for three reasons: surging sales would require mixing too many Imperials with Chryslers on the assembly line; Imperial quality could be upgraded in […]
Gallery
The Stout Scarab didn’t just anticipate the modern minivan
Histories about the Stout Scarab tend to emphasize that it was the first production minivan (Peek, 2021; Wikipedia, 2023). However, this innovative 1930s car strikes me as also being the granddaddy of the 1960s camper […]