“The Rambler will never get credit for all it did. It never will. And the reason it won’t is because those who followed me, as (Patrick) Foster (1993) points out in his book, didn’t believe […]
“Musk’s plan for a fully automated, so-called ‘lights-out factory’ — because robots can work in the dark — is a strategy many in the industry consider to be a short-sighted. Humans can help improve efficiency […]
“I call forth the SUV as our savior. Want to warm things up? Easy. If fossil fuels are the culprit, burning more of them will keep Old Man Winter at bay. Thus, we must immediately […]
“‘People of conscience inside the industry, they take their conscience to work. They’re up against the bean counters, the shut-up-and-work conformists, the bureaucrats,’ he said. Those people see a problem and then, after bumping against […]
“Back in ’79 we were at a BBQ and the grill ran out of gas. The 5 gallon propane cylinder would NOT fit thru the trunk opening in my friend’s new Z-28. I see not much […]
“It’s not just a plague; it’s standard operating procedure, something that permeates car company marketing enclaves all over the world. I am convinced that there is a secret automotive marketing boot camp buried underground somewhere (perhaps […]
“Buying a car based on looks is like screwing for the post coitus cuddle.” — Barry Hubris, Autoblog
“Now, there was one difference between Mason and me. Mason always thought of the Rambler as a supplement to the Nash and Hudson lines. That if he could have Nash and Hudson dealers selling Ramblers […]
“Consumer Reports‘ attitude toward cars, in general, can perhaps best be divined by its conclusion on the 1959 Cadillac Sixty Special in its 1959 new car issue: ‘An expenditure sufficient to buy this Cadillac will […]
“Years before Ralph Nader became famous, years before Toyota and Nissan and Honda became juggernauts, and years before anyone was paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, George Romney knew that cars were going to have […]
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