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George Romney: Why the Rambler won’t get credit

March 10, 2017 Steve 0

“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 […]

Rambler Marlin advocate reminded of his unerring judgment

December 2, 2016 Steve 0

C. L. Zinn II’s book, Javelin Photo Archive (2002), offered an anecdote that illustrated Vince Geraci’s enthusiasm for the Marlin. At the time Geraci managed American Motors’ Large Car Studio, which took the lead in […]

The perils of a four-way

July 31, 2015 Steve 0

Curbside Classic recently posted an unusually detailed discussion in a comment thread about why a merger did not occur between Hudson, Nash, Packard and Studebaker (Shafer, 2015). While the speculation is interesting, I’d question the underlying assumption […]

Readings

July 18, 2015 Steve Comments Off

This section offers mini-reviews of major auto-related books and articles that have crossed my desk. The list is continuously updated. Coverage of brands tends to focus on independents and orphans. You’ll also find policy-related books, some […]

By Automaker or Brand

May 16, 2015 Steve Comments Off

American Motors — Hudson, Jeep, Nash, Rambler Bavarian Motor Works — BMW, Mini Daimler-Benz — Mercedes-Benz, Smart Ford Motor Company — Ford, Lincoln, Mercury General Motors — Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Saturn Graham Honda Motor Company — Acura, Honda Hyundai-Kia Motors — Hyundai, Kia International-Harvester Jaguar/Rover — Jaguar, Rover Kaiser-Frazer Nissan Motor Company — Datsun, Infiniti, Nissan PSA Peugeot Citroen — […]

Bibliography

April 12, 2015 Steve 0

Adamson, Glenn; 2003. Industrial Strength Design: How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Auto editors of Consumer Guide; 2002a. Cars of the Sizzling ’60s: A Decade of Great Rides and Good Vibrations. Publications International, Lincolnwood, […]

George Romney: How he differed from his AMC predecessor

October 8, 2014 Steve 0

“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 […]

Separating truth from spin with AMC’s Bob Nixon

October 5, 2014 Steve 1

Among my favorite features in Collectible Automobile magazine are the profiles. The June issue included an interview Patrick Foster conducted with Bob Nixon, who played a major role in the styling of American Motors cars […]

Specific Brands & Automakers

September 23, 2014 Steve 0

AMERICAN MOTORS Clarke, R. M.; 2004. AMC Rambler Limited Edition Extra: 1956-1969. Brooklands Books, Surrey. Foster, Patrick R.; 1993. American Motors: The Last Independent. Krause Publications, Iola, WI. ——–; 1998. The Story of Jeep. Krause Publications, Iola, […]

Why All The Data?

September 1, 2014 Steve Comments Off

Automotive history and journalism are a bit like baseball in the sense that numbers are integral to the conversation. Even so, most media outlets — particularly web based — tend to avoid charts, graphs and tables. […]