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1960s
History
The ‘compact’ 1961-63 Cadillac that went nowhere
(UPDATED 12/16/2022) The 1961-63 Lincoln Continental is commonly viewed as the first downsized American luxury car. However, during this same time time period Cadillac also offered a more compact variant that has received little attention. […]
Media Analysis
Auto media are still not taking climate change seriously enough
Ezra Klein (2021) recently commented that “it seems odd that we would just let the world burn.” As a case in point, after summarizing climate change’s escalating predations, he argued that even President Biden’s plan […]
Links
How auto art can be more than idle entertainment for bored retirees
I just added two new entries to the “Bibliography of Links.” The first one is Cars as Art, which is a Facebook public group that focuses on “conceptual art and cars.” The site has pretty […]
Media Analysis
Auto media copy each other instead of covering news that matters
Last week I was once again reminded of the Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On),” when surveying the automotive media. The major outlets fell all over themselves to cover many of the same […]
Letters to the Editor
Indie Auto seems to apply today’s sensibilities to 1966 Toronado
This letter is in response to our story, “1966 Oldsmobile Toronado: Just another shiny thing from General Motors.” Your analysis is just flat wrong! Our next door neighbors bought a new Toronado in 1966. It […]
Design Notes
2014-18 Corvette taillights: A veritable petting zoo on wheels?
(UPDATED FROM 7/15/2018) In taking a few quick photos of the final rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, I was reminded of an article about its chief designer. Shortly after the C7 Corvette was introduced, Tom Peters […]
Quotes
David Halberstam: Why Bunkie Knudsen ‘never had a chance at Ford’
“Bunkie Knudsen never had a chance at Ford. It was not that he lacked the skill to handle the job; indeed, that was something that almost never came up. It was that Ford was so […]
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Media Analysis
Peter DeLorenzo continues to continue with his usual swagger
It’s good news that Peter DeLorenzo is not going to retire after all. Last week an editor’s note suggested that his website, the Auto Extremist, might close (Word Girl, 2021). However, in his latest column […]