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2020s
Multimedia
Jay Leno gives Tesla a helping hand in its time of need
Jay Leno’s Garage (2025) recently offered an upbeat “first drive” of Tesla’s facelifted 2026 Model Y. The centerpiece of the video was an interview with the car’s head designer and engineer, Franz von Holzhausen and […]
Photo Essay
Willapa Bay can be a surreal drive back and forth in time
(UPDATED FROM 2/26/2022) Willapa Bay can be a lonely place, with mile upon mile of tidelands with nary a gas station in sight. Instead, vast expanses of mud flats are occasionally punctuated by dead trees […]
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Peter DeLorenzo dunks on car dealers’ short-sighted greed
Peter DeLorenzo is back from a break in writing his column . . . and is in a foul mood. He is particularly critical of dealers being “insanely” optimistic in the wake of the Trump […]
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Editor's Note
A thank you to recent donors and an update on new initiatives
This week Indie Auto paid its quarterly business taxes, so this is a good time to publicly thank all of you who have made recent donations. We’re too small to give you any trinkets, and […]
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Random Shots
Christine Falls Bridge illustrates how they don’t make them like they used to
One curious aspect of American automotive culture is how the car-buff media largely ignore the roadways that make driving possible. I find bridges to be as interesting as car styling in expressing the zeitgeist of […]
Media Analysis
How to deal with rumors about struggling automotive media outlets?
Indie Auto has recently received two comments stating that another auto media outlet “is in debt and may go under in 2025.” That would be meaningful news if it proved to be true, but the […]