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2020s
Editor's Note
Do you think Indie Auto is worth keeping online?
Indie Auto has reached a crossroads. I have just published 900 posts on this website. Meanwhile, I am far enough into retirement that I have been thinking harder about how to best spend my remaining […]
Quotes
One reason why a car enthusiast is ‘falling out of love with driving’
“I despair, too, at the increasingly fortress mentality that many drivers seem to have. The depressing rise of SUVs is probably responsible for this. Drivers feel safe and cocooned from the world around them, and […]
Letters to the Editor
Richard Langworth responds to our ‘making excuses for GM’ story
Richard Langworth stopped by to respond to our story, “Langworth and Norbye made excuses for General Motors’ big-car fixation.” What follows is his full missive: It’s nice to be remembered, even critically, for something we […]
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‘Die-hard fan’ of Studebaker and AMC finds Indie Auto useful
Indie Auto functions as an informal debating club about American automotive history. Thus, my writing gets a fair amount of criticism in comments as well as private messages. I’m good with this because debate is […]
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Ronnie Schreiber helps us hone our bullshit detectors
Ronnie Schreiber recently submitted a comment to our story, “Peter DeLorenzo draws questionable lessons from automotive history.” What follows is his entire comment in unedited form: “I find it interesting that the environmentalists who warned […]
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Media Analysis
Peter DeLorenzo draws questionable lessons from automotive history
Peter DeLorenzo (2023) recently raised a useful point: Too many of today’s auto industry executives “have no concept of historical perspective at all.” His full column is worth a read, but here’s a key passage: […]