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Auto history: A bastion of older white male privilege?
“Longtime Lurker, but I would say that despite being an earnest attempt to open up dialogue, some of the above comments would probably point to why there isn’t actually a lot of female participation on […]
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Not everyone thinks offroading is grand
“Most of this offroading is laughable because it is just a vanity project. Look at the photo (in the story) – the Jeep could have driven around a puddle of water, but he went across […]
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Designer Bill Robinson’s secret to his success
“. . . I always considered myself an average designer, because there were so many good designers. I was very successful because I knew that you had to sell the design to the manager and […]
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Surveys find sexism still powerful in auto industry
When I started reading Automotive News in the mid-70s, one thing that struck me was how few women were in leadership positions. Only one or two would be listed on two-page displays of industry “all […]
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‘How Stuff Works’ quiz says this is a 1971 Gremlin. Nope.
How Stuff Works recently advertised a quiz about vehicles from the 1970s (Tyler, 2018). The promo stated that “no one is getting a perfect score . . . and it’s driving the Internet crazy!” I […]