Automotive history Archives

Five (arguably) unresolved mysteries of postwar independent automakers

April 2, 2021 Steve 24

(EXPANDED ON 1/27/2023) Many books, magazine articles and blog posts have been written about the independent automakers’ struggle to survive in the 1950s. Even so, I have come across a number of unresolved mysteries relevant […]

Would auto history be better if Automobile Quarterly hadn’t died?

April 2, 2021 Steve 0

QUESTION: Automobile Quarterly arguably had a major impact on the field of auto history — particularly during the magazine’s prime. Would the quality of today’s popular history be higher if Automobile Quarterly were still alive […]