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Letters to the Editor
Toyota, please bring back the original Scion xB
When Indie Auto opened up its comment threads, I failed to “enable” that function on a few older stories. That included, “How Toyota ruined the Scion xB.” So LR used our contact form to offer a response to the article: You’re […]
Media Analysis
Popular Science’s predictions for 1967 cars weren’t always on target
The July 1966 issue of Popular Science breathlessly predicted what U.S. automakers had planned for the next model year. Even though introductions were only a few months away, a surprising number of the magazine’s predictions […]
Design Notes
Ford did better than Chrysler in differentiating its 1970s mid-sized coupes
CJ and Geeber recently commented that the 1975 Dodge Charger would have worked better if it had been given the more distinctive design of the 1978 Magnum XE. That’s a good point. The Magnum’s side […]
Quotes
Art Railton: 1960 compacts prove ‘vitality’ of U.S. automakers
“Proud, that’s what the industry is — proud of itself. And with reason. It proved its vitality, its flexibility. It proved that it responds to public demand, after all. Sure, there was a period of […]
Design Notes
1956 Ugly Car of the Year Award: Indies get desperate
(UPDATED 11/25/2022) For 1956 the Big Three were on relatively good behavior. Only one of their products was outrageous enough to be nominated for Indie Auto’s Ugly Car of the Year Award. All the rest […]
Letters to the Editor
Kim Margosein: Ford Maverick was the last of the simple cars
When Indie Auto opened up its comment threads, I failed to “enable” that function on a few stories. That included, “What a simple modern car should look like.” So Kim Margosein used our contact form […]
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Ford GT visits the plebes rather quickly
A circa 2005 Ford GT made a rare appearance in the decidedly middle-class suburb of Olympia, Washington. In a moment the car would head for a freeway onramp. From the rear, the GT’s most noteworthy […]
Design Notes
1964 Studebaker: Brooks Stevens hammered final nail in the coffin
In retrospect, Studebaker shouldn’t have assigned Brooks Stevens to restyle its Lark for 1964. He may have had a more mainstream design sensibility than Raymond Loewy, but Stevens was also the guy who coined the […]