Patrick Foster (2020) recently argued that AMC should have offered a luxury spin-off of the sporty 1974 Matador coupe. He also suggested that such a car should have been named the Ambassador. “With tunneled headlamps […]
(EXPANDED 10/31/2022) Did Oldsmobile revolutionize the car industry, as Mark J. McCourt (2020) has suggested? In a Hemmings article he described how Oldsmobile had been a leader in technological advancements such as high-compression V8s, turbocharged […]
(EXPANDED 10/28/2022) A few years ago Richard M. Langworth argued that Ford’s aggressive attempt to overtake Chevrolet in 1954 received more blame “than it deserved” in undercutting the viability of independent automakers (2019, p. 16). […]
The auto buff media tends to avoid discussing the political dimensions of the industry for good reason. Readers can have strong views, so why risk antagonizing anyone? Indie Auto doesn’t want to make anyone mad, […]
The lead story on the 1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado illustrates what happens when automotive history sticks too closely to “just-the-facts” reporting. Collectible Automobile’s account of the second-generation personal coupe provides lots of useful background but sidesteps […]
As usual, this year’s LeMay annual car show offered an eclectic mix of cars and trucks. In addition to the nonprofit organization’s private collection, owners displayed their own vehicles. And if you timed it right, […]
Welcome to the November edition of Indie Auto. The front page of this website is updated around the first of each month. Typically included is a mix of new and reposted material. Original content: A […]
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