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The Power of Collective Purse Strings

April 9, 2013 Steve 0

This scholarly book has a fascinating chapter on the Chrysler bailout of the late-70s. Author Davita Silfen Glasberg challenges the usual story lines found in the auto buff press, such as that safety and emissions regulations put Chrysler […]

Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of the American Automobile

March 17, 2013 Steve 1

The American auto industry may not want to admit this, but Unsafe at Any Speed is arguably the single most influential automotive book of the last 70 years. As discussed at Curbside Classic (Niedermeyer, 2012), Ralph Nader […]