Monterey Archives - Indie Auto

The 1965-73 Ford LTD may not have impacted Mercury very much

April 11, 2024 Steve 9

(EXPANDED FROM 1/28/2022) Indie Auto commentator Geeber recently discussed how premium-priced big cars did better than their lower-priced brethren as the 1970s progressed. His comment, which is worth reading in full (go here), spurred me […]

Declassified 1970s documents spark debate among auto historians

March 30, 2023 Steve 1

(EXPANDED FROM 4/2/2021) Newly declassified intelligence documents show how a crash program by American automakers to switch to eggcrate grilles for their 1972-73 models thwarted a space alien invasion. The strategy worked so well that […]