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Drive-By Musings
How typical was car snobbery in postwar high schools?
Curbside Classic recently reposted a comment from a guy named Rob who had a “soul-crushing experience” driving a 1959 Rambler American to high school hangouts (Niedermeyer, 2023). For example, in 1968 he was turned down […]
Design Notes
First-generation Scirocco was trendy but didn’t look like a Volkswagen
The Volkswagen Scirocco’s styling was greeted with considerable acclaim when it came to the United States in 1975. For example, Road & Track called the pronounced wedge shape “exciting to look at” and displayed “crisp […]
Editor's Note
‘Proud owner’ of 1969 Dodge Chargers calls ‘BS’ on styling criticisms
Indie Auto has received a comment from JW about our story, “1968-70 Dodge Charger: Who should get credit?” What follows is their full comment: “As the proud owner of several 1969 Dodge Chargers, I call […]
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Car and Driver declares the 1971 Dodge Charger artsy fartsy
“A Dodge Charger? A piece of sculpture? What the hell kind of individual artistic statement can that be when 50,000 people a year make the same statement? Besides, you’ve got to admit that an objet d’art created […]
Design Notes
1955-56 DeSoto Flight Sweep could have challenged the Studebaker Hawk
Dean’s Garage has a new post that displays a variety of Virgil Exner’s concept cars (Exner, 2022). The design I am most drawn to is the 1955-56 DeSoto Flight Sweep I and II. These are […]
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Proposed 1972-73 design could have saved AMC from ill-fated 1974 Matador coupe
The above image apparently shows an early design proposal by Brooks Stevens for a reskinned AMC Ambassador planned for 1972-73. The design has a resemblance to mockups pictured in a Patrick Foster (2013) book. These […]
Media Analysis
Older Ford Mustangs got too big but not the newer ones?
(EXPANDED FROM 5/11/2020) Automobile magazine is dead but its Facebook page continues to recycle old articles. Yesterday the one million followers of this page were blessed with a reposted history of the Ford Mustang. Aaron […]
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Might the Rambler Tarpon have sold better than the Plymouth Barracuda?
In a recently published article about the Rambler Tarpon, Patrick Foster (2021) doubted that the show car would have sold better than the Plymouth Barracuda if it had reached production. His rationale was that neither […]