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Jason Torchinsky and company lampoon ‘what-if’ cars at The Autopian
The bad news is that Jalopnik hasn’t been as interesting since Jason Torchinsky departed. The good news is that he helped launch an even quirkier car-buff media outlet — The Autopian. How weird is The […]
Drive-By Musings
Was the 1972 Fiat 130 coupe influenced by mid-1960s Ramblers?
Curbside Classic has just reposted one of my favorite articles — a magazine-length piece by Don Andreina (2023) about the 1972-77 Fiat 130 coupe. Although the car never made it to U.S. shores, the author […]
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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 […]
Design Notes
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 […]