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‘Driven To Write’ offers European take on a noncommercial auto website
I have mentioned before that monitoring the American automotive media reminds me of the Bruce Springsteen song, “57 Channels (And Nothin’ On).” The buff magazines and websites spend so much time trying to mimic each […]
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Buick, Olds and Cadillac hurt the independents in the early-50s
Geeber offers valuable additional layers of analysis to our story, “Was the ‘Ford blitz’ to blame for the collapse of independent automakers?” Thus, I’m elevating this comment to the front page. While the focus has […]
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Scientists versus Chrysler on automotive air pollution in 1969
“The battle over air pollution caused by cars is far from over, despite statements issued by auto-industry public relations departments. Research at Ohio State University indicates that present automobile engines spew about 29 pounds of […]
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Mitsubishi tanked in U.S. due to ‘epic’ mismanagement and lack of vision
George Denzinger recently wrote a lengthy — and quite nuanced — comment that I would like to highlight on the front page as a letter to the editor. His missive was in response to the […]
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Remembering the dark side of 1960-70s American ‘muscle cars’
“Don’t want to rain on the parade of a nice article, but reading about Duster 340’s always makes me sad. Back in 1970 a close friend skrimped and saved all his money from summer and […]
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Satire of a 1960 VW ad essentially mimics marketing for U.S. compacts
(UPDATED 3/20/2023) Back in 1963, advertising executive Fred Manley presented a slide show parody about how to improve Volkswagen’s legendary “Think small” ad. The “best practices” he presented look hilariously misguided when applied to this […]
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Virgil Exner Jr. on his father’s approach to tailfins
“He liked the cleanliness of the idea. He liked the aerodynamics of the idea, and in his mind they were genuinely aerodynamic. Later on, Chrysler proved that in wind tunnel tests. They ran cross-wind tests […]
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Did Elwood Engel’s acquiescence ruin the 1969 Dodge’s styling?
“Designer Darin Yazejian recalled an approval meeting with top Dodge management when someone criticized the roof treatment of a proposed 1969 Polara hardtop. This particular roof had rear-extending sail panels that thrust out behind the […]