Year: 2020
Donald Trump took a shovel to John DeLorean’s estate
“DeLorean spends the rest of his life in and out of court. He declares bankruptcy in 1999. His Bedminster estate is purchased by a Connecticut-based golf-course development partnership, who within two years will sell it […]
Automobile magazine’s bookshelf was fairly different from ours
When updating the Readings section I came across an Automobile magazine story by Rusty Blackwell (2010)Â that itemized the most important books in their reference library. The post is now a decade old but still offers […]
Vulpine: Detroit can force people to buy cars they don’t want
“Obviously you can, since the truck I’m driving is pretty close to 20% larger than I wanted, in overall dimensions. Nobody makes a proper ‘small’ truck for the US market as yet and hasn’t done […]
Chris Tonn shows great promise in automotive marketing
Chris Tonn’s (2020) review of the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe really stands out from the crowd. Rather than merely walking us through the redesigned SUV’s new features, The Truth About Cars contributing writer also got up […]
Would Matt Posky have raged against the horseless carriage?
If Matt Posky had been a journalist at the dawn of the 20th Century, I could see him raging against the horseless carriage. He might list its deficiencies, particularly when powered by one of those […]
In 2010 Jim Farley itched to beat up GM
“There was a saying going around Ford: GM was like the kid who was born on third base and yells out, ‘Hey, Ma, I hit a triple!’ Farley and his fellow Ford executives and workers […]
Airdams: The greatest automotive innovation since the tail fin
The airdam, and its twin brother the air curtain, are the tail fins of our time. They have become such a key part of today’s vehicles that even family cars have raced to offer the […]
