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Year: 2022
Editor's Note
Reader says design critique of 1966 Studebaker is ‘simplistic’ and ‘unkind’
Readers can communicate with Indie Auto either by submitting a comment or sending a message to the editor (go here). The other day I received a message from a displeased reader. What follows is his […]
Story Ideas Bank
Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
This is a centralized place for readers to offer specific story ideas to Indie Auto. Any ideas are welcome, from potential feature stories to book reviews. I have started off by posting suggestions from readers […]
Quotes
Bill Mitchell on how he wielded power like Harley Earl at GM
“Oh, he was powerful. God, I admired [him]. He just knocked the tar out of anybody. He’d get it fixed. If he couldn’t, he’d call New York and say, ‘Fix these…[.]’ Then, I inherited some […]
Multimedia
Ed’s Auto Reviews offers a lite but fun take on automotive history
A kind reader recently informed me about Ed’s Auto Reviews. These are relatively short videos on YouTube that cover a broad range of auto history topics. For example, a recently posted episode called “Mistake of […]
Design Notes
1966 Mercury Colony Park wagon was an unsung bright spot for the brand
Mercury’s Colony Park never got a huge amount of attention, but it generated steadily increasing sales throughout the second half of the 1960s. For example, in 1966 almost 19,000 of the top-of-line Mercury wagons were […]
Letters to the Editor
Why the popularity of premium-priced U.S. car brands fell in the late-1950s
Peter’s letter to the editor last week about our 1958 Studebaker article has generated a robust discussion. Thank you to everyone who has participated. Part of Geeber’s comment in that thread addresses a broader topic: […]
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Quotes
Could the 1960 Comet have saved the Edsel?
“Then, in a postscript — and as if adding insult to injury — the most successful Edsel of all, the Comet, was built as a Mercury. The Mercury Comet was virtually indistinguishable from the Edsel […]
Letters to the Editor
1958 Studebaker’s styling was ‘quite in line’ with the Big Three’s
Peter recently submitted a comment that took to task our article, “1958 Studebaker: Honesty is the best policy.” One part of his critique was that I “mis-quoted facts.” I strive to be accurate — particularly […]