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Home2023

Year: 2023

1955 Ford grille
Editor's Note

What did you consider to be the top Indie Auto stories in 2023?

December 28, 2023 Steve 0

When I created Indie Auto I did not want to join the viral rat race, where the website that gets the highest number of page views supposedly “wins.” That might bring in more revenue for […]

Porsche 914
Design Notes

Porsche 914 reflected an interesting theory that didn’t work as well in practice

December 27, 2023 Steve 6

Mid-engine sports cars were trendy in the late-1960s, so in theory it made sense that Porsche would come out with one given its background with rear engines. It also made sense that the maker of […]

Parody ads about the auto industry and media
Our Sponsors

Collectible Cars: A 1975 Plymouth Fury or that?

December 27, 2023 Steve 0
Citroen CV2 rear
Media Analysis

Is Ate Up With Motor the ‘canary in the mineshaft’ for auto history media?

December 26, 2023 Steve 7

Right before Christmas Aaron Severson (2023) warned that “the future of Ate Up With Motor is looking quite bleak.” This strikes me as a wake-up call to the automotive history field. Severson is arguably one […]

1939 Graham
Links

Have you checked out the Society of Automotive Historians lately?

December 26, 2023 Steve 0

If not, you may find it to be worth cruising over to the Society of Automotive Historians’s website (go here). This international nonprofit organization has just rolled out a new design that looks great and […]

1977 Monte Carlo
Fake Design

Was the 1973-77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo’s styling ‘honest’?

December 22, 2023 Steve 36

(EXPANDED FROM 12/24/2021) Curbside Classic commentator XR7Matt (2014) offered a fascinating justification for the stylistic excesses of the 1973-77 Chevrolet Monte Carlo: “Space efficiency is marketing buzz that everyone has fallen for in recent years, it’s actual day […]

1954 Hudson Hornet Hollywood hardtop
Design Notes

One of Hudson’s fatal mistakes was the 1951-54 Hollywood hardtop

December 20, 2023 Steve 9

(EXPANDED FROM 5/31/2021) A few years ago I stumbled across the Hudson Motor Car Fan Club. Its Facebook page didn’t offer much historical analysis but did have some cool photographs. I was particularly taken by […]

1984 Chevrolet Corvette
Ad Nauseam

Ad man goes too far in trying to sell the 1984 Corvette to its aging clientele

December 18, 2023 Steve 1

Greg was mostly impressed with prototypes of the 1984 Chevrolet Corvette he inspected while helping to prepare an advertising campaign. The all-new design was much roomier than the previous model. That wasn’t an accident. General […]

Current Events

It’s time for automakers to point out the stupidity of big SUVs used for everyday driving

December 13, 2023 Steve 21

Credit is due to Peter DeLorenzo (2023a) for having the courage to say the quiet parts out loud. He concluded that “giant trucks and SUVs that are passing for everyday transportation these days are just […]

2021 SKoda Enyaq iV
Letters to the Editor

Reader argues that Sergio was right about auto industry consolidation

December 12, 2023 Steve 3

George Denzinger wrote a comment in response to our 2043 predictions post that deserves separate treatment because of its length and focus. As little as I cared for Sergio Marchionne’s proclamations, he was correct about […]

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    Why wasn’t the 1971 ‘boat-tail’ Buick Riviera shrunk to compact size?
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