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Letters to the Editor
Owner of a 2007 Dodge Charger calls comments about the car ‘not in line’
Hawk stopped by to respond to our story, “2006-2010 Dodge Charger: A cartoonish attempt at rip-roaring nostalgia.” I own a 2007 Dodge Charger R/T and have enjoyed many positive comments on it. This all-black beauty […]
Editor's Note
What to do if you didn’t get our weekly e-letter and two points about Facebook
Indie Auto sends out a weekly e-newsletter by Friday evening. If you didn’t get one then check your spam folder. If you find one of our newsletters there, mark it as “not spam.” Since we’re […]
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The question of whether size matters when it comes to auto safety has a long history
The argument that big vehicles are safer than small ones has been floating around since imports first made inroads in the U.S. during the late-1950s. For example, in 1958 Road & Track magazine quoted the […]
Media Analysis
What would it take to fund Aaron Severson so he could focus on writing auto histories?
Aaron Severson (2024) recently announced that, due to a burst of donations, he would renew hosting-related services for Ate Up With Motor. That presumably keeps the website online but doesn’t address the cost of producing […]
Design Notes
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado: Just another shiny thing from General Motors
(EXPANDED FROM 6/18/2021) In selecting the 1966 Oldmobile Toronado as its Car of the Year, Motor Trend (2005) took out its pom-poms and gushed that “never in the 14-year history of this award has the […]
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Media Analysis
Why I stopped commenting on automotive blogs
(EXPANDED FROM 5/1/2020) Today someone commented on this post, which I wrote more than four years ago. So perhaps it’s time for an update on automotive-blog comment threads. Around 15 years ago I started to […]
Media Analysis
Collectible Automobile’s 1974-83 Jeep Cherokee story avoids inconvenient questions
The February 2024 issue of Collectible Automobile has a story about the 1974-83 Jeep Cherokee. As is typical for this magazine, you will find lots of nice photos and a comprehensive recitation of product specifications […]
Satire
1950-51 Studebaker was ‘pinnacle of postwar styling’ that could have saved automaker
Now that The Truth About Cars is publishing stories developed with artificial intelligence, Indie Auto has no choice but to keep up with the competition. We have thus created a new feature called “The AI […]