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Month: April 2026

Mitsubishi dealer in Spokane
Editor's Note

Indie Auto is moving — although you may barely notice

April 8, 2026 Steve 6

Thank you to all new and ongoing Indie Auto donors. We are small-scale enough that I can’t offer you exclusive access to content behind a paywall or freebie trinkets. Thus, I am doubly appreciative that […]

Drive-By Musings

Why the 1968-69 Javelin was not Richard Teague’s best AMC sporty coupe

April 6, 2026 Steve 9

In a comment thread to a recent story we have debated whether the original Javelin was Richard Teague’s best sporty coupe design. I would like to flesh out my rationale for why it wasn’t. This […]

History

Was Richard Teague’s best sporty coupe the 1973-77 AMC Hornet hatchback?

April 3, 2026 Steve 30

(EXPANDED FROM 2/28/2024) We have had an uptick in discussions about early-70s AMC compacts, so I have expanded our article about the 1973-77 Hornet hatchback. I argue that this car represented Richard Teague’s best all-around […]

2018 Honda Odyssey
Design Notes

Somebody’s going to hell for the 2018-26 Honda Odyssey

April 1, 2026 Steve 7

(EXPANDED FROM 7/9/2018) The headline may seem overly dramatic. After all, ugly car design doesn’t have nearly the negative consequences of, say, melting the polar ice caps. However, visual blight has been proven to increase […]

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    May 19, 2026 6
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    Was the 1978 Cadillac Eldorado the most excessive car of the brougham era?
    May 12, 2026 30
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    Why is the Toyota Sienna minivan’s styling out of this world?
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    April 14, 2026 21
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