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1984 Chevrolet Corvette
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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 […]

1962 Jaguar XK-E
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What happened when a secretary secretly wrote a Jaguar XK-E ad

September 4, 2023 Steve 0

Back in the early-60s men mainly wrote ad copy. So when Joan Maisel landed a job at a major ad agency in New York City, she got stuck doing secretarial work even though she was […]

1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
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DeBest ad for the 1981 Pontiac Trans Am that was never printed

July 17, 2023 Steve 1

Pete DeBest thought he had it made. He followed his dad into the car business by landing a gig at Pontiac’s ad agency as a copy writer. Things went great at first. For example, one […]

1968 Chrysler 300
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1968 Chrysler 300 drives on water (no, really)

July 30, 2021 Steve 0
1965 Rambler Marlin
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1965 Rambler Marlin is the car for swinging threesomes

June 22, 2021 Steve 1
1959 Cadillac
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1959 Cadillac: Go to an amazing realm all your own

May 7, 2021 Steve 0
1969 Pontiac Firebird fake ad
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Is 1969 Pontiac Firebird really the biggest daddy?

November 6, 2020 Steve 1
1954 Plymouth fake ad
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1954 Plymouth: You really do deserve to have it all

September 25, 2020 Steve 0
1976 AMC Pacer is the right car for your college kid
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1976 AMC Pacer: The right car for your college kid

September 4, 2020 Steve 0
1969 Pontiac Grand Prix
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1969 Pontiac Grand Prix: For living life extra large

August 21, 2020 Steve 0

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    Was the 1966 Olds Cutlass Supreme the first mid-sized brougham model?
    March 5, 2026 21
  • 1976 Plymouth Volare 2-door coupe
    Splashy new cars often were the biggest disasters during the postwar period
    March 3, 2026 1
  • Reader questions Chrysler’s future as it passes 100th anniversary
    March 2, 2026 12
  • 1968 Chevrolet C10 pickup
    Was the 1967-68 Chevrolet C10 the ‘first modern pickup’?
    February 27, 2026 7
  • 1941 Studebaker Commander 2-door coupe
    1941 Studebaker Commander: Ending its big cars on a high note
    February 26, 2026 11
  • 1961 De Soto
    Video histories of DeSoto and American Motors aren’t as good as books
    February 24, 2026 3
  • 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk front with hood open
    Four lingering questions about Aaron Severson’s take on the 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
    February 20, 2026 6
  • Thank yous, power outages and format changes
    October 31, 2025 0
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 134
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