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Wherein we bid farewell to Twitter under Elon Musk
Indie Auto has posted its last tweet . . . at least as long as Elon Musk rules Twitter. Those of you who have followed us on that platform are invited to do so on […]
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On Indie Auto’s long-winded stories and the future of Twitter
I have spent a goodly chunk of this week taking care of a family member who has been in and out of the hospital, so our lead story is a very mildly updated piece from […]
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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 […]
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A week of camping and web technical problems
This week I am adding to the front page only one updated story, which is about the infamous DeLorean DMC-12. That’s all I had time for because I had been camping most of the week. […]
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Do you think Indie Auto should run paid content?
Every once in a while a business of some kind approaches Indie Auto about running their content — which they would apparently be happy to pay for. Kind of like an ad, except mixed in […]
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If you are new here, why is this website so . . . different?
Daniel Strohl (2022) over at Hemmings has kindly shared a link to our AMC Gremlin story. This has resulted in a wave of new readers. If you are among them, welcome to Indie Auto. Do […]
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Reader complains that Indie Auto bashes the AMC Ambassador
Someone I will call Bob has taken Indie Auto to task for our story about the AMC Ambassador. This discussion does a good job of summarizing what Indie Auto is and isn’t all about, so […]
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Indie Auto reposts differently than other auto history websites
Like a number of other auto history websites, Indie Auto often reposts content. However, I do so in a decidedly different way. Whereas others rarely modify their articles when reposting, I will almost always update […]
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Why was one comment approved and others rejected?
Recently I approved a comment that took issue with an Indie Auto story. Yet I have rejected a handful of other critical comments. Why? The comment I approved was civil, on topic and grounded in […]
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Thank you for helping to make 2021 a good year for Indie Auto
Before getting too far into the new year I should say a few words to close out 2021. Last year was a good one for Indie Auto. We produced some solid content despite increasing the […]