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Photo Essay

Willapa Bay can be a surreal drive back and forth in time

February 9, 2025 Steve 0

(UPDATED FROM 2/26/2022) Willapa Bay can be a lonely place, with mile upon mile of tidelands with nary a gas station in sight. Instead, vast expanses of mud flats are occasionally punctuated by dead trees […]

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Auto & Debt: Expert advice on managing your finances!

February 8, 2025 Steve 0
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Peter DeLorenzo dunks on car dealers’ short-sighted greed

February 8, 2025 Steve 10

Peter DeLorenzo is back from a break in writing his column . . . and is in a foul mood. He is particularly critical of dealers being “insanely” optimistic in the wake of the Trump […]

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VW doubles down on US market with three new brands

February 3, 2025 Steve 0
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A thank you to recent donors and an update on new initiatives

January 31, 2025 Steve 0

This week Indie Auto paid its quarterly business taxes, so this is a good time to publicly thank all of you who have made recent donations. We’re too small to give you any trinkets, and […]

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Survey finds that dealers view Trump through rose-tinted glasses

January 27, 2025 Steve 0
Media Analysis

How to deal with rumors about struggling automotive media outlets?

January 25, 2025 Steve 2

Indie Auto has recently received two comments stating that another auto media outlet “is in debt and may go under in 2025.” That would be meaningful news if it proved to be true, but the […]

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Satire

Indie Auto receives an email from God Himself

January 22, 2025 Steve 9

Indie Auto gets all kinds of emails, but until today we have never received one from God. As you might imagine, this email has some exceptional qualities. For one thing, it is unusually long — […]

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Automotive News subscriptions have become even more costly

January 21, 2025 Steve 4

My Automotive News subscription automatically renewed last week and I was taken aback by the price increase. I was charged $449 for what amounts to a base one-year subscription for digital and print editions. This […]

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Stellantis reverses course on Hemi in wake of Trump win

January 19, 2025 Steve 4

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    2006-2010 Dodge Charger: A cartoonish attempt at rip-roaring nostalgia
    June 5, 2026 4
  • 1950 Nash Rambler hood ornament
    Speedreaders.info is a rare source of book reviews, but quality varies
    June 3, 2026 0
  • 1958 Lincoln
    1958-60 Lincoln: Failing to beat GM at its own game
    June 2, 2026 13
  • 1957 Nash Ambassador
    Three videos: The death of car culture, rich people’s cars and the 1957 Nash
    May 29, 2026 6
  • 1963 Mercury Marauder
    1963 Mercury Marauder: Ford tries to do a premium-priced car on the cheap
    May 27, 2026 11
  • Did 1964 Ramblers share more parts between size classes than competitors?
    May 26, 2026 1
  • Patrick Foster shows how International Harvester failed to adapt
    May 13, 2026 5
  • Internet problems reminded me of U.S. automakers in the 1970s
    May 2, 2026 1
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 141
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