Recently Indie Auto posted a photo essay about the old cars of Goldendale, Washington. If you were intrigued by a small town that functions as a veritable automobile museum, let’s explore other aspects of this […]
I can safely guarantee that you will never read at Indie Auto who invented the automatic transmission or designed the Batmobile. That kind of historical trivia just doesn’t fire up my engines. However, I can […]
(EXPANDED FROM 3/20/2023) Back in 1963, advertising executive Fred Manley presented a slide show parody about how to improve Volkswagen’s legendary “Think small” ad. The “best practices” he presented look hilariously misguided when applied to […]
(EXPANDED FROM 1/10/2023) Head out of Raymond, Washington on Route 6 (Wikipedia, 2020) and you cannot miss seeing an unusual assortment of old cars parked in front of the Rat Kool Garage & Customs. Among […]
Automotive News reporter Richard Truett (2025) recently recommended how Volkswagen could “rescue” the ID. Buzz, which is off to a slow start in sales. In a piece labeled a “Comment,” Truett argued that under current […]
When driving up the Quinault River Valley last summer I came across a homemade “go-slow” sign that was unusually clever. Not only that, but a pond on one side of the road was decorated with […]
(EXPANDED FROM 2/18/2022) The automotive media tend to treat even the ugliest styling trends like the courtiers who ignore when the emperor has no clothes. I thus found it refreshing to see Sajeev Mehta critique […]
I have been fairly critical of auto history YouTube channels, so I thought I would acknowledge what seemed to be a fairly good analysis of the 1953 Studebaker “Loewy coupes.” The King of Classic Cars […]
Indie Auto reader Troy linked to a provocative comment by bzcat (2025) at Blue Oval Forums about why small cars have disappeared from the U.S. market. Here’s what he has to say: “Americans like small […]
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