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Why I shouldn’t have decorated my bathroom with an Edsel grille

June 21, 2025 Steve 2
1993 Cadillac Eldorado
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Dean’s Garage series on 1992 Cadillacs illustrates Detroit’s lack of self awareness

June 18, 2025 Steve 13

I have been so busy lately that I have tended to only scan the stories at Dean’s Garage. However, this morning I got out of the canoe long enough to read the articles and comment […]

Mores Creek Bridge
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A sad reason bridges aren’t just used for driving over

June 15, 2025 Steve 1

I would imagine that a goodly number of people who drive over the Mores Creek bridge in southwest Idaho are anticipating a happy time at the nearby Lucky Peak State Park. However, when trying to […]

Elon Musk discusses climate change when introducing Tesla Model 3
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EVs need a George Romney to champion them in the next few years

June 13, 2025 Steve 17

With the Republicans likely to slash support for electric vehicles at every turn (Ferry, 2025), automakers will need to work much harder to market their wares in the next few years. What would be particularly […]

Literature

Once upon a time, car wheels were 36-to-42 inches in diameter

June 9, 2025 Steve 5

(UPDATED FROM 1/3/2023) Indie Auto’s latest Sponsor of the Week is the legendary Auto & Debt magazine, whose June 2025 issue road tests the hot new 36-inch wheels. Of course, this is a fake ad […]

Photo Essay

What would you think if it was 1965 and you could magically see this truck?

June 8, 2025 Steve 1

Our pictured truck may be unusually beefy, but jacked-up big pickups are quite common in rural parts of Washington state. As I was taking pictures of this recent-model Ram, I wondered: How would someone from […]

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Auto & Debt magazine road tests the hot new 36-inch wheels!

June 8, 2025 Steve 1
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Is ‘peak car’ being held off by lack of urban housing construction?

June 7, 2025 Steve 1

Daniel Knowles, the midwest correspondent for The Economist, grew up in the United Kingdom and as a reporter has traveled extensively around the world. So when he recently wrote a book about the automobile, he […]

2024 Rivian R1T
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Laurence Iliff’s Automotive News story on EV truck sales lacks nuance and balance

June 4, 2025 Steve 4

Automotive News recently asked why electric-powered trucks have sold in much smaller numbers than initial hype promised. Reporter Laurence Iliff (2025) offered some background before concluding that high prices and inadequate range have limited EV […]

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Automotive Views: Balancing the federal budget will require sacrifices at some point

May 31, 2025 Steve 0

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    1958-60 Lincoln: Failing to beat GM at its own game
    June 2, 2026 12
  • 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
  • 1976 Tatra T-613
    Tatra was yet another automaker that deemphasized aerodynamics by 1970s
    May 22, 2026 12
  • 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
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