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Media Analysis

Could U.S. auto history field benefit by following in the footsteps of the British?

April 23, 2024 Steve 5

In 2020 Indie Auto posted a story about how to purchase back issues of Automobile Quarterly. All of the links I included are now dead, so yesterday a reader inquired: “Looking to buy prints from […]

Citroen CV2 rear
Media Analysis

Is Ate Up With Motor the ‘canary in the mineshaft’ for auto history media?

December 26, 2023 Steve 7

Right before Christmas Aaron Severson (2023) warned that “the future of Ate Up With Motor is looking quite bleak.” This strikes me as a wake-up call to the automotive history field. Severson is arguably one […]

1939 Graham
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Have you checked out the Society of Automotive Historians lately?

December 26, 2023 Steve 0

If not, you may find it to be worth cruising over to the Society of Automotive Historians’s website (go here). This international nonprofit organization has just rolled out a new design that looks great and […]

Editor's Note

Should a nonprofit auto history group create a credible data bank?

April 12, 2023 Steve 6

(EXPANDED FROM 4/16/2021) One of the challenges of working with automotive sales and production data is that the most easily-available sources don’t always appear to be accurate. Thus, it felt validating to come across a […]

1955 Studebaker President two-door hardtop
Media Analysis

Comments about ‘grand merger’ of independents show value of dialogue

August 11, 2021 Steve 0

One of the things I most appreciate about Curbside Classic are the comments. As a case in point, a recently reposted article about the 1957 Nash Ambassador had a lengthy exchange from 2015 regarding a […]

Society of Automotive Historians forum
Media Analysis

SAH shows difficulties of creating a discussion board

August 28, 2020 Steve 0

In June the Society of Automotive Historians launched a discussion board (go here). This is a valuable new service — particularly during a pandemic. Rubén Verdés (2020) welcomed readers by saying, “I look forward to reading […]

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