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Can you guess what make and model of car this bumper sticker adorns?

June 18, 2024 Steve 1

Recently I noticed a car parking in my neighborhood that I hadn’t seen before. What really stood out about this particular vehicle was its selection of bumper stickers, such as the one shown above. As […]

Editor's Note

Why Collectible Automobile reflects a ‘systems problem’ in auto history field

June 11, 2024 Steve 7

Indie Auto reader Daniel Mix wrote a comment that brings up some important issues, so I thought I would elevate both his missive and my response. Here’s what he had to say about our story, […]

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Old Car Farts: A heart-warming story of long-lost youth

June 7, 2024 Steve 0
Drive-By Musings

Would you believe that there was once a car in this picture?

June 5, 2024 Steve 0

A fairly popular type of auto history post includes photos of street scenes from the past. Readers tend to focus on naming the cars. It’s good, clean fun if you have nothing better to do. […]

1999 Volkswagen Cabrio commercial
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What’s been lost as car drivers have become more insulated from outside

May 21, 2024 Steve 3

A recent drive through a particularly lovely rural area in Oregon reminded me of a Volkswagen Cabrio commercial from decades ago. The spot did a good job of showing the sensuousness of driving. Here I’m […]

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Book showcases 100 boring cars that nevertheless changed lives

April 23, 2024 Steve 0
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Road rage is on the increase — and some states are worse that others

April 22, 2024 Steve 3

Today as I was merging onto Interstate 5, a Jeep Cherokee honked while roaring around me into the fast lane. I had been doing the speed limit through an interchange that is regularly tracked by […]

1969 Dodge Charger an 1968 Coronet
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Why Indie Auto isn’t a ‘gearhead’ auto-history website

April 8, 2024 Steve 2

I have spent most of the day fixing a refrigerator. The good news is that it seems to work properly now. The bad news is that my tinkering was marked by quite a bit of […]

Would you pick the 1970 Ford Falcon
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If you had to pick one . . . ?

April 1, 2024 Steve 4

The year 1970 was a particularly good one if you fancied ‘rithmetic. Take this Ford Falcon Futura Club Coupe — it saves money in so many ways. Yet you don’t have to give up spaciousness […]

1951 Ford convertible
Editor's Note

Is it true that Indie Auto just doesn’t like Fords?

February 5, 2024 Steve 0

When Indie Auto gets a spike in readership for a specific story, we almost always receive a certain type of comment. As a case in point, BN responded to our story about the 1963 Mercury […]

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    June 15, 2025 0
  • 1964 Studebaker Challenger
    Brooks Stevens’s rejection of brand continuity was bad for small automakers
    June 14, 2025 0
  • EVs need a George Romney to champion them in the next few years
    June 13, 2025 16
  • Citroen SM
    Citroen SM: A surprisingly conventional next step
    June 12, 2025 5
  • 1936-37 Cord 810/812 tried to do too much at once
    June 11, 2025 10
  • 1963 Studebaker Daytona convertible
    Classic film shows human side of Studebaker’s end
    June 10, 2025 15
  • Once upon a time, car wheels were 36-to-42 inches in diameter
    June 9, 2025 5
  • Brooks Stevens’s 1965 Studebaker Lark concept: Almost a baby Continental
    June 6, 2025 5
  • 1949 Packard Super Eight
    Packard kept a bigger foothold in the luxury-car field than commonly assumed
    June 5, 2025 9
  • Exner bio offers mostly positive take on controversial car designer
    Peter Grist views car designer Virgil Exner through rose-tinted glasses
    June 3, 2025 9
  • 1970 Mercury Cyclone
    1970 Mercury Montego had a last-of-the-wine quality
    June 2, 2025 2
  • A query, a thank you and an update on miscellaneous stuff
    April 4, 2025 0
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
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