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Editor's Note

‘Die-hard fan’ of Studebaker and AMC finds Indie Auto useful

March 5, 2023 Steve 0

Indie Auto functions as an informal debating club about American automotive history. Thus, my writing gets a fair amount of criticism in comments as well as private messages. I’m good with this because debate is […]

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Media Analysis

Peter DeLorenzo draws questionable lessons from automotive history

February 17, 2023 Steve 20

Peter DeLorenzo (2023) recently raised a useful point: Too many of today’s auto industry executives “have no concept of historical perspective at all.” His full column is worth a read, but here’s a key passage: […]

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Popular Mechanics published amusingly wrong predictions about 1968 cars

January 18, 2023 Steve 1

The June 1967 issue of Popular Mechanics may have been published only a few months prior to the beginning of the 1968 model year for U.S. cars, but it had a few amusingly wrong predictions. […]

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

January 1, 2023 Steve 1
Editor's Note

Wherein we bid farewell to Twitter under Elon Musk

December 15, 2022 Steve 2

Indie Auto has posted its last tweet . . . at least as long as Elon Musk rules Twitter. Those of you who have followed us on that platform are invited to do so on […]

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Story Ideas Bank

Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories

October 14, 2022 Steve 124

This is a centralized place for readers to offer specific story ideas to Indie Auto. Any ideas are welcome, from potential feature stories to book reviews. I have started off by posting suggestions from readers […]

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Auto & Debt magazine road tests the new standard in camping trucks

September 23, 2022 Steve 0
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Read the amazing untold story of Volkswagen’s greatest car

August 4, 2022 Steve 0
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Auto industry analyst Maryann Keller was a key critic of ‘Detroit Mind’

June 24, 2022 Steve 3

I think it is important to acknowledge the death of automotive analyst Maryann Keller for two reasons. First, because she offered one of the most prescient perspectives on the U.S. auto industry’s decline. Second, because […]

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Car and Driver declares the 1971 Dodge Charger artsy fartsy

June 22, 2022 Steve 4

“A Dodge Charger? A piece of sculpture? What the hell kind of individual artistic statement can that be when 50,000 people a year make the same statement? Besides, you’ve got to admit that an objet d’art created […]

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    Could Trump’s tariffs force out of the U.S. market 11 car brands?
    May 8, 2025 1
  • DeLorean’s book is still one of best critiques of General Motors
    May 7, 2025 16
  • 1958 Packard
    The 1958 Packard went too far in styling, size and pricing
    May 6, 2025 11
  • Circa 1958 Rambler American 2-door sedan
    Could Joe Ligo’s American Motors TV series expand the audience for auto history?
    May 5, 2025 6
  • Busek Museum truck
    Watching the sun set over the Busek Auto Museum
    May 4, 2025 1
  • The plight of dealers sheds light on when the postwar seller’s market ended
    May 3, 2025 4
  • 2026 Slate Truck
    Can the Slate Truck find a large-enough market to be profitable?
    May 2, 2025 5
  • 1961 Cadillac
    The ‘compact’ 1961-63 Cadillac that went nowhere
    April 30, 2025 17
  • 2001-10 Chrysler PT Cruiser shows limitations of retro design
    April 29, 2025 12
  • 1968 GM premium big cars
    1965-68 GM big cars: The end of different strokes
    April 28, 2025 12
  • Circa 2002 Ford Thunderbird taillight
    Was the 2002-5 Ford Thunderbird two-seater inspired or stupid?
    April 22, 2025 10
  • 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
    October 14, 2022 124
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