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How to deal with rumors about struggling automotive media outlets?

January 25, 2025 Steve 2

Indie Auto has recently received two comments stating that another auto media outlet “is in debt and may go under in 2025.” That would be meaningful news if it proved to be true, but the […]

Automotive News
Current Events

Automotive News subscriptions have become even more costly

January 21, 2025 Steve 4

My Automotive News subscription automatically renewed last week and I was taken aback by the price increase. I was charged $449 for what amounts to a base one-year subscription for digital and print editions. This […]

Editor's Note

Thank you for your support of Indie Auto in 2024

January 1, 2025 Steve 2

In 2024 Indie Auto’s readership more than doubled. Although we are still very much a small fry compared to the leading for-profit auto history websites, we have grown far more than I ever expected. Indie […]

2025 Subaru Solterra dashboard
Editor's Note

What software would you use if you were launching an automotive website?

December 13, 2024 Steve 3

George Denzinger recently asked what software Indie Auto was considering switching to. This is pretty inside baseball, so thought it could be most useful to answer that question within the context of a larger discussion: […]

Inside Indie Auto
Editor's Note

Indie Auto makes some adjustments in response to the real world intruding

December 3, 2024 Steve 5

Over the last month I have been so busy with real-world responsibilities that I have had to cut back on the amount of time spent on Indie Auto. It looks like this situation will continue […]

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Photo Essay

If David E. Davis could do road trips, why can’t Indie Auto?

November 6, 2024 Steve 4

(EXPANDED FROM 10/18/2023) David E. Davis often wrote about his road trips when he was editor of Automobile. Jack Baruth (2011) suggested that the magazine’s motto, “No Boring Cars!” served as “an excuse, er, reason […]

Inside Indie Auto
Editor's Note

A thank you to recent Indie Auto donors — you make this website possible

November 1, 2024 Steve 1

I recently paid Indie Auto’s quarterly sales taxes, so this is a good time to publicly thank all of you who have made a donation. Because we don’t run advertising (at least that isn’t satirical), the survival of […]

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Editor's Note

Indie Auto can get remarkably random questions

September 24, 2024 Steve 0

The stories on Indie Auto’s front page often do not get the most number of viewers. Instead, someone posts an old story on their Facebook page and suddenly we get a burst of new readers […]

2024 Mazda Miata
Drive-By Musings

If you dislike recent styling trends does that mean you only like old cars?

September 7, 2024 Steve 10

Jim stopped by to respond to our story, “Styling comparison: C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray versus the original.” He wrote: “I think it would be nice to know which modern sports cars, if any, you do […]

Inside Indie Auto
Editor's Note

How to sign up for the e-newsletter, donation changes and a thank you

July 12, 2024 Steve 0

It’s often a mystery as to why an article gets so many page hits. For example, over the last few days our piece on the 1963-64 Chrysler New Yorker Salon has been quite popular. I […]

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  • 1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV
    Is David Kiley right that Ford should replace Lincoln with a new brand?
    September 2, 2026 15
  • 1972 Buick Skylark Custom grille
    1972 Buick Skylark Custom represented the end of an era
    September 1, 2026 4
  • 1959 Ford Thunderbird
    1959 Ford Thunderbird was a gimmicky but hugely important car
    August 26, 2026 11
  • Compact cars became the neglected stepchildren of U.S. automakers
    August 21, 2026 21
  • 1980 AMC brochure cover with picture of American Center building
    AMC’s Roy D. Chapin Jr. succumbed to the illusion of bigness
    August 19, 2026 2
  • 1980 Ford Thunderbird and 1956 model
    Ford’s design talent in the 1970s wasn’t enough to halt a dramatic slide in sales
    August 14, 2026 13
  • 1973 Buick Riviera
    Why wasn’t the 1971 ‘boat-tail’ Buick Riviera shrunk to compact size?
    August 14, 2026 24
  • 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
    October 14, 2022 141
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