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HomeJames Ward

James Ward

1953 Studebaker Commander 2-door coupe
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Five (arguably) unresolved mysteries of postwar independent automakers

April 2, 2021 Steve 24

(EXPANDED ON 1/27/2023) Many books, magazine articles and blog posts have been written about the independent automakers’ struggle to survive in the 1950s. Even so, I have come across a number of unresolved mysteries relevant […]

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James Ward: How Packard rejected a merger proposal from AMC

April 2, 2021 Steve 0

“George Mason’s invitation to Packard to join AMC was lost in Packard’s and Studebaker’s rush to embrace. Mason knew about the negotiations, but gamely showed up at East Grand to make a formal presentation to […]

George Romney made eight big mistakes at AMC
History

George Romney made eight big mistakes at AMC

July 10, 2020 Steve 8

George Romney may have been one of the U.S. auto industry’s best post-war leaders, but he made eight big mistakes while leading AMC from 1954-62. Some of his bad moves were costly enough to almost […]

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    October 21, 2026 14
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    October 16, 2026 37
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    Was 1969 the beginning of the end for the Ford Thunderbird four-door Landau?
    October 14, 2026 9
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    A pyrrhic regulatory rollback and how poorly the 1978 Matador coupe sold
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    Three rules led to a stultifying level of conformity in 1960s U.S. car design
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  • Internet problems reminded me of U.S. automakers in the 1970s
    May 2, 2026 1
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    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 146
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