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Editor's Note

What did you consider to be the top Indie Auto stories in 2023?

December 28, 2023 Steve 0

When I created Indie Auto I did not want to join the viral rat race, where the website that gets the highest number of page views supposedly “wins.” That might bring in more revenue for […]

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Collectible Cars: A 1975 Plymouth Fury or that?

December 27, 2023 Steve 0
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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 […]

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Jalopnik pioneers innovative way to give readers the dumbed-down content they crave

November 30, 2023 Steve 0
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Media Analysis

AROnline may get a reprieve and Jalopnik fiddles with AI-written content

November 30, 2023 Steve 3

Good news and bad news on the automotive media front. The good news is that AROnline has had a number of offers by individuals and groups to keep the website online, at least as an […]

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Current Events

Richard Truett says EVs must make noise to avoid being a ‘disposable appliance’

November 21, 2023 Steve 2

Automotive News reporter Richard Truett (2023) complains that high-performance electric vehicles can get “boring” because they lack the “precise mechanical symphony” of an internal-combustion engine. The result is that they can become just “another disposable […]

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Media Analysis

Is the auto history reference book a relic of the past?

November 20, 2023 Steve 11

When I was updating a review of a Standard Catalog I came across two depressing pieces of information. First, that prolific author John Gunnell died in late August (Borgart, 2023). Second, that the company which […]

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Media Analysis

Demise of AROnline raises question: Should more be done to preserve online content?

November 8, 2023 Steve 11

Late last month Keith Adams (2023) announced that the British website AROnline would be shutting down after a two-decade run. The plan is to stop adding new content at the end of November and unplug […]

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Collectible Cars wants to know which one you’d pick (no, really!)

October 25, 2023 Steve 0
Media Analysis

A nostalgic look back at Rob Moore’s postmodernesque Studebaker history

October 16, 2023 Steve 0

Curbside Classic has just reposted a story from originally back in April of 2013 that helped to nudge me into launching Indie Auto. The article started off as a photo essay about the Studebaker Sceptre, […]

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  • 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
    Did the 1960-64 big Ford sell so poorly because of cannibalization?
    October 16, 2026 36
  • 1969 Ford Thunderbird 4-door Landau
    Was 1969 the beginning of the end for the Ford Thunderbird four-door Landau?
    October 14, 2026 7
  • Is Jaguar smart to run away from its design heritage?
    October 8, 2026 21
  • AMC Pacer clay model
    Why does Joe Ligo’s PBS series sanewash AMC’s mid-70s recklessness?
    October 6, 2026 20
  • 2026 Ram pickups
    A pyrrhic regulatory rollback and how poorly the 1978 Matador coupe sold
    October 2, 2026 12
  • 1962 Chrysler 300
    Did the 1962-65 Chrysler 300 ‘dilute’ the letter series?
    September 29, 2026 11
  • 1968 Ford Mustang
    Three rules led to a stultifying level of conformity in 1960s U.S. car design
    September 24, 2026 12
  • 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 146
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