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AROnline may get a reprieve and Jalopnik fiddles with AI-written content
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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Richard Truett says EVs must make noise to avoid being a ‘disposable appliance’
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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Is the auto history reference book a relic of the past?
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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Demise of AROnline raises question: Should more be done to preserve online content?
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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A nostalgic look back at Rob Moore’s postmodernesque Studebaker history
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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Daniel Strohl leaves a big hole in American automotive history media
I have been remiss in acknowledging that long-time Hemmings web editor Daniel Strohl has ventured off to greener pastures. He became web editor for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. I know from my own experience […]
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Collectible Automobile’s 1967 Rambler Rebel SST feature is pretty but vapid
The December 2023 issue of Collectible Automobile has a photo feature of a 1967 Rambler Rebel SST hardtop. As usual, the images are first rate and the accompanying text give a nuts-and-bolts overview of the […]