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Hotcars.com offers advice that every guy should know!

March 12, 2021 Steve 0

I am so glad that I found Hotcars.com! They have an article I really needed to read: “15 Extremely ‘Girly’ Cars Every Guy Needs To Avoid At All Costs.” See, the problem is that automakers […]

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Letters to the Editor

Preserving web-based automotive history is important

February 26, 2021 Steve 1

The following letter is from rivguy: This is a response to a four-year-old post (go here), and happily the Curbside Classic site is still alive and well. I discovered CC over six years ago. At […]

Automotive News shows its bias
Media Analysis

Automotive News backtracks on shift to electric vehicles

February 26, 2021 Steve 0

The editorial board of Automotive News sounds schizoid. Earlier this year an unsigned editorial argued that the “debate over the wisdom of converting the world’s automotive fleet from fossil fuels to electrical propulsion is now […]

Automotive News shows its bias
Media Analysis

Automotive News stops dragging its knuckles on climate change

February 5, 2021 Steve 0

A recent Automotive News editorial (2020) flatly declared that the planet “is warming at a dangerous rate, and the global auto industry has a major role to play in fixing the problem.” Another unsigned editorial […]

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Editor's Note

Indie Auto wins 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award

December 26, 2020 Steve 0

The Society of Automotive Historians has given the 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award to Indie Auto. The award is named after Edward Platt Ingersoll (1861-1920), who was the editor of Horseless Age. This was the […]

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The Truth About Commies: We uncover a fiendish GM plot!

December 18, 2020 Steve 0
The Truth About Cars trafficks in an unsubstantiated allegations against Joe Biden
Media Analysis

Is TTAC editor Tim Healey okay with irrelevant disinformation?

December 18, 2020 Steve 0

This week Matt Posky (2020c) led off a post about a Biden cabinet nomination with a riff about “international money-laundering allegations against the Biden family.” The Truth About Cars reporter linked to a story that […]

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Quotes

The future of auto blogging after the fall of Rome

December 11, 2020 Steve 0

“I think we’re kind of in a postmodern, ‘Fall of Rome’ era of blogging. The golden age is well behind us, and there’s a glut of content and channels, a few barons and a lot […]

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Links

Automobile Quarterly back issues still available

November 27, 2020 Steve 0

The Society of Automotive Historians (2020) continues to post information about how to buy back issues of Automobile Quarterly. Fortunately, a vender obtained the magazine’s inventory after it ceased publication. (Go here for updated information on […]

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Media Analysis

Chris Tonn shows great promise in automotive marketing

November 6, 2020 Steve 0

Chris Tonn’s (2020) review of the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe really stands out from the crowd. Rather than merely walking us through the redesigned SUV’s new features, The Truth About Cars contributing writer also got up […]

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    Was 1969 the beginning of the end for the Ford Thunderbird four-door Landau?
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    October 8, 2026 21
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    Why does Joe Ligo’s PBS series sanewash AMC’s mid-70s recklessness?
    October 6, 2026 20
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    October 2, 2026 12
  • 1962 Chrysler 300
    Did the 1962-65 Chrysler 300 ‘dilute’ the letter series?
    September 29, 2026 7
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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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