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Internet problems reminded me of U.S. automakers in the 1970s
I proved to be wrong when I recently wrote that most readers might not notice that Indie Auto is moving. Internet problems resulted in not being able to post new content or send out the […]
Current Events
Could Iran war show that Detroit is too dependent on gas-guzzling vehicles?
As I write this, Automotive News has not yet posted a full news story on how a protracted war in Iran could impact U.S. car sales. The industry’s leading trade journal has only parenthetically made […]
Gallery
Was the 1967-68 Chevrolet C10 the ‘first modern pickup’?
Indie Auto doesn’t focus a whole lot on trucks, but I recently photographed a 1968 Chevrolet C10. When researching this article, I came across the argument from Aldan American (2026) that this was the “first […]
Media Analysis
Patrick Foster’s idea of a Hudson-Willys merger still raises major questions
(EXPANDED FROM 10/17/2023) A few years ago Patrick Foster (2023) suggested in a Hemmings column why a marriage of Hudson and Willys could have made sense. More recently he updated his essay, so I was […]
Drive-By Musings
How might McNamara have influenced Ford if he had stuck around longer?
How might Robert McNamara have influenced Ford if he had remained company president for a few more years? This is a question that emerged from the comment thread in our recent Don Frey story. Let’s […]
Photo Essay
Still motion: A decaying Chevy truck on an abandoned homestead
(EXPANDED FROM 8/10/2023) The National Park Service is slowly renovating the Kestner homestead near Lake Quinault. However, one item is being left to nature’s whims — a circa 1941-46 Chevrolet panel truck once used in […]
Photo Essay
Pacific Northwesterners can be quite eclectic in how they like to camp
When I moved to Ohio many years ago to enter a doctoral program, I camped out for a few days until I found a place to rent. When I mentioned that to a fellow student […]
Design Notes
1969 International was too little, too late to save brand’s big-truck ambitions
(EXPANDED FROM 5/12/2023) This post has received a burst of new attention, so I thought it would be a good time to expand it. I have argued what may not be very popular with fans […]
Photo Essay
What would you think if it was 1965 and you could magically see this truck?
Our pictured truck may be unusually beefy, but jacked-up big pickups are quite common in rural parts of Washington state. As I was taking pictures of this recent-model Ram, I wondered: How would someone from […]