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Automotive Views: Forthcoming F-150 will be taller but easier to enter

July 28, 2022 Steve 0
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Automotive Views: Paul Bunyan even uses Toyota Tundra in kitchen

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Design Notes

Did the generic 2018-21 Expedition trick Chevy buyers into Ford showrooms?

November 17, 2021 Steve 3

(EXPANDED FROM 1/1/2019) The 1962 Ford Galaxie was the long-reigning champion of the Generic Ford of the Century Award. This was a remarkable feat when you consider the stiff competition. However, year after year the […]

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Automotive Views: Ford goes nuts with new mini-truck

September 30, 2021 Steve 0
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Peter DeLorenzo: Automakers have gone overboard on ‘all-terrain’ vehicles

September 9, 2021 Steve 0

“As I’ve said repeatedly since founding this website, the automobile business is first and foremost a fashion business. It is consumed by trends, fads and what’s perceived as ‘hot’ at the moment. And before we’re […]

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How did we ever survive without trucks: Exhibit 45

September 6, 2021 Steve 0

Without trucks, how could our young people enjoy giant unicorn flotation devices? This family was camping near Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Park (Wikipedia, 2020). RE:SOURCES Wikipedia; 2020. “Lake Quinault.” Page last edited Sept. […]

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Automotive Views: Why Ford’s new truck will be a Mustang

September 2, 2021 Steve 4
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Should Tesla add more variants instead of the Cybertruck?

July 30, 2021 Steve 0

“Cybertruck seems like a mistake. It’s requiring a whole new production process. The whole exoskeleton structure may turn out to work in the end but Tesla really should be looking at taking advantage of the platforms […]

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Automotive Views: Ford gives two words a major redesign

June 11, 2021 Steve 0
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Patrick Foster: International failed to grow with truck market

April 16, 2021 Steve 0

“(T)he truck market was going to break out of its previous boundaries and begin a historic climb in which it would eventually surpass automobiles in total sales. In time trucks would become the biggest and […]

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    Brooks Stevens’s rejection of brand continuity was bad for small automakers
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    June 13, 2025 16
  • Citroen SM
    Citroen SM: A surprisingly conventional next step
    June 12, 2025 5
  • 1936-37 Cord 810/812 tried to do too much at once
    June 11, 2025 10
  • 1963 Studebaker Daytona convertible
    Classic film shows human side of Studebaker’s end
    June 10, 2025 15
  • Once upon a time, car wheels were 36-to-42 inches in diameter
    June 9, 2025 5
  • Brooks Stevens’s 1965 Studebaker Lark concept: Almost a baby Continental
    June 6, 2025 5
  • 1949 Packard Super Eight
    Packard kept a bigger foothold in the luxury-car field than commonly assumed
    June 5, 2025 9
  • Exner bio offers mostly positive take on controversial car designer
    Peter Grist views car designer Virgil Exner through rose-tinted glasses
    June 3, 2025 9
  • 1970 Mercury Cyclone
    1970 Mercury Montego had a last-of-the-wine quality
    June 2, 2025 2
  • A query, a thank you and an update on miscellaneous stuff
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  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 124
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