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Media Analysis
Collectible Automobile puffs up the 1971-74 AMC Javelin
Collectible Automobile’s overview of the 1971-74 AMC Javelin is a good example of what John A. Heitmann describes as auto history written by a car buff. Heitmann, who is the editor of the Automotive History […]
Data Dive
Did the 1960-64 big Ford sell so poorly because of cannibalization?
Aaron Severson (2009) has argued that when Ford added the Falcon and Fairlane in the early-60s, they did well initially but “total sales during that period remained almost flat.” In other words, the brand suffered […]
Design Notes
Why did the Ford Motor Company’s styling go downhill in the 1970s?
We’ve had an interesting discussion in a comment thread about Ford Motor Company styling in the 1970s (go here), so I wanted bring some additional information and ideas to the table. This will be a […]
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