(EXPANDED FROM 3/7/2023) At least on paper, the VIP luxury series suggested that Plymouth was keeping up with the Chevrolet Caprice and Ford LTD in the late-60s. However, the car’s terrible sales suggest that something […]
(EXPANDED FROM 1/20/2023) This essay has generated more blowback than almost any other post at Indie Auto. In a way I find that surprising because it makes what strikes me as a fairly mundane point: […]
The other day I came across MotoMan TV’s recent interview with Bob Lutz. This episode strikes me as a classic example of the strengths and weaknesses of podcasts. The most positive aspect of the hour-and-a-half […]
(EXPANDED FROM 8/25/2021) A few years ago Paul Niedermeyer (2021) wondered whether a 1961 Oldsmobile marketing image displayed people of color. The short answer is “no,” which we will talk about later in this story. […]
CaptainMyCaptain graciously shared the following transcripts from his files, dated late 1956, Detroit, MI. This was in response to our story, “1959 Cadillac epitomized what was wrong with U.S. car styling.” I. “Have you seen […]
Ten years ago Jalopnik founding editor Mike Spinelli was interviewed by car vlogger Freddy “Tavarish” Hernandez. The wide-ranging interview, which was conducted in Hernandez’s car, included the story about how Jalopnik got its name. Spinelli […]
In the “Story Ideas Bank” James Duvall suggested that Indie Auto look into whether the 1965-66 AMC Ambassador sold better when it had a unique snout. To be more specific, he asked: “Why didn’t the […]
A recent Automotive News (2025) editorial looked suspiciously like it was trying to tap its ruby slippers together to make tariffs go away. That may be a comforting fantasy out of The Wizard of Oz. […]
(EXPANDED FROM 3/26/2021) The electronic forum of the Society of Automotive Historians has not managed to generate much activity, but one of its all-time, most-useful useful posts was instigated by Jvolgarino (2021). He asked how […]
The 1959 Cadillac may not have been the most excessive design to come out of the late-50s and early-60s, but I still think that it epitomized what was wrong with U.S. car styling. The new […]
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