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1965 Mustang
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Aaron Severson seeks feedback on how to monetize his auto history writing

March 19, 2024 Steve 3

Aaron Severson (2024) recently posted a story that asks readers for feedback about how he can better monetize his auto history writings at Ate Up With Motor. I would like to offer some thoughts. I […]

1959 Studebaker Lark
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Reader of 1959 Studebaker design-theft story dismisses ‘useless exercise’

March 5, 2024 Steve 0

Neil stopped by to comment on our story, “1959 Studebaker: Was it really design theft?” He wrote: “I think this is a useless exercise. Tho it seems to me as the Valient came later, it’s […]

1951 Ford convertible
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Is it true that Indie Auto just doesn’t like Fords?

February 5, 2024 Steve 0

When Indie Auto gets a spike in readership for a specific story, we almost always receive a certain type of comment. As a case in point, BN responded to our story about the 1963 Mercury […]

Inside Indie Auto
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What to do if you didn’t get our weekly e-letter and two points about Facebook

January 27, 2024 Steve 0

Indie Auto sends out a weekly e-newsletter by Friday evening. If you didn’t get one then check your spam folder. If you find one of our newsletters there, mark it as “not spam.” Since we’re […]

Thurston 'no fireworks allowed'
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Thank you for helping make 2023 a good year for Indie Auto

January 1, 2024 Steve 2

I hope you had an enjoyable New Year’s Eve and see promise in the coming year. I also wanted to thank you for helping to make 2023 a good year for Indie Auto. As a […]

1955 Ford grille
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What did you consider to be the top Indie Auto stories in 2023?

December 28, 2023 Steve 0

When I created Indie Auto I did not want to join the viral rat race, where the website that gets the highest number of page views supposedly “wins.” That might bring in more revenue for […]

Citroen DS headlight
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Thank you to those who have helped Indie Auto pass two milestones

October 31, 2023 Steve 4

Recently Indie Auto surpassed 1,000 posts. If you have cruised through our archives you know that this represents a broad range of content, from magazine-length histories to satirical ads. Indeed, one thing that separates Indie […]

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Reader decries Indie Auto’s ‘false hoods, babblings, drools, drool puddles’

September 29, 2023 Steve 3

George stopped by to call our Saab 99/900 story “absolute junk.” He goes on to say that it is just “some ramblings of automotive trivia, half truths, whole false hoods, babblings, drools, drool puddles. But […]

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The rise of the European van and other musings from a few days camping

September 23, 2023 Steve 0

Indie Auto is a day late in sending out its weekly e-letter because I wanted to sneak in some camping at a national park before the federal government likely shuts down Oct. 1 (Lunney, 2023). […]

Inside Indie Auto
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Our lead story illustrates how auto history is a team sport

July 21, 2023 Steve 0

The lead story for Friday, July 21 was an update of “1965-68 GM big cars: The end of different strokes.” I didn’t expand this story because I thought it was already pretty comprehensive, but I […]

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    October 6, 2026 20
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    A pyrrhic regulatory rollback and how poorly the 1978 Matador coupe sold
    October 2, 2026 12
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    Did the 1962-65 Chrysler 300 ‘dilute’ the letter series?
    September 29, 2026 7
  • 1968 Ford Mustang
    Three rules led to a stultifying level of conformity in 1960s U.S. car design
    September 24, 2026 12
  • 1976ish Toyota Corolla
    Data on imports sheds light on their dramatic gains from 1964-80
    September 18, 2026 5
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    1974 Chrysler New Yorker was a tragedy that played out on four levels
    September 16, 2026 16
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    May 2, 2026 1
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