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2004-11 Chrysler 300C
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The great debate: Which Chrysler 300C was better styled?

September 9, 2021 Steve 2

Indie Auto stories are occasionally linked to — and then debated — on other automotive history websites. A recent example is Curbside Classic, where a subthread discussed the 2004-to-present Chrysler 300C. This debate is a […]

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A newsletter glitch is fixed and other Indie Auto changes

June 17, 2021 Steve 0

Over the last few weeks some readers of our e-newsletter have been confronted with “403 — permission denied” messages when attempting to follow links to the website. That turned out to be a technical glitch […]

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Indie Auto wins 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award

December 26, 2020 Steve 0

The Society of Automotive Historians has given the 2020 E. P. Ingersoll Award to Indie Auto. The award is named after Edward Platt Ingersoll (1861-1920), who was the editor of Horseless Age. This was the […]

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Our auto media links have been updated and expanded

July 10, 2020 Steve 0

Indie Auto’s “Links” section has been significantly updated and expanded. I have added new sources as well as Twitter and YouTube pages for those media outlets that offer them. I have also added new categories […]

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Indie Auto shifts from monthly to weekly

June 19, 2020 Steve 0

Indie Auto is now updating its front page weekly rather than monthly. This is less of a change than you might think. We had already been producing enough content to fill a weekly front page. […]

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Acknowledging the politics of auto history

April 1, 2020 Steve 0

The auto buff media tends to avoid discussing the political dimensions of the industry for good reason. Readers can have strong views, so why risk antagonizing anyone? Indie Auto doesn’t want to make anyone mad, […]

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Why we’ve been slow to offer comments

October 10, 2019 Steve 2

Lockstops (2019) concluded that Greens and leftists “are like a cancer.” 28-Cars-Later (2019b) suggested that mercenaries should be hired to “start popping the heads off” members of the European Union Commission. Why the vitriol? Because […]

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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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    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
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