Over the last year Road & Track magazine has moved upmarket. It has replaced its monthly printed magazine with a bi-monthly with around 150 pages. In addition, the magazine is offering access to events, services […]
A quarter century ago I subscribed to this magazine in response to one of those promos that offered a really low introductory rate. I liked the auto history pieces — this was before the Internet […]
(UPDATED 1/8/2023) The website, Art Fitpatrick: Portraits of Cars, survived the illustrator’s death (Strohl, 2015). However, when I tested the link in early 2023 it did not work and I could not find an alternative […]
(UPDATED 10/30/2022) Dean’s Garage draws together car designers to discuss their craft. The website has tended to focus on U.S. automakers during the post-war era. Publisher Gary Dean Smith was part of General Motors’ design […]
(EXPANDED 9/13/2022) Ate Up With Motor has long been one of the best sources of automotive history among the web-only media outlets. However, this website also illustrates the challenges of small-scale publishing. Publisher and sole […]
The trade journal’s great advantage over major daily newspapers or business magazines is that it can focus exclusively on one industry. That results in more detailed and comprehensive coverage. However, this can lead to a […]
This nonprofit organization’s activities range from networking opportunities to a number of publications available in print and online versions. In addition, its website has an excellent set of links to automotive libraries, museums, clubs, publishers […]
Richard M. Langworth is arguably the dean of American automotive history. I suspect that he has authored or co-authored more books than anyone else in the field. More importantly, his writing is noteworthy for its […]
The U.S. automotive media tend to ignore or downplay the far-reaching impacts of the automobile on land use. That’s a significant oversight which helps to accentuate the auto industry’s strikingly insular attitude about basic issues such […]
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