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1962 Lincoln Continental 4-door sedan
Letters to the Editor

Reader finds our 1961-63 Lincoln article ‘most negative of them all’

July 12, 2023 Steve 6

Indie Auto reader WM stopped by to offer his reaction on our article, “1961-63 Lincoln Continental was not as iconic as often described.” Well of all the articles written about the 1960s Lincoln, this is […]

1961 Dodge Dart 4-door sedan
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Was the 1961 Dodge’s front end inspired by 1960 Ford Falcon’s?

June 29, 2023 Steve 4

MH dropped a note to Indie Auto about the 1961 Dodge, perhaps in response to our article, “Chrysler’s collapse in premium-priced field was a bigger deal than Edsel’s.” Not much is written about the 1961 […]

1980 Chevrolet Citation
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General Motors lost styling leadership in early-80s in ‘a morass of boxiness’

June 15, 2023 Steve 10

At the risk of disrupting an active comment thread, I would like to elevate to the front page a response by Peter Wilding to our story, “U.S. cars often suffered from weak styling continuity and […]

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Reader chimes in on story about GM’s 1965-68 premium-priced big cars

June 8, 2023 Steve 0

Indie Auto reader PR stopped by to offer his reaction to our “1965-68 GM big cars: The end of different strokes” article: I write to laud the research conducted and information provided in the article […]

1966 Volvo 122S
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Reader opines on why U.S. automakers weren’t competitive with imports

April 10, 2023 Steve 4

Ole stopped by to respond to the post, “Gordon Buehrig on Ford’s attitude about small cars circa 1960.” It wasn’t until the early-1960s that the entire European auto industry produced more cars than Chevrolet or […]

1964 Dodge
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Richard Langworth responds to our ‘making excuses for GM’ story

March 5, 2023 Steve 10

Richard Langworth stopped by to respond to our story, “Langworth and Norbye made excuses for General Motors’ big-car fixation.” What follows is his full missive: It’s nice to be remembered, even critically, for something we […]

1971 Cadillac Eldorado
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Peter Wilding analyzes the 1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado’s design

February 26, 2023 Steve 6

Peter Wilding wrote a thoughtful comment about our 1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado story that I don’t want to get buried in the comment thread: Late to the party here. Design analysis first. As an Aussie, I […]

1955 Packard 400 taillight
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Reader offers his perspective on why Packard died

January 26, 2023 Steve 8

Indie Auto has received a pair of comments from a reader we will call D.B. His first comment was in response to our story, “The 1955 Packard’s styling was an evolutionary dead end.” D.B.’s second […]

Tesla Model 3 rear quarter
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Tesla is losing altitude partly because its cars are not competitive

December 28, 2022 Steve 5

In theory, I don’t mind discussing U.S. politics at Indie Auto. In practice, that seems to be increasingly hard to do because of partisan polarization. What could be a nuanced give-and-take can all too quickly […]

1959 Pontiac
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Reader offers additional reasons for ‘lower, longer and wider’ trend

October 27, 2022 Steve 5

Our “Auto Paedia” article about Detroit’s tendency to make its cars “lower, longer and wider” during the post-war period continues to generate an interesting discussion in the comment thread. One comment I would like to […]

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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
    October 14, 2022 141
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