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Vulpine: Detroit can force people to buy cars they don’t want

November 6, 2020 Steve 0

“Obviously you can, since the truck I’m driving is pretty close to 20% larger than I wanted, in overall dimensions. Nobody makes a proper ‘small’ truck for the US market as yet and hasn’t done […]

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Automotive Views: Let’s handle climate change the right way

October 30, 2020 Steve 0
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Not everyone thinks offroading is grand

June 17, 2019 Steve 0

“Most of this offroading is laughable because it is just a vanity project. Look at the photo (in the story) – the Jeep could have driven around a puddle of water, but he went across […]

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Designer Bill Robinson’s secret to his success

June 7, 2019 Steve 0

“. . . I always considered myself an average designer, because there were so many good designers. I was very successful because I knew that you had to sell the design to the manager and […]

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Surveys find sexism still powerful in auto industry

January 1, 2019 Steve 2

When I started reading Automotive News in the mid-70s, one thing that struck me was how few women were in leadership positions. Only one or two would be listed on two-page displays of industry “all […]

Guys talk about Hudsons at LeMay's 41st Annual Show
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LeMay’s 2018 car show rolls on despite rain

September 1, 2018 Steve 0

Some light rain in the morning may have dampened participation in LeMay’s 41st Annual Show, but there was still plenty to see. As in past years, the event — which was held at the Marymount […]

"The Shape of Speed: Streamlined Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1930-1942" exhibit
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Three different takes on streamlined automobiles

August 16, 2018 Steve 0

If you are fascinated by streamlined cars of the Depression era you may want to take a look at three helpful resources. Over at Curbside Classic, Paul Niedermeyer (2018) has posted a terrific photo essay […]

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Why younger people are keeping their vehicles longer

August 10, 2018 Steve 0

“Welcome to not being a baby boomer. car, house, retirement, savings. pick three.” — Jon368, Car and Driver commentator (2018) “You missed experience (travel, going out with friends, even the humble kick back costs, etc). […]

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Steph Willems: Acura NSX choice of freedom fighters?

July 31, 2018 Steve 0

Steph Willems (2018) has joined the “they’re coming for our performance cars!” scare campaign. Much like a recent column by Keith Crain, Willems is vague about how this imagined dystopia shows up except to say […]

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Financial illiteracy among car buyers is ‘staggering’

July 20, 2018 Steve 0

“Those of y’all who live and breathe cars, and are fairly well versed in other fields, have absolutely no idea how an absolutely astonishing number of people actually buy things. Some years ago, my cousin […]

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    September 29, 2026 7
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