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Auto culture
Quotes
Observing the ‘frictional violence of speed’
“As anyone who has broken down on the motorway will know, to stand at the side, waiting for rescue, is a revelation. Nothing better conveys the frictional violence of speed. Whatever impression you may get […]
Readings
Lamm and Holls’s ‘A Century of Automotive Style’ is epic but uneven
(UPDATED FROM 3/23/2023) A Century of Automotive Style was first published in 1996, so it is a fairly old auto history book. Nevertheless, I would rank it as important enough to be updated. I say […]
Random Shots
Unofficial road signs were better than the real ones
A few years ago residents of a Lake Quinault neighborhood posted a number of do-it-yourself, speed-limit signs. However, when I drove through this neighborhood last summer I didn’t notice any of the signs. If they […]
Literature
1953-73 Chevrolet Corvette ads gingerly showed changing gender roles
(EXPANDED FROM 6/10/2022) One of the more common types of clickbait on auto history websites is to post an old-car ad and throw in a few paragraphs of background. Cranking out lots of short, breezy […]
Photo Essay
Port Townsend: The American dream’s new — and old — end of the road
(EXPANDED FROM 5/28/2021) Some say that the American dream ends in the sun-drenched surf of California. That may have been the case in years gone by, but not anymore. In 2020 California recorded a net […]
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Photo Essay
If David E. Davis could do road trips, why can’t Indie Auto?
(EXPANDED FROM 10/18/2023) David E. Davis often wrote about his road trips when he was editor of Automobile. Jack Baruth (2011) suggested that the magazine’s motto, “No Boring Cars!” served as “an excuse, er, reason […]
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