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Could you give feedback on my sample article for hotcars.com?

April 9, 2021 Steve 1

Doing Indie Auto’s been fun, but it’s not making me rich. So when I heard that hotcars.com was hiring freelancers, I thought: Here’s my ticket! Thank you, Automotive Books and Periodicals, for posting their “We’re […]

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Herrings: The Lexus LC 500 is a future classic!

March 26, 2021 Steve 0
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Bitter Old Man’s take on Jeremy Clarkson

March 19, 2021 Steve 0

“It’s truly sad when the real person shows up and ruins your preconceived notions of how they actually were. (Jeremy) Clarkson, who was blessed with the talent to write really well, and was engaging as […]

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Car and Driver: Rambler was a ‘dreary’ protest car

March 12, 2021 Steve 0

“This nation’s car market has always supported a handful of what seem to be ‘protest cars.’ There were a lot more of them before World War II, but the post-war era has had it share: […]

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Keith Bradsher: ‘Extreme users’ in auto media have driven SUV design

February 5, 2021 Steve 0

“Even some auto executives and engineers complain that media comparisons of off-road driving capabilities have put pressure on them to design ever taller vehicles with ever more expensive four-wheel-drive systems that almost nobody needs. In […]

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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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The Truth About Commies: We uncover a fiendish GM plot!

December 18, 2020 Steve 0
The Truth About Cars trafficks in an unsubstantiated allegations against Joe Biden
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Is TTAC editor Tim Healey okay with irrelevant disinformation?

December 18, 2020 Steve 0

This week Matt Posky (2020c) led off a post about a Biden cabinet nomination with a riff about “international money-laundering allegations against the Biden family.” The Truth About Cars reporter linked to a story that […]

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The future of auto blogging after the fall of Rome

December 11, 2020 Steve 0

“I think we’re kind of in a postmodern, ‘Fall of Rome’ era of blogging. The golden age is well behind us, and there’s a glut of content and channels, a few barons and a lot […]

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Automotive Views: Elon Musk wins top ‘All-Star’ award

December 4, 2020 Steve 0

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    Why does Joe Ligo’s PBS series sanewash AMC’s mid-70s recklessness?
    October 6, 2026 20
  • 2026 Ram pickups
    A pyrrhic regulatory rollback and how poorly the 1978 Matador coupe sold
    October 2, 2026 12
  • 1962 Chrysler 300
    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
  • 1974 Chrysler New Yorker
    1974 Chrysler New Yorker was a tragedy that played out on four levels
    September 16, 2026 16
  • Internet problems reminded me of U.S. automakers in the 1970s
    May 2, 2026 1
  • 1956 Buick hood scoop
    Readers brainstorm ideas for future Indie Auto stories
    October 14, 2022 141
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