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1972 Mercury Cougar 2-door hardtop
Editor's Note

Reader insists that 1971-73 Mercury Cougars were ‘awesome’

June 13, 2023 Steve 9

Our story, “1967-73 Mercury Cougar: A classic goes to hell,” apparently took the smile off the face of (former?) reader SL. He flatly declared, “The 1971-73 Cougars are awesome cars. All this talk about them […]

Letters to the Editor

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 […]

Telephone poll
Editor's Note

A few housekeeping items about contacting Indie Auto

June 1, 2023 Steve 0

This morning Indie Auto received a comment from the editor of a website we reviewed. Rather than using the comment thread for that review, he submitted it elsewhere and stated, “I don’t see a way […]

Ford Model T
Links

Auto history web page leads me to new sources of information

March 22, 2023 Steve 2

A staff member from the Hampton Public Library in Iowa asked if I would give visibility to an auto history web page dug up by a student assistant named Katrina. The page includes an article […]

1971 Cadillac Eldorado 2-door coupe
Comment Highlights

1971 Cadillac Eldorado comment thread has a new round of discussions

March 19, 2023 Steve 0

Those who are interested in the origins of the 1971 Cadillac Eldorado might wish to check out a new round of discussions that have occurred over the last few days. Michael Karesh stopped by to […]

Kestner homestead porch
Editor's Note

Thank you to fund-drive participants and a note on broken links

March 17, 2023 Steve 0

Over the last week we have had an encouraging number of readers participate in Indie Auto’s fundraising drive. These have included previous donors as well as new ones. Some donors offered comments. For example, DC […]

Lake Quinault country road in fall
Editor's Note

Do you think Indie Auto is worth keeping online?

March 10, 2023 Steve 12

Indie Auto has reached a crossroads. I have just published 900 posts on this website. Meanwhile, I am far enough into retirement that I have been thinking harder about how to best spend my remaining […]

1964 Dodge
Letters to the Editor

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 […]

1950 Studebaker Champion Starlight coupe
Editor's Note

‘Die-hard fan’ of Studebaker and AMC finds Indie Auto useful

March 5, 2023 Steve 0

Indie Auto functions as an informal debating club about American automotive history. Thus, my writing gets a fair amount of criticism in comments as well as private messages. I’m good with this because debate is […]

Thurston BPA transmission station
Editor's Note

Ronnie Schreiber helps us hone our bullshit detectors

February 23, 2023 Steve 1

Ronnie Schreiber recently submitted a comment to our story, “Peter DeLorenzo draws questionable lessons from automotive history.” What follows is his entire comment in unedited form: “I find it interesting that the environmentalists who warned […]

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    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
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    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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