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Recently a retired Ford designer stopped by to offer a response to our story, “How 1960s car design reflected the good old (boy) days.” I started my career at Ford styling in 1960. Retired in [...] The post Ford s design talent in the 1970s wasn t enough to halt a dramatic slide in sales appeared first on Indie Auto .
(EXPANDED FROM 3/5/2021) Patrick R. Foster s Hudson Automobiles: An Illustrated History lives up to its title. If you are mainly interested in pictures, this is your book. The 128-page paperback is dominated by photographs, artist [...] The post Patrick Foster s Hudson book emphasized pictures and boosterism appeared first on Indie Auto .
(UPDATED FROM 6/16/2024) David Burrell has written what may be the most detailed account of how William Mitchell vainly tried to shift the boat-tail 1971 Buick Riviera to a mid-sized platform. Burrell s story in Retro [...] The post Why wasn t the 1971 boat-tail Buick Riviera shrunk to compact size? appeared first on Indie Auto .
Also see Could the auto industry experience a wake-up call akin to the 1970s oil crises? “Our Sponsors” parodies the automotive industry and media through fake advertising. For further discussion about what is real, go here. The post Analyst Sam Fiorani lauds astuteness of Ram s new high-performance model appeared first on Indie Auto .