Historiography: Casualties of A Sales War
There was a time when we became comfortable. Comfortable enough to let post-war designs to simply just be normalized.
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My Favorite “What Did You Call That Vehicle?!?"
Some were unfortunate for some reason or another. And, there were some that have been lost in translation.
Historiography: The Great Wagon Maker of Automobiles
TweetDepending on your point of view, one could agree that the westward expansion of the North America continent was forged by the presence of the covered wagon. Whether that presence was seen as progress or not, the fact that people from the established states of the USA and of the eastern part of the Dominion …
My Favorite Orphan Vehicles – 2018 Version
Tweet All Photos by Randy Stern Not to brag or anything, but some of us have lived long enough to remember certain vehicles in our lives that have been long forgotten by everyone else. Many vehicles have seen their last days, but their most loyal owners…and some desperate consumers…have kept the flames alive past their …
Historiography: The American Compact Car
TweetBy the Fall of 1959, the North American automotive industry came to their senses. The rise of Volkswagen ushered in a period where the domestic automotive industry had to respond to a swath of smaller imported automobiles penetrating sales. Not to mention the loss of several nameplates in the process after World War II. When …
Historiography: Pacing The Brickyard
TweetBefore I dive into this piece, a little side note to start with for context… Last month, I began contracting as CarSoup.com's Content Management Editor. My duties are not just fielding and editing content for the website’s Buyer's Guide, but for print advertising supplements that appear in up to a dozen newspapers across the Midwest, …
Ghosts Along the Assembly Line – The Hometown Edition
TweetGrowing up in Southern California, I was blessed with reminders that I did live in a form of paradise. Paradise is a relative term. Normally, that would mean perfect weather year-round, leisure opportunities within minutes of your doorstep and an infinite quantity of sustenance. For me, it meant that I lived in a city just …