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Yet Another Obituary

May 16, 2008 11:29 am | Categories: automotive history, beverly rae kimes, obituary, automobile quarterly
Posted by hudsonthedog

You know you’re getting older when you have to attend funerals and memorials for your idols and mentors. Only days after attending a memorial service for one mentor, word comes down of another’s passing. Beverly Rae Kimes was a world-renowned historian...

The Shaky World of Automotive Investing

Feb 25, 2008 11:52 am | Categories: automotive history, general motors, ford, chrysler, cadillac, buick, oldsmobile, maxwell, rambler, panoz, hyundai, kia, mitsubishi, isuzu, bob lutz, cunningham, bmw, automotive industries, malcolm bricklin, gerald weigert, max hoffman, kjell qvale, aro, proton, tvr, citroen, alfa romeo, chery, automotive news, chamco, build-to-order
Posted by hudsonthedog

Until around 1950, there was a Wild West-like attitude in the American automotive industry. It was a frontier to be conquered. Throughout automotive history, there have been something like 5,000 individual makers of cars and trucks in the world with about 3,500 of them being situated in the United States...

It's a Fact...But It's Wrong

Nov 26, 2007 5:56 am | Categories: automotive history, ford, chevrolet, volkswagen, benz, napier, fiat, model a, model t, oldsmobile, henry ford, cugnot, rolls-royce
Posted by hudsonthedog

Ever have a conversation with someone and they try to impress you with their automotive knowledge? It must happen with every hobby or interest: someone "knows" a fact about a subject and uses it to impress another person who actually lives the subject. Car people have to be among the most vulnerable to this type of confrontation because everybody knows about cars and many people have some hidden "fact" about them...

Blog Category Results Found 3 entries. Categories results for: automotive history Yet Another Obituary May 16, 2008 11:29 am \| Categories: automotive history, beverly rae kimes, obituary, automobile quarterly Posted by hudsonthedog You know you’re getting older when you have to attend funerals and memorials for your idols and mentors. Only days after attending a memorial service for one mentor, word comes down of another’s passing. Beverly Rae Kimes was a world-renowned historian... The Shaky World of Automotive Investing Feb 25, 2008 11:52 am \| Categories: automotive history, general motors, ford, chrysler, cadillac, buick, oldsmobile, maxwell, rambler, panoz, hyundai, kia, mitsubishi, isuzu, bob lutz, cunningham, bmw, automotive industries, malcolm bricklin, gerald weigert, max hoffman, kjell qvale, aro, proton, tvr, citroen, alfa romeo, chery, automotive news, chamco, build-to-order Posted by hudsonthedog Until around 1950, there was a Wild West-like attitude in the American automotive industry. It was a frontier to be conquered. Throughout automotive history, there have been something like 5,000 individual makers of cars and trucks in the world with about 3,500 of them being situated in the United States... It's a Fact...But It's Wrong Nov 26, 2007 5:56 am \| Categories: automotive history, ford, chevrolet, volkswagen, benz, napier, fiat, model a, model t, oldsmobile, henry ford, cugnot, rolls-royce Posted by hudsonthedog Ever have a conversation with someone and they try to impress you with their automotive knowledge? It must happen with every hobby or interest: someone "knows" a fact about a subject and uses it to impress another person who actually lives the subject. Car people have to be among the most vulnerable to this type of confrontation because everybody knows about cars and many people have some hidden "fact" about them...