The Automobile and American Life

This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2026, by the author.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Monte Carlo Rally 1949 Historic Photos

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The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is an event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco. This orga...
Friday, September 11, 2009

1937 Endurance Racing, Women Behind the Wheel

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This is another photo of mine taken from a collection at the National Archives. In 1937 4 French women drove over 33, ooo km during a ten-...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bernd Rosemeyer at the Avus, Berlin, 1937, Audi

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This photograph is part of a collection of photos that I acquired while at the National Archives in early August. It depicts one of Germany...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Follow Up -- Lisa, her Mustang Convertible, and a Groundhog

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Hi folks -- when I posted Lisa's auto-biographical account with her Mustang, a groundhog, and the back end of a new Mercedes I did not h...
Monday, September 7, 2009

Summer is Over! Labor Day Weekend Holiday at Home Car Show, Kettering , Ohio

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As Roy Orbison used to croon, "It's over!" In this case it is summer, and the annual Holiday at Home weekend in Kettering, Oh...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Labor Day Thoughts -- Auto Workers and the Cars We Love -- HBO's "The Last Truck."

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When the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line, the automobile forever changed the economic and cultural landscape of Amer...
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