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.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A Brief Digression -- A Bad Crankshaft Position Sensor on my 2006 Nissan Spec V 2.5

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Location of sensor taken from an engine out of the car. I am loathe to sell this vehicle right now, only because I recently bought new tires...
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Aerodynamics and the Automobile -- a Brief History Concerning the Path of Least Resistance

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Streamlining and the Chrysler “Airflop” As articulated previously, James Flink’s argument concerning technological stagnation during the int...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Cars I Love 2 -- Porsche 356

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Hi folks -- some of you know that I have a 1971 Porsche 911T targa that I have obsessed over for many years and resurrected from the "g...
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Photo of 1946 Packard, Texaco Station, Cafe and Cabins -- Courtesy of Michael Kenny

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Hi folks- this is the photo that included the mystery car -- the 1946 Packard -- from a previous post. Note the very interesting architect...
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Ed Garten Wins Photo Puzzler -- It is a 1946 Packard!!

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John, I believe the mystery car to be a 1946 Packard. Look at the attached photo of a 46 Packard rear end. 1. Packard used a diagonal script...
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1948 Mystery Car!! Can you Identify This???

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Help me here! Mike Kenny sent me this asking for make model and year -- maybe a 1948. Can someone step to the plate and provide fill in the ...
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