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.

Friday, December 25, 2015

Understanding the Porsche Model Number and Letter System

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Some dreams are difficult to capture in words because they have such long names. One example is the Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera, which in...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

1956 Ford Customline Victoria Advertisement: the advent of the 2 car family in 1950s America

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Cars, suburbs, isolation and the 1950s in America.  The ad is self explanatory, and powerful evidence of how the suburbs took Americans e...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Harry Truman and his Cars: a Tidbit from Ed Garten

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I seem to be obsessed with Harry Truman and his cars, but found this tidbit on the Internet.  The bill of sale for not one but two n...

MASERATI TROFEO 2010 - 2015 From Monza to Abu Dhabi: six years of the Maserati Trofeo

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Spa, 2014 Modena,  16 December 2015  - From Monza 2010 to Abu Dhabi 2015. The Maserati Trofeo journey lasted  six  years and ended...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Keroauc -- On the Road: Character "Terry" died at age 92, August, 2013

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Beatrice Kozera, left, and her sister Angie in Selma, Calif., in 1947. (Beatrice Kozera Estate ) Beatrice Kozera, the Los Angel...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Two New Additions to the Mercedes - Benz Museum in Stuttgart: The 2014 MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 W05 Hybrid and the gooix Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM

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Lewis Hamilton und Ola Källenius unveil the championship-winning Formula 1 car from 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. Photo dated Decemb...
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