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.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Briggs Cunningham and the Beginnings of the Sports Car Craze in the US

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The source for this post is Roger Butterfield, "Crazy Over Sports Cars," Saturday Evening Post , 226 (November 7, 1953), 34-66. ...
Monday, March 20, 2017

The MGA Twin Cam: Sports Car Of The Year (1955-1956)

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My first car was a black with red interior 1959 MGA. I got it my senior year jun High school, 1966.  The above film stresses the Twin-Cam ...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Jaguar Factory Tour - 1961

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This is a fascinating video illustrating Jaguar production techniques at the top of their game -- late 1950s and early 1960s.  Not a hand-...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Betsy De Vos and her Connection to the Automobile Industry

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Edgar Dale Prince Betsy DeVos Thanks to Ed Garten for this material.  IN SUM, THE AMERICAN MADE COUNTLESS FORTUNES DURING HTE...
Friday, March 17, 2017

20th Anniversary of the Return of the Silver Arrows to F1 GP

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Silver Arrow on course for gold: David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes MP12-4, car number 10) leads Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F310B, car...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

From 356 to early 911: the Evolution of Early Porsche Designs

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This post is based on the little book by Ulrich von Mende, The Porsche 911 by Ferdinand Porsche. Verlag form, Design Classics, 1999. An...
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