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, November 18, 2022

The Beginnings of the Packard Proving Grounds

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View up unpaved road showing square farmhouse with several cars parked on road and in driveway. Handwritten on photograph front: "John ...
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Saturday, November 12, 2022

A proposal to write something on the history of automotive proving grounds for a meeting in Baltimore next April

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 Back in the saddle again after a long respite! Packard Co. file photograph of two 1928 Packard race cars on track at proving grounds. Inscr...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The Bock Auto Beer Bar

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 I saw this on MIke Edgerton’s Facebook Page. Can this be for real? 
Thursday, November 3, 2022

How Packard Proves a Packard, part 2

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Ford Dearborn Development Center: Proving Grounds: Drone Flyover

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1929 Chevrolet GM Proving Ground

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