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QOTD: What Famous Auto Industry Figures Are Buried In Your City?
Posted on October 9, 2019 | 45 CommentsMy adopted hometown of Indianapolis has a deep history in the automotive industry. It can be argued that but for Henry Ford’s fortuitous decision to locate in the Detroit area, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1931 Marmon Sixteen – Death With Dignity
Posted on July 29, 2018 | 45 Comments(first posted 10/2/2012) What do you get when you take a small auto manufacturer already in debt, add one of the greatest engineers of his generation, fold in one of […] -
The Auto World Museum, Revisited
Posted on June 25, 2015 | 39 CommentsCo-author’s Note: This is a collaborative piece written by my seventh-grade daughter and me. We went to the museum as a history lesson and it’s a follow-up of sorts from […] -
Cohort Outtake: Marmon V16 Town Car – Just Stunning!
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 45 CommentsWell, what can I say? I’ve always loved the classic prewar Amercian luxury cars: Duesenberg, Cord, Cadillac, Packard, Pierce-Arrow. Somewhat lesser known–but just as amazing a car as its 1930’s […] -
Automotive History: Marmon’s Double Three Point Suspension
Posted on October 2, 2012 | 11 CommentsSince delving into Marmon’s history for the CC on the Marmon Sixteen of the depression years, I’ve come across several references to an earlier Marmon innovation, one that pretty much […]