One hundred years ago, many automobiles were produced from standardized components purchased from others, rather…
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To the management of Cadillac, today is about SUVs. Tomorrow is electric. The Cadillac luxury…
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Moon was the second of three failing car companies that killed the Ruxton. The Historic…
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Reviled as the man who killed Kissel, Archibald Moulton Andrews also is blamed for the…
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Writing almost a decade ago for Hemming Classic Car, an author concluded that “[s}adly, by…
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Gus Wilson was the best auto mechanic ever. He learned his trade young, opening the…
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THE “ASSEMBLED CAR” MAKES A COMEBACK
One hundred years ago, many automobiles were produced from standardized components purchased from others, rather than from components manufactured in house by the automobile company. Comprising 25% of the new car market…
CADILLAC AND THE PENALTY OF FAILURE
To the management of Cadillac, today is about SUVs. Tomorrow is electric. The Cadillac luxury sedan is . . . yesterday. They do, however, promise a new luxury sedan in the future…
HOW THREE FAILING CAR COMPANIES KILLED THE RUXTON – PART TWO
Moon was the second of three failing car companies that killed the Ruxton. The Historic Vehicle Association profile of Moon says it was “faced with dwindling profits and further resistance from New…
HOW THREE FAILING CAR COMPANIES KILLED THE RUXTON – PART ONE
Reviled as the man who killed Kissel, Archibald Moulton Andrews also is blamed for the destroying Moon and Hupmobile in an ultimately futile quest to build his dream car, the Ruxton. Writing…
PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE
Writing almost a decade ago for Hemming Classic Car, an author concluded that “[s}adly, by the early 1930s, the custom coachwork era was ending, and it was all but gone by the…
GUS WILSON – BEST AUTO MECHANIC EVER
Gus Wilson was the best auto mechanic ever. He learned his trade young, opening the Model Garage sometime before July of 1925, at a time when the Model T was still the…
THE WHEEL IN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY
Automobile Chronicles is about “Automotive History – Then and Now.” But there would not be any automotive history were it not for the wheel. Two of our readers, Emily and Melissa, who…
TESLA NEEDS DEALERS TO MAKE A PROFIT
Over one hundred years ago, automobile manufacturers invented dealers to save themselves the capital cost of maintaining inventory and to make the process of delivering new automobiles to customers both efficient and…
THE REAL REASON PACKARD DIED
The One-Twenty vs. the “Senior” Model Packards Those who attribute Packard’s demise to introduction of the One-Twenty model in 1935 indulge in the fallacy that corporations fail from one factor which, had…