Jul 14, 2022Member-onlyWe Live in the “What Happened?” Era — And It’s Not a Good ThingYears ago, wen someone said “what happened?” it was a query about an event or some rumor, or asking about the ending of a tale . . . “What happened at the concert?”; “What happened to Joe and Sally?” “And then . . . what happened?”. But today, it’s about…Business3 min readBusiness3 min read
Jul 14, 2022Member-onlyAuto Manufacturers — Not Creating Your Current Brochures is Throwing Away Your HistoryJust so you understand this is not a rail against the digital world. I am a huge believer in it. After all, I founded one of the largest automotive digital libraries there is — The Eric B. White Digital Documents Library. What I am talking about, however, is the phase…Automotive2 min readAutomotive2 min read
Jul 13, 2022Member-onlyNFTs — Can We Get Any More Ridiculous?I know times are rough. I know everyone is looking to increase their net worth — perhaps for retirement, perhaps to buy a home, to finance education for their kids, the list goes on. But whenever times are rough and people are looking for a financial edge, along come the…5 min read5 min read
Jun 23, 2022Member-onlyAccess Historic Records — It Has To Change —and Ford Could lead the way . . . but . . . To a great hue and cry, and on the anniversary of the Company, Ford is releasing a ton of materials to the public in digital format. Great! But is it really? Oh, releasing the materials is a…Automotive3 min readAutomotive3 min read
Jun 22, 2022Member-onlyPontiac 1955–1958: Performance SolidifiedThe 1955 Pontiac V8 was not that division’s first venture into a V-style eight-cylinder engine configuration. In 1932 a one-year-only version of the Oakland L-head V8 was produced for the newly minted Pontiac Motor Division. …Automotive4 min readAutomotive4 min read
Jun 16, 2022Member-onlyWhy We Lost Two Exciting 50’s Brands — Hudson and PackardLet’s Talk About Hudson When we talk about the mystery cars of the first muscle era, the early 50s had some hefty sleepers. One such brand was the Hudson and its famous Hornet. In 1948, Hudson employed some great new features when, like most of its competition, it broke away…Automotive8 min readAutomotive8 min read
Jun 14, 2022Member-onlyMercury Muscle Cars — Not the 60s — How About the 50s!Marauder, Cyclone, Caliente. They might be names you know, but are you aware of the M-260, the M-335 and the M-400? Probably not, but you should be. Mercury’s performance program started back in 1956 when the Y-Block V-8 was still in its infancy, but stock car racing was hot and…6 min read6 min read
Jun 9, 2022Member-onlyAuto History and Competing Interests — Why It Shouldn’t Happen . . .And What We Can Do About It Every day, those of us involved in the preservation of automotive history, stumble across material held by private interests, museums, libraries, archives, public trusts and the like. We “stumble across it” because the only way to discover it is by hugely complex detective…History4 min readHistory4 min read
Jun 8, 2022Member-onlyCome on Auto Enthusiasts — Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!Every time I attend a car show, an auction, or see posts on social media, I see the same thing over and over: Joe and Sally talking about their favorite car, car model, or decade, or year. Joe and Sally never move out of their comfort zone. …Automotive3 min readAutomotive3 min read
May 24, 2022Member-onlyHas Social Media Turned Us Into Idiots?Maybe not — but it sure has shortened our attention span We’ve all heard the rants about social media: it is filled with vitriol, it is all about marketing, only celebrities get major attention, etc. …3 min read3 min read
