Adventures in Automotive Branding: That “Distinctive Fender Sound”
Detroit is a funny market when it comes to advertising. In addition to the ads, commercials and billboards that you might see or hear in other markets from national and regional advertisers, there is...
View ArticleDo You Remember Rock And Roll Radio?
Click here to view the embedded video. In my office is a clock radio and, if you are a child of the ‘70s or ‘80s, you already know which one. Made by GE, it has a red LED display, a plastic wood grain...
View ArticleCrazy Ads & Car Stereos: How Earl “Madman” Muntz Changed Car (and American)...
1950 Muntz Jet. Full gallery here. When Chrysler touts its well-performing 8.4 inch UConnect touchscreen, somewhere Earl “Madman” Muntz smiles. When drivers use UConnect and other manufacturers’...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Single DIN + Multiple Options = Serious Improvement for Cheap?
Ted writes: In your suggested fixes to a 200,000-mile BMW, you mentioned better aftermarket radios. That got me interested! I’m buying a 1989 Porsche 944 turbo with about 10 problems and the radio...
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