Author Archives: John F. Katz

New small . . . Studebakers?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by John F. Katz

    Virgil M. Exner, Sr. was surely one of the most creative and influential of all U.S. automobile designers—and the second, after Bill Mitchell, to be honored posthumously by the Henry Ford Museum’s Edsel B. Ford Design History Award. … Continue reading →

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Road Report: Honda Civic Hybrid

Posted on February 9, 2011 by John F. Katz

Silent, swift, and sporting that familiar Civic spirit Torque. It’s the best-kept secret of automotive performance, one of the least understood and most often ignored. Horsepower gets all the glamour and attention; anyone can picture 50 or 100 or 300 … Continue reading →

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