Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Sunrise Or Sunset?Ah, a cowboy and his Beetle. Nothing more natural in the world. When I first looked at this, I thought it was a…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 28, 2021Comments (24)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Almost Twenty Feet Of Elegant MotorcarThis 1968 Dodge Monaco brochure page is remarkable for a lot of things: the mention of a taillight, singular, those…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 27, 2021Comments (21)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Franco-American SceneWelcome back to weekdays! I just wanted to share with you this scene from a town in the American Southeast. Totally…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 26, 2021Comments (17)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: The Four Horses Of The CozinessAnother week of grand accomplishment and shoving humanity, grudgingly, to new and unforeseen heights of achievement.…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 23, 2021Comments (19)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Another Perk Of EarthIt’s Earth Day! If you’re unfamiliar, it’s sort of like Neptune Day but instead of celebrating a boring-ass gas…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 22, 2021Comments (20)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: I Have A Question About Magic CarpetsSo I saw this charming old Tatra ad where, I think, the ride quality is being compared to that of a fictional thing,…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 21, 2021Comments (14)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Cloud StorageThis 1972 brochure for the charming little Fiat X1/9 is pretty delightful, but it’s so hard not to make a cruel joke…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 19, 2021Comments (21)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Turning Is OverratedYou made it through another week! I always believed in you, even when everyone was saying all those terrible things…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 16, 2021Comments (22)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Dad Logic“I know it’s 73 miles out of the way, but gas at this station in the middle of this dustbowl is 2.14 cents cheaper…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 15, 2021Comments (29)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: The Other Kind Of PicnicHere’s something modern carmakers never seem to advertise or promote anymore: how easy it is to disassemble their…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 14, 2021Comments (11)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Make Sure They See ItI always really liked these forward-control Mercedes-Benz 319 vans, but I also think the double logo placement it…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 13, 2021Comments (11)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Blue MondayI just liked this intensely blue illustration of a 1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar I, Old’s “lowest-priced, full-sized…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 12, 2021Comments (14)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: America's Aluminum VW That Wasn'tIn the late ’50s, aluminum was beginning to get some real interest as an automotive building material, and companies…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 9, 2021Comments (19)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: That's How It Works In CartoonsI really really want those zany paint cans in the back of that 1970 Citroën HY van to contain paint that just…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 8, 2021Comments (7)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Fiat Seafood Special, $6.99There’s something about this picture that reminds me of one of those all-beige fried seafood meals, like a plate of…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 7, 2021Comments (10)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: The Joy Of CrammingCitroën’s old ads for the 2CV van variants, called the AZU or the Fourgonnette, were really charming and effective.…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 6, 2021Comments (7)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: The Greatest Car In The WorldI was going through some old notes, and uncovered the following first-impression thoughts of when I was driving a…ByErik ShillingPublishedApril 5, 2021Comments (17)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: A Car Club Is BornBack when I moved from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill, NC some years back, I was really lamenting leaving what is, I…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 5, 2021Comments (10)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Business GhostsFun fact: for many years, Chrysler’s quality control was handled by a group of dapper engineers, accountants, and…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 2, 2021Comments (8)
Car CultureBlipCar CultureBlipBlip: Voltswagen Ha Ha HaTo all my autojourno pals whining about getting taken in by Volkswagen’s clumsy gag about changing their name to…ByJason TorchinskyPublishedApril 1, 2021Comments (14)