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The following are registered trademarks of Honda: Accord (Honda), Civic (Honda), CR-V (Honda), CSX (Acura), Element (Honda), Fit (Honda), Odyssey and Prelude (Honda).
Accent and Sonata are registered trademarks of Hyundai.
Trooper is a registered trademark of Isuzu.
The following are registered trademarks of Land Rover (now owned by Ford): Defender 90, Discovery and Range Rover.
The following are registered trademarks of Mazda: 626 LX, Mazda 3, Miata (Mazda), Millennia and “Zoom Zoom.”
Minor (Morris, 1959) is a registered trademark of Morris Motor Company.
The following are registered trademarks of Nissan: 300ZX, Altima, Infiniti, Maxima and Tiida.
DS Pallas (Citroën) and Peugeot 404 are registered trademarks of Peugeot Citroën.
The following are registered trademarks of Porsche: 550 Spyder, 911, 911 Cabriolet, 928, 993, Boxter S, Carrera and Cayenne.
Megan (Renault) and Torino 380 (made by Industrias Kaiser Argentina, which was bought by Renault in 1975) are registered trademarks of Renault.
Silver Cloud is a registered trademark of Rolls-Royce.
Outback is a registered trademark of Subaru.
Nano is a registered trademark of Tata.
Roadster is a registered trademark of Telsa.
The following are registered trademarks of Toyota: Camry (Toyota), Celica, Corolla (Toyota), Crown (Toyota), FJ40 (Toyota), Highlander (Toyota), Prius, RAV4 (Toyota), RX (Lexus), Sienna (Toyota), T-100 (Toyota), Tacoma (Toyota), Tercel (Toyota) and Yaris (Toyota).
The following are registered trademarks of Volkswagen: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Polo, Rabbit, “Think small,” “Lemon,” “It’s ugly, but it gets you there,” “If you want to show you’ve gotten somewhere, get a beautiful chariot. But if you simply want to get somewhere, bet a Bug” and “Polo. Small but tough.”
S40 is a registered trademark of Volvo.
Yugo is a registered trademark of Zastava.
Index
Abdulhai, Baher, 282–86
accidents. See automobile safety; traffic safety
Adams, Michael, 13
advertising, 18, 60–74
annual spending on, 61
history, 62–67, 73
and the internet, 72, 73
jingoism in, 70, 71
safety/practicality used in, 69, 70, 159
sex in, 65, 66, 70
and social status, 63–65
and SUVs, 73, 179
and unsafe driving, 60, 61, 179
Volkswagen strategy in, 65–66, 68
women in, 62, 63, 65, 66, 70
air pollution, 9–10, 107, 290. See also environmental protection standards
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 156, 157–58, 217
Alejandro, Adrian, 201–2
alternative fuel vehicles, 247–58
biofuels, 249–50
electric, 244–45, 251, 252–55
fuel cell, 250, 255–58
hybrids, 248
American Graffiti (film), 2, 123
American Motors, 40, 195
American vs. Canadian values, 11–13, 15–16, 28–29
Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars, 48
Animal House (film), 82
Argentina, 68–69, 90, 164, 198–203, 205–9
Arnould, Grahame, 315
Atlanta, Georgia, 280
automobile clubs. See car clubs
automobile design
and brand identity, 242–44
and the “Forward Look,” 22
and national styles, 242
and the status of designers, 239–41
and tail fins, 22, 132
automobile industry. See also specific auto companies
economic importance of, 13, 35, 142, 147
and foreign competition, 34, 45, 51–54, 147–48, 259, 274
history, 16–17, 19, 21–22, 37–40, 44, 252
internationalization of, 245
and introduction of consumer credit, 17
quality issue in, 51–54, 259–60, 274–75
and snobbery against American cars, 156–57
automobile museums, 40–44
automobile ownership
in Bermuda, government limits on, 3
in Buenos Aires, 206
in China and India, 9
in Denver, Colorado, 213
in U.S. and Canada, 3, 29
automobile racing, 76–79. See also Corvette Racing team
automobile safety. See also traffic safety
in advertising, 69, 159
Ralph Nader’s work on, 48, 159, 194
and SUVs, 49, 50
technological advances in, 159–62
automobile sharing services, 312–15
automobile use, statistics on, 300
automobiles. See also alternative fuel vehicles
and American literature, 19–21, 91, 119–20, 155–56
as appliances vs. style and image, 12–13, 29–33, 68–69
as art, 3, 131–32
and film, 2, 76, 82, 122–24, 192
and folk/popular music, 2, 129–31
in postcards, 131
as representing progress/the future, 21–22
and self-expression/extension of personality, 12–13, 22–26, 27–28, 31, 32, 199
and social change, 16–23, 42, 149
and women’s social status, 17–18, 20–21, 62–63, 65, 66, 232
Avery, Cyrus, 116, 117, 142
Babbit (Lewis), 19
Barber, John, 6
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, 237
Beach Boys, The, 2, 130
Berkeley, California, 264
Blacharski, Kathryn, 186
Bloomberg, Michael, 304
Blue Highways (Heat-Moon), 92
Blumfelder, Steve, 189–91, 195–96
Boehm, Robert, 250–52, 268
Bonnie and Clyde, 41
Booth, David, 29–30
Borthagaray, Andres, 207–8
Boulder, Colorado, 227
Bowling Alone (Putnam), 224–25
Bradsher, Keith, 47–50
Bryson, Bill, 82, 120
Buenos Aires, 68–69, 90, 198–203, 205–9
Burma-Shave signs, 142
Bush, George W., 137–38, 139, 254, 267
Cadillac, 25, 54, 64, 65, 132, 243–44
Camaro, Chevrolet, 189–93, 196, 232–33, 234
Canadian vs. American values, 11–13, 15–16, 28–29
car clubs, 15, 16, 28
Gateway Camaro Club, 87, 189, 192, 197
Guthrie Flashbacks, 15, 147–48
as international phenomenon, 198–203
Mustang Mafia, 188
Rocky Mountain Mustangers, 180–81, 183, 188
cars. See automobiles
Cars (film), 122
Cartoons magazine, 12
Carvacho, Pablo, 98–99
Case, Jamie, 180, 182–89
cell phones, 174
Centre for Energy Research, University of Nevada, 250
Challenger, Dodge, 232–33
Charger, Dodge, 12, 123
Cherry, Wayne, 30, 90, 209, 240–44
ChevyTalk (internet site), 15
Chrysler Corporation, 39, 44, 46, 47, 51
Walter P. Chrysler Museum, 42–43
Coelho, Norberto, 199–201
collisions. See automobile safety; traffic safety
Colorado Springs, 181–82
commuting, 8, 94–97, 213–14, 229
economic costs of, 95, 290–91
and health, 224
intensification and commuting times, 223
and longest commute in America, 96
and working from home, 286
congestion charges, 9, 286, 303–8
Connoyer, Charlie, 196–97
Contreras, Juan, 255–56
Corvair, Chevrolet, 194, 251
Corvette, Chevrolet, 55–58, 196
Corvette Racing team, 79–82
&nb
sp; crashes. See automobile safety; traffic safety
Cross Country (Sullivan), 91
Cruise O Matic: Automobile Advertising of the 1950s (Ikuta), 64
cup holders, 104–5
Dean, James, 76, 123
Death and Life of Great American Cities, The (Jacobs), 6
Denver, Colorado, 213–23, 227–29
DesRosiers, Dennis, 16
Detroit, Michigan, 35, 36, 58, 59
Didion, Joan, 95
Doerner, Bernard, 163–66
Dominquez, Daniel, 201–2
Donley, Gord, 258, 316–17
Doughty, Dennis, 15, 147
Dressel, Barry, 42–43, 65, 90, 280
drive-in restaurants, 104
history of, 150
drive-in theatres, 19, 121–22, 124–28
history of, 121
drive-thru restaurants/services, 104, 149, 150–51
driving skills/habits, 26, 160–61, 165–67, 206–9
Dunwoody, Catherine, 256–58
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 41, 91
Environics Research Group, 11, 13, 30, 46, 61, 103
environmental protection standards, 248–49, 254. See also air pollution
Evans, James, 313–15
Falcon, Ford, 199–203
Farris, Blackie, 148
Fast Food Nation (Schlosser), 149
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Thompson), 120
Felices, Diego, 68
Ferro, Ruben, 198–99, 202, 206
films. See automobiles, film and Firebird, Pontiac, 192, 273
Ford, Henry, 40–41, 280
and government funding of roads, 17
and the Model T, 19, 37–38, 62
refines the moving assembly line, 54
Ford, Richard, 221
Ford Motor Company, 41, 44, 51, 58
advertising, 62, 63, 67, 71, 72
early history, 38
Henry Ford Museum, 40–41
Frank, Tim, 264–67
Friedman, Milton, 305
fuel efficiency, 45, 50, 51, 136–39
and SUVs, 48
use in advertising, 69
Gardner, Dave, 184–85
gasoline prices, 136–39
General Motors (GM), 21, 39, 40, 44, 142
advertising by, 62, 69, 70, 71
and Corvette Racing team, 79–82
and design, 132, 241
and foreign competition, 147–48
and GM Heritage Center (museum), 41
and high-tech advances, 97–100, 102
launches Chevrolet Camaro, 190
and McDonalds, 149
Powertrain Performance Build Center, 54–58
and purchase of Los Angeles streetcar system, 288
Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? (Wolf), 22
Gilles, Ralph, 234–35
Glaister, Stephen, 307–8
Glendale, Colorado, 204
Goldie, Chris, 113–14, 119, 128, 131–33, 148, 154–57
GPS (Global Positioning System), 87–89. See also high-tech advances
Grapes of Wrath, The (Steinbeck), 21, 119–20, 218
Great Gatsby, The (Fitzgerald), 20, 21
Grunwald, Dan, 236–38
Harding, Stew, 185
Harper, Mike, 270–71, 275–77
health problems, 107–9, 290
obesity, 107–8, 149, 224, 290, 300
Healthy Cities (Kushner), 290
Heat-Moon, William Least, 92
High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV (Bradsher), 47–50
High Cost of Free Parking, The (Shoup), 308
high-tech advances, 87–90, 97–103, 232
in auto safety, 159–62
Holtzclaw, John, 263–64, 265, 267, 288
Honda, 12, 27, 29, 45, 51, 147
Huffington, Arianna, 48
Hummers
attitudes toward, 25–26
and extreme Hummer-haters, 279
GM promotion of, 73–74, 139, 149
hydrogen prototype of, 249
Iacocca, Lee, 46, 67, 69, 182, 183, 235
Indianapolis, Indiana, 85–87
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), University of Toronto, 283–86
interstate highway system (U.S.), 21, 91–94
impact on towns/local businesses, 92, 113, 118–19, 133–34, 155–56
military origins of, 91
Jacobs, Jane, 5, 6, 226, 282, 287, 295
Johnson, Don, 68
Johnston, David, 247, 258–59, 261–62
Kelman, Les, 14, 35, 302
Kelso, Dave, 24, 33, 67
Kinder, Bill, 153–55
Kushner, James, 289–92, 297–98
Las Vegas, 230–32
“Last American Hero is Junior Johnson. Yes!, The” (Wolfe), 78
literature. See automobiles, and American literature
Livingstone, Ken, 303
London, England, 300–7
Classic Car Club, 313–15
Los Angeles, California, 278–82, 288–89, 298
Lost Continent, The (Bryson), 82, 120
MacDonald, David, 11–12, 33, 46, 49–50, 103
mass transit. See public transit
McClintock, Rich, 222–29
McCracken, Grant, 22–26
McLaughlin, Kevin, 312–13
McNamara, Robert, 200
McPhail, Rod, 7
Merrifield, Carmen, 198–206, 279, 295, 299
Mexico City, 9–10, 206, 207
Miller, David, 303
Miller, Eric, 8, 282, 287, 288
minivans, 25, 29, 43, 44, 46
mixed-use development. See also urban sprawl vs. intensification competing models of, 225–27
and the ideal urban form, 281, 288
and Jane Jacobs, 226, 295
and New Urbanism, 225–26
opposed by residents and governments, 266
in Pasadena, California, 292–93
and planners vs. residents, 216
and resource preservation, 229
in suburban nodes, 298
Moses, Robert, 6
Mota, Oscar, 201–2
motels, history of, 151–52
movies. See automobiles, film and Murray, Mike, 273–74
muscle cars, 66, 67, 232–36, 237. See also specific makes/models
music. See automobiles, folk/popular music and
Mustang, Ford, 182–83, 186, 194, 196, 232–33, 236
Myers, Terry, 187–88
Nader, Ralph, 48, 159, 194
Nambisan, Shashi, 286, 301–2
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), 77–79
Nation on Wheels, A (Foster), 37
New Urbanism, 10, 225–26
New York City, 5, 6, 214, 223, 268, 304
Newpher, Evan, 147
Nickson, Brad, 143–45
Nissan, 45, 67, 70, 273
Nissan Altima, 278
as source of embarrassment, 278
Nissan Maxima
author’s car described, 4
euthanasia recommended for, 316
obesity. See health problems Odell, Tom, 89, 97–100, 286
oil industry/supply, 135–39
Olds, Ransom, 37, 54
Oldsmobile, 37, 63, 67, 129
On The Road (Kerouac), 120
parking, and public policy, 308–12
Pasadena, California, 292–93, 309–10, 311–12
Paumgarten, Nick, 94
pedestrians, 3–4
in Argentina, 205, 207, 208, 209
and car-free zones, 220, 293, 294, 295
refused service in drive-thrus, 150
and taxis, 112
and traffic control innovations, 228
and training of youth, 300
Peterson, Paul, 124–28
Pinto, Ford, 136, 270, 272, 273
Potwin, Dave, 175–77
Prior, Chris, 305
public transit, 264, 289
Buenos Aires, 207–8
and congestion charges, 303–8
Denver, Colorado, 215–16
Detroit, Michigan, 59
France, 312
and gas prices, 28
Madrid, Spain, 303
Toronto, Ontario, 7, 8, 282, 303
types of users, 287
and urban sprawl, 7, 59, 216–18, 264, 282
use in U.S. cities, 94, 211
in Vancouver, B.C., 28, 289
Putnam, Robert D., 224–25
racing, 76–79. See also Corvette Racing team
rapid transit. See public transit
Rebel Without a Cause (film), 2, 123
rent-a-car companies, history of, 145
road rage, 108–9
road trips, 75, 82–85
in American writing, 82, 92, 120
in films, 82, 122–23
Robison, Bill, 193–94
Rothweiler, Al, 195–96
Route 66 (highway)
history, 113, 116–18
impact of interstate highways on, 92, 118–19, 133–34, 146, 155–56
and impact of restaurant chains, 149–50
in Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, 119–20
tourism and revitalization of, 143–44, 145, 146, 152, 153, 155
“Route 66” (song), 130
Route 66 (TV show), 113
Route 66: The Mother Road (Wallis), 117
safety. See automobile safety; traffic safety
San Francisco, California, 261–62, 265, 268
and hybrid vehicles, 248
San Jose, California, 272
Santa Monica, California, 293–97
Santos, Georgina, 306
Schag, Tim, 54–58
Schlosser, Eric, 149, 150