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CarsInContextTV
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Professional automotive journalism used to be an expert, mostly print-media discipline that was directly inter-related with the OEM auto industry and its aftermarket. But because of today's ever-growing number of car-centric Internet Web sites, personal blogs and chat-room forums, just about anybody armed with merely a computer and an opinion can instantly become a self-proclaimed "auto writer."
In truth, the nearly inexhaustible mass of car-related material jamming the "information superhighway" has very little value unless one can separate fact from fluff, and has enough seasoned perspective to know what the information means, plus the real-world experience to put it all into context. So that's exactly why native Detroiter John M. Clor founded "Cars In Context." Watch one show, and you'll see what real Motor City insight is all about! (See www.CarsInContext.com for a full schedule of shows and topics.)
In truth, the nearly inexhaustible mass of car-related material jamming the "information superhighway" has very little value unless one can separate fact from fluff, and has enough seasoned perspective to know what the information means, plus the real-world experience to put it all into context. So that's exactly why native Detroiter John M. Clor founded "Cars In Context." Watch one show, and you'll see what real Motor City insight is all about! (See www.CarsInContext.com for a full schedule of shows and topics.)
"The Vee Dub Emissions Flub" Cars In Context, Episode #92
The Lamestream Automotive Media exploded after Volkswagen admitted that it had cheated on government mandated emissions tests of some of its diesel-powered vehicles -- but what is really the true environmental and financial impact of that mistake? Only Cars In Context has cut through the fallout and fallacies. Auto journalist and author John Clor hosts as he and fellow longtime auto writer Chris Sawyer, Editor and Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, help gain proper perspective of this hot news topic. Episode also includes all of the standard show features, including "Car Trivia Time," "Pic of The Week," Pride In My Ride" (Ron Smith's 2015 '50 Years' Edition Mustang GT), and "Viewer Mail."
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"Harper Cruise 2015" Cars In Context, Episode #91
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Award-winning auto journalist and author John Clor has the Cars In Context cameras trained on Harper Avenue in St. Clair Shores, MI, for the 2015 version of the best annual community cruise night on Detroit's East Side. Longtime auto writer and show co-host Chris Sawyer, Editor & Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, joins John as they watch all the classics and clunkers alike roll by. Join them in ...
"The Push to Stop DIY Repairs" Cars In Context, Episode #90
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Auto journalist and author-turned-Show Host John Clor exposes the secret industry and government push to make DIY auto repairs illegal. Auto journalist and online influencer Chris Sawyer, who is Editor & Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com and John's Cars In Context show co-host helps explain the reasons why automakers and government agencies would want vehicle owners to stop working on their own c...
"The Tax-By-Mile Debate" Cars In Context, Episode #89
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Longtime auto journalist, author and show host John Clor visits with fellow veteran auto writer Chris Sawyer, founder/editor of TheVirtualDriver.com, to reveal the pratfalls and problems with the tax-by-mile proposals being pushed by government officials as a "solution" to road-funding concerns. Episode features all regular show segments, including "In The News," Car Trivia Time," "Pic of The W...
"Vacation Prep Secrets" Cars In Context, Episode #88
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Veteran auto journalist and author John Clor invites show co-host Chris Sawyer, founder/editor of TheVirtual Driver.com, to discuss the secrets of having a trouble-free driving vacation with your family. Episode features all regular show segments, including "In The News," "Car Trivia Time," "Pic of the Week," "Pride In My Ride (Sam Graybill's 2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible) and "Viewer Mail."
"Dashed Dreams, Part II" Cars In Context, Episode #87
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Veteran auto journalist and show host John Clor teams up with fellow auto writer Chris Sawyer, Editor & Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, for a look back at some of the most significant concept cars to come out of Detroit in the past 50 years in this second episode of a two-part series. John and Chris explore some notable dashed dreams of auto designers and engineers that never made it into prod...
"Dashed Dreams, Part I" Cars In Context, Episode #86
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Veteran auto journalist and show host John Clor teams up with co-host Chris Sawyer, Editor & Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, for a look back at some of the most significant concept cars to come out of Detroit in the past 50 years in this first episode of a two-part series. In Part I, John and Chris explore some notable dashed dreams of auto designers and engineers, including the 1962 Mustang I...
"Autorama Toys for Big Boys" Cars In Context, Episode #85
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After veteran auto journalist and show host John Clor toured the 2015 Detroit Autorama with Chris Sawyer, Editor & Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com (see Cars In Context Episode #83), they then went downstairs at Detroit's Cobo Hall to check out "Autorama Underground" (see Cars In Context Episode #84). While they were at Cobo, they decided to walk through the Vendors Areas to give you this inside...
"Autorama15 Underground" Cars In Context, Episode #84
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After auto journalist/author John Clor had toured the 2015 Detroit Autorama with fellow auto writer Chris Sawyer, Editor/Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com (see Episode #83), they went underground. As in "Autorama 15 Underground," the show-within-a-show in the basement of Detroit's Cobo Hall, while the 2015 Autorama drew in the crows up on the main floor. Autorama Underground 2015, just like "Auto...
"Detroit Autorama 2015" Cars In Context, Episode #83
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Longtime auto journalist and author John Clor takes the WMTV crew to Cobo Hall in Downtown Detroit to attend the 2015 edition of the annual Detroit Autorama. Fellow veteran auto writer Chris Sawyer, Editor/Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, offers his insight as this dynamic duo brings you the best of the Customs, Rods and Muscle Cars that this famed hot rod show has to offer. For coverage of the...
"Why Auto Racing is Losing Fans" Cars In Context, Episode #82
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Host John Clor and fellow longtime auto journalist Chris Sawyer, Editor/Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, discuss why auto racing has been losing fans, both in the stands and on television. Once the mainstay activity of enthusiasts the world over in the 1960's and '70's, racing began a slow but continuous decline over the years as consumer entertainment choices have outpaced the car-guy traditio...
"State of The Auto Industry Address" Cars In Context, Episode #81
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Is the American auto industry truly in a record growth period or is it merely a temporary sales bubble? Show host John Clor and fellow longtime auto journalist Chris Sawyer, Founder & Editor of TheVirtualDriver.com, explore the current global rise of the auto business in what they call their "State of The Auto Industry Address." Episode includes all of the show's regular features, such as "In T...
"Are YOU Driving an Ugly Car?" Cars In Context, Episode #80
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Longtime auto scribe John Clor is joined by fellow veteran auto writer Chris Sawyer (Founder/Editor of TheVirtualDriver.com) to discuss just how BAD most automotive styling has become over the last few decades. From an industry that once produced rolling art sculptures comes today's design atrocities, from the bland boring style-less blahs to the goofily garish cartoon cars now all-too evident ...
"Detroit's Rebound Video: Truth or Spin?" Cars In Context, Episode #79
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The last time show host John Clor and guest host Chris Sawyer explored a video on Detroit, it was all about the city's once-glorious past. In the wake of Cars In Context Episode #74: "Detroit Heritage: Help or Hindrance?" comes this episode which examines a new promotional video on Detroit that celebrates the city's recent rebirth. But is that new view of The Motor City depicted in the promotio...
"Millennials Marketing Madness" Cars In Context, Episode #78
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With all the media hoopla about the auto industry's inability to understand the wants and needs of the Millennial generation when it comes to buying cars, host John Clor is joined by fellow auto journalist Chris Sawyer, Editor/Founder of TheVirtualDriver.com, to finally reveal the straight story. Do Millennials really hate cars, or is it just they still cannot afford them? Forget what you've be...
"NAIAS 2015 - Part II" Cars In Context, Epsode #77
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"NAIAS 2015 - Part II" Cars In Context, Epsode #77
"NAIAS 2015 - Part I" Cars In Context, Episode#76
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"NAIAS 2015 - Part I" Cars In Context, Episode#76
"3D-Printed Car @ NAIAS 2015" Cars In Context, Episode #75
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"3D-Printed Car @ NAIAS 2015" Cars In Context, Episode #75
"Detroit's Heritage: Help or Hindrance?" Cars In Context, Episode #74
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"Detroit's Heritage: Help or Hindrance?" Cars In Context, Episode #74
"Death of the Econobox?" Cars In Context, Episode #73
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"Death of the Econobox?" Cars In Context, Episode #73
"Consumer Retorts: Unreliable Ratings" Cars In Context, Episode #72
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"Consumer Retorts: Unreliable Ratings" Cars In Context, Episode #72
"The EPA Killed My Mustang!" Cars In Context, Episode #71
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"The EPA Killed My Mustang!" Cars In Context, Episode #71
"Where Are the Oil Supply Alarmists Now?" Cars In Context, Episode #70
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"Where Are the Oil Supply Alarmists Now?" Cars In Context, Episode #70
"Secret Ruins of Detroit's Liberty Motor Car Co." Cars In Context, Episode #69
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"Secret Ruins of Detroit's Liberty Motor Car Co." Cars In Context, Episode #69
"How to Read What Your Tires Are Saying" Cars In Context, Episode #68
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"How to Read What Your Tires Are Saying" Cars In Context, Episode #68
"Harper Cruise 2013" Cars In Context, Episode #24
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"Harper Cruise 2013" Cars In Context, Episode #24
"Cafe Credits: The EPA's Costly Shell Game" Cars In Context, Episode #65
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"Cafe Credits: The EPA's Costly Shell Game" Cars In Context, Episode #65
"Harper Cruise 2014" Cars in Context, Episode #66
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"Harper Cruise 2014" Cars in Context, Episode #66
"New Life for Detroit's Packard Plant?" Cars In Context, Episode #67
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"New Life for Detroit's Packard Plant?" Cars In Context, Episode #67
"The 'One Platform, Many Cars' Idea" Cars In Context, Episode #64
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"The 'One Platform, Many Cars' Idea" Cars In Context, Episode #64
Cool info
Hell yeah
Are you still around I loved walking around inside the packard plant
Yes they are worthless. They cover for GM.
Comments are also blocked on your page so only the bad comments show up. NHTSA is total garbage, but the government is blocking your page I only found it because I googled " the NHTSA is worthless". They hire companies like CRA who lie and Cover for the manufactures especially GM.
The NHTSA does not do its job. They lie and cover for the auto manufactures. I made a video about the CRA report on a UA case. The fact is your video should have 1,000,000 views but the truth is always blocked.
The problem these guys are having talking about the Ford Edsel is the reason why Henry Ford come out with yet so it wasn't to compete with any money the Ford Edsel was designed in memory of his son that died who had the name of Edsel which is what Henry Ford stated back in the '60s when I own my 58 Edsel
The main reason Ford developed the Edsel was because when an existing Ford customer wanted to move up to a medium price car, 75% of the time they bought a GM B-O-P instead of a Mercury. GM had 5 divisions, Chrysler had 5 divisions, Ford thought they needed at least 4 to compete.
Worthless ...that was not obvious?
Eye openers.. and you know what they say, if it doesn't work out then it wasn't meant to be.. but then what the hell is meant to be?
There's a UA-cam video that extols American Airlines DC-3 cross-country service showing a great arial view of the Packard plant on East Grand Boulevard.
John Clor is not a household name for a reason- he was not good at this.
SO SAD THAT THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED BACK IN 2019
Let Jerry talk, quit being a know it all and overbearing asshole
It would be interesting to update the building to be rehabbed and a pull-a-part bone yard like Parts Galore to set up inside.
Great history, yet sad indeed. I own a ‘56 Packard “The Four Hundred” 2-door Hardtop. Beautifully styled car, and very innovative. Thanks for sharing!
"An Oldsmobile sucking on a lemon," is how one wag described the Ed. Whenever a car lover who's nuts about some extinct line of clunkers wonders why nobody liked it, he drags out the ultimate cliche - "It was ahead of its time."
Henry Ford was quite the visionary! Amazing! I just wish that the George Pullman train car factory was in shape like this. A fire destroyed most of the factory. They managed to restore a relatively small portion of the property and make it into a museum and historical landmark 🚂 There’s still a Ford manufacturing plant in Chicago. Providing jobs for Chicagoans and the surrounding communities.🚗🚘
Nice history, many thx.
Thanks interesting
все ничего..да вот только какой то дурак постоянно "вау" сует в запись...вероятно дурак какой то затесался..)
Anybody count the WOW's? Beer and cigarettes sell better than hot cakes!😂
Ahead of its time ? No, a corporate blunder of epic proportions.
Mother Jones was the entity that hyped the Pinto tank issue
Drinking game. Every time John says "wow", you take a shot. You'll be hammered in 5 minutes!
🥱🥱🥱🥱 😴😴
That's like Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee. Very, very poor upper management decisions. No government bail out for them. I think the CEO wanted failure. I remember when they removed the machinery. I stood in awe and disgust
I would love to see Packard return and rebrand themselves as an EV company.
Even cooler if they saved the old plant and built them there.
I agree with you. I'm from Detroit.
two crazy men, for what??
What a terrible, terrible shame! If only the company had survived. Imagine the engineering, and styling innovations there would be today. They would still be trend setters! RIP Packard.
You hit nail right on the head "Ask the man who has one"
When my grandfather was alive he could take an engine apart and put it together like nobody’s business, and back in the twenties he was approached by Packard to be a test driver, quite an opportunity back in the day but alas he declined the offer because how many times would you have an opportunity to work for a prestige car company back during the depression. I’d jump at the chance but that’s why I’m such a car enthusiast
I spent my working life as a body tech, beginning in the 60's, retiring in 2006. I never saw a Pinto burned up from a rear hit, even in a wrecking yard. The real Pinto fire problem was the press in carb fitting. I've seen lots of those. My solution was to tap the carb body to 1/8" pipe an use a screw in fitting.
This presentation offers a historical description and has great Value for this purpose, for future minds. Well done!
My father worked at the Packard plant on Grand blvd and latter in the final coupla years on Connor from 1939 til it closed in 1956. He went to the Ford Sterling Axle Plant in 1956 til 1986. He told me that Packard was a great place to work and was very disappointed when Packard closed and went out of business.
Automation has taken many of the jobs and it's still happening.
@@drsmetal2747 Yes it has! The computer chip has changed everything in today's world
Despite their reputation as a laughable flop, 1958 Edsels weren’t *much* worse than their competitors. Several factors doomed Ford’s new product from the start: A surprise economic recession began in late Summer 1957 that sharply reduced demand for new cars - especially gas-guzzlers like the Edsel big series.Edsel prices were considered high. A typical fully-loaded Citation, for example, cost 99% of the average American household’s yearly income! Also, Edsel debuted in the same week most car dealers began discounting their leftover 1957 inventory. Edsel’s ambitious product mix -- 18 models in four series -- confused the public as to how Edsel compared with other brands. Many were unsure whether the Edsel really represented a “step up” from their current ride. There were notorious quality issues early on: Workers’ hourly quotas for assembling other cars were not reduced once responsibility for the Edsel was added. Men naturally resented having to build Edsels “for free” -- thus some assembly was, um, casual. Edsel assembly required different tools and access to different parts bins than did Ford/Mercury production; mistakes were made. It was rumored that if Edsel succeeded, it would put the squeeze on Ford/Mercury sales and cost some assemblers their jobs! Edsel’s quality inspectors could not watch cars being built - only check them afterward. Also, a whole day’s production was approved for shipment if the *average* quality of all the Edsels a plant made that day fell within range. This meant that some seriously deficient cars got sent to dealers along with the good ones! No car could live up to the relentless drumbeat of hype to which Edsel’s ad agency had subjected the public for a full year prior to roll-out. Finally, Ford executive Robert McNamara - later “kicked upstairs” to Secretary of Defense - thought small cars were the wave of Ford's future and he schemed to eliminate the Edsel Division even before it had made its first sale!
Don Draper
Who says America was never great...
waste of time. demolish the ruins
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There is something that I haven't quite got straight in my mind has Anyone backed up one year and Taken good look at the mercury's that were built between 1957 and1960. Where did the vessel Fit into the Ford line up. All the Edsel was was that the jr series ranger a and pacer were built off aford chassis and body the senior Cars the corsair and the citation were built off the mercury's body A nd chassis it's interesting to note That even mercury's weren't selling in this down economy. But the edsel was dropped. Ford came along with the falcon which was very successful and a short time later Lincoln mercury dealers got a slightly larger comet and the standard mercury for 1961 went back to being aloft more Ford based!
I meant to say edsel instead of vessel
The Edsel was supposed to fit in between the Ford and the Mercury. As for the differences between the smaller and bigger Edsel's. That had to do with a shorter vs smaller wheelbase chassis and not the body. The Ford chassis had the smaller wheelbase where the Mercury had the longer one. Wheelbase length was a common differentiator between many ford's and Mercurys. For example, the Mustang and Cougar were essentially the same chassis, but the Cougar in addition to different sheet metal and interior also had a longer wheelbase. From 1970 to 1978, the LTD, Marquis and Continental all ran on the same chassis with 3 different wheelbase lengths. Since longer wheelbases tend to give a smoother ride, Ford would assign them to the higher car line.
The original Packard Electric was founded in 1890 in Warren Ohio and later became a part of GM, then Delphi. Packard Electric founded Packard Motor Car in 1899.
You guys suck. The other guy needs to shut up.
The Edsel's most important reason for failure: over-promotion. Ford promised for years that it would be the most amazing car anyone had ever seen, with all-new features never before offered in an automobile. But once people got a look at it, they realized it was just another big car, and the features were merely gimmicks. One former Edsel dealer said it best: "we had customers coming into the showroom that were expecting to see a nuclear-powered car that could fly. Obviously, it failed to meet their high expectations."
The amount of money spent on the Edsel launch had to be daunting. In addition to several short films, there was even a TV special starring Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, and Bing Crosby along with an appearance by Bob Hope.
The top ten cars are in the hunt every Sunday. This has to change .Great drivers can't overcome a poor car.
17:45 that beautiful bridge looks a lot different today. It collapsed onto Grand River last week.
NASCAR is DEAD!
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After all these years the progressives sure have destroyed this city
I'll believe it when it's done. I've heard inside source say there is gold in the ground there.
It's still abandoned, but supposed to be demolished soon -Caleb