1998-2000 Employment at Schaumburg Toyota, Schaumburg Honda, Glendale Heights Jiffy Lube and Woodfield Sears Auto Center
1999 Graduate of Universal Technical Institute (Automotive Technology w/SOP: #1)
September 2007 founding writer and graphic designer for Stockcar Racing Online (now closed)
For the 2009 season, Bill Crittenden's summer segment was notable, ranking first in Fans of Michael Waltrip (finishing the season 11th in the group of 886), first in Fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. (finishing the season 99th in the group of 13,155), and 45th overall out of all players (finishing the season 4,617th overall).
Date | Article | Author/Source |
2001 | Ethanol: Why Not? | Bill Crittenden |
1 January 2005 | Vehicle Identification | Bill Crittenden |
26 December 2005 | Value of the Odd, The When collecting or building model kits the choice of what to buy is usually determined by personal taste and sentimental value. When purchasing for investment, choices are determined based on future monetary value. There is, I believe, a third and seldom considered way of collecting, one that I often consider when at the shows. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Bill Crittenden |
27 December 2005 | Times Change Your card collection can be an interesting source of pictures depicting times gone past. Not only do cars change, which is obvious, but cards show cars with some interesting sponsorship considering the changes of the past decades. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Bill Crittenden |
6 January 2006 | Organization and Storage As a collection grows, organization and storage become key to enjoying that collection. A disorganized collection makes finding an item time consuming and frustrating. A collection not stored properly can be damaged more easily. Here are some tips to organizing and storing different types of collectibles. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Bill Crittenden |
21 January 2006 | Advice for Buick The recent image of Buick has been that it's an "old people's" brand. That image is entirely accurate. The average age of Buick's "customer base" (according to USA Today) is 63. | Commentary (text) Publisher: Byline: Bill Crittenden Topic: Buick |
25 January 2006 | Toyota Moves Up to the Cup On Monday, January 23, 2006, Toyota announced that it will enter the Camry for competition in 2007's Busch Series and Nextel Cup. To me, this announcement was not unexpected. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Bill Crittenden Topics: Sprint Cup, Toyota |
5 February 2006 | GM “Goes Yellow” Live Green Go Yellow is GM's new advertising campaign based on ethanol-powered FlexFuel vehicles that debuted during the Super Bowl XL pregame show. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Bill Crittenden Topic: General Motors |
9 February 2006 | Retro Rides, Part 1 Retro designed vehicles are nothing new on the automotive market. For years American drivers have had the “original” retro car-the Chrysler PT Cruiser. | Commentary (text) Publisher: CarsAndRacingStuff.com Byline: Dateline: Topic: |
10 February 2006 | Retro Rides, Part 2 | Bill Crittenden |
14 February 2006 | Retro Rides, Part 3 | Bill Crittenden |
14 February 2006 | Thoughts from the 2006 Chicago Auto Show | Bill Crittenden |
16 February 2006 | Retro Rides, Part 4 | Bill Crittenden |
3 March 2006 | Pontiac to Pull the Plug on the GTO | Bill Crittenden |
20 March 2006 | Future Classics, Part 1 | Bill Crittenden |
20 March 2006 | Kit Review: A Beginner's Perspective on the Acura Integra | Bill Crittenden |
20 March 2006 | General Motors Ideas | Bill Crittenden |
19 May 2006 | Future Classics, Part 2 | Bill Crittenden |
21 May 2006 | Toyota in it to Win it | Bill Crittenden |
23 May 2006 | Silly Season | Bill Crittenden |
2 June 2006 | The 2006 Indianapolis 500 | Bill Crittenden |
16 June 2006 | Indianapolis Memories: DePalma in 1912 | Bill Crittenden |
17 June 2006 | Forgotten NASCAR Greats | Bill Crittenden |
14 July 2006 | MG Resurrected | Bill Crittenden |
5 September 2006 | The Crittenden Automotive Library | Bill Crittenden |
6 September 2006 | Gas Pains | Bill Crittenden |
12 September 2006 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: September 2006 | Bill Crittenden |
14 September 2006 | Harvick's Reasons to be Happy | Bill Crittenden |
21 September 2006 | NASCAR Set to Make a Comeback...Eventually | Bill Crittenden |
9 October 2006 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: October 2006 | Bill Crittenden |
15 November 2006 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: November 2006 | Bill Crittenden |
18 December 2006 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: December 2006 | Bill Crittenden |
29 January 2007 | Not What it Used to Be | Bill Crittenden |
13 February 2007 | Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year: Montoya vs. Menard | Bill Crittenden |
4 March 2007 | Are You a Model NASCAR Fan? | Bill Crittenden |
15 March 2007 | The Biffle Principle | Bill Crittenden |
16 March 2007 | Candidate Profile: Barack Obama | Bill Crittenden |
26 March 2007 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: March 2007 | Bill Crittenden |
24 April 2007 | If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... | Bill Crittenden |
28 April 2007 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: April 2007 | Bill Crittenden |
30 May 2007 | Race Fan Resources: National Weather Service | Bill Crittenden |
31 May 2007 | The Crittenden Automotive Library Update: May 2007 | Bill Crittenden |
3 June 2007 | The Prarie Meadows 250 | Bill Crittenden |
5 June 2007 | Truex Win in Dover Questions Junior's Performance | Bill Crittenden |
11 June 2007 | Petty Finishes 1-3 In Pocono | Bill Crittenden |
13 June 2007 | I've been sick all week... | Jeremy T. Sellers Bill Crittenden |
7 July 2007 | Race Fan Resources: SpeedwayMedia.com | Bill Crittenden |
19 July 2007 | McDowell Lucky on Friday the 13th | Bill Crittenden |
1 August 2007 | Random Lugnuts: MWR's Future, The Stewart Storm, and My Own Personal Sponsor Troubles | Bill Crittenden |
5 August 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Chevy Dominance and Gordon's Goof | Bill Crittenden |
13 August 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Kangaroo Meat & Other Rookies | Bill Crittenden |
22 August 2007 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Actually Makes Some Good Calls | Bill Crittenden |
1 September 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Money Makes the Wheels Go Round | Bill Crittenden |
10 September 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Paying Dues? | Bill Crittenden |
15 September 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Model Drivers and Model Cars | Bill Crittenden |
19 October 2007 | Random Lugnuts: This Ain't Your Older Brother's NASCAR | Bill Crittenden |
3 November 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Illinois, Amp, Hockey and Wet Towels | Bill Crittenden |
27 November 2007 | What's in a Name? | Bill Crittenden |
31 December 2007 | Random Lugnuts: Same Old Story... | Bill Crittenden |
19 January 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Tony Stewart, Russ Wicks and Rolling Debris | Bill Crittenden |
8 February 2008 | Random Lugnuts: 2008 Sprint Cup Preview | Bill Crittenden |
16 February 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Michael Waltrip at The Daytona 500 | Bill Crittenden |
18 February 2008 | Random Lugnuts: The Day After Yesterday | Bill Crittenden |
21 February 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Don't Move the 500 | Bill Crittenden |
3 March 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Candy and Race Car Drivers | Bill Crittenden |
6 March 2008 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Backwards Punishment | Bill Crittenden |
17 March 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Carbon Footprints Can Take a Hike | Bill Crittenden |
20 March 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Sponsors, Fords and Surprises | Bill Crittenden |
17 June 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Dale Jr., Complaining & Schedules | Bill Crittenden |
23 June 2008 | Random Lugnuts: The Camping World RV Sales 200 | Bill Crittenden |
25 June 2008 | Random Lugnuts: Can the Sprint Cup Race in Milwaukee? | Bill Crittenden |
17 July 2008 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Top 60 at 60 Years | Bill Crittenden |
23 July 2008 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's Embarrassments go Nationwide | Bill Crittenden |
6 January 2009 | Random Lugnuts: It's the Stupid Economy | Bill Crittenden |
9 February 2009 | Random Lugnuts: The Shootout, The Stig, and Jiminy Johnson | Bill Crittenden |
12 March 2009 | Dream Cars: Chevrolet C1 | Bill Crittenden |
1 April 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Desperate Times for NASCAR | Bill Crittenden |
4 May 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Pontiac, Safety, and Fiat | Bill Crittenden |
31 May 2009 | Where is unincorporated Woodstock? | Gus Philpott, The Woodstock Advocate |
2 July 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Mayfield's Case About More Than Drug Testing | Bill Crittenden |
22 July 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Indianapolis and Unconventional Wins | Bill Crittenden |
13 August 2009 | Dream Cars: New Rambler American | Bill Crittenden |
5 September 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Danica in NASCAR | Bill Crittenden |
8 September 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Dale and Dillon | Bill Crittenden |
18 September 2009 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Teams and Sponsorship Money | Bill Crittenden |
29 September 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Beyond the Hood | Bill Crittenden |
1 October 2009 | Car Memories: 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera | Bill Crittenden |
27 October 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Chad Knaus | Bill Crittenden |
6 November 2009 | Car Memories: 1984 Renault Alliance | Bill Crittenden |
14 November 2009 | Random Lugnuts: Zombie Sponsorships | Bill Crittenden |
19 November 2009 | Questions on Red Light Cameras | Bill Crittenden |
19 December 2009 | When Only Plastic Will Do | Bill Crittenden |
28 December 2009 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Isn't Broken | Bill Crittenden |
8 January 2010 | Dream Cars: Rambler Interstate | Bill Crittenden |
12 January 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Danica, Spoilers and 2010 | Bill Crittenden |
19 January 2010 | Traffic Tech | Bill Crittenden |
25 January 2010 | Car Memories: 1997 Hyundai Accent | Bill Crittenden |
26 January 2010 | 2010: A Year of Pontiac for C.A.R.S. in Miniature | Bill Crittenden |
7 February 2010 | Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Daytona | Bill Crittenden |
11 February 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Let's Race Two | Bill Crittenden |
13 February 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Before The Big Race | Bill Crittenden |
16 February 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Waving a Caution Flag on Optimism | Bill Crittenden |
21 February 2010 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Drivers, Raindrops, and RCR | Bill Crittenden |
22 March 2010 | Random Lugnuts: The Wing is Gone but Anger Management Returns | Bill Crittenden |
23 March 2010 | Cedarville Model Car Show Images Now Online at The Crittenden Automotive Library | Bill Crittenden |
9 April 2010 | Photographs from the 1985 NASCAR Sportsman Series Race at The Milwaukee Mile Now Online | Bill Crittenden |
17 April 2010 | Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Texas | Bill Crittenden |
20 April 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Much Ado About Nothing | Bill Crittenden |
29 April 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Harvick's Gotta Stay | Bill Crittenden |
2 May 2010 | Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: Scheduling, Broadcasting and History | Bill Crittenden |
17 June 2010 | Photographs from the 1986 Champion 400 Now Online | Bill Crittenden |
20 June 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Happy Father's Day! | Bill Crittenden |
11 July 2010 | Random Lugnuts: 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees | Bill Crittenden |
17 July 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Dale Earnhardt's Legacy was in Victory Lane This July | Bill Crittenden |
27 July 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Keselowskis, Johnsons, and the Schedule | Bill Crittenden |
17 August 2010 | Photographs from the 1989 Champion 400 Now Online | Bill Crittenden |
22 August 2010 | Photographs from the 1986 Fall Martinsville NASCAR Events Now Online | Bill Crittenden |
25 August 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Budweiser, Momentum, and a Ford Guy | Bill Crittenden |
10 September 2010 | Random Lugnuts: The Intersection of NASCAR and Hockey | Bill Crittenden |
15 October 2010 | Random Lugnuts, ARCA Edition: The Sum of the Parts is a Championship for Patrick Sheltra | Bill Crittenden |
28 October 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Selling Cars and NASCAR Fans | Bill Crittenden |
14 November 2010 | Random Lugnuts: Rutledge, Points, and More Points | Bill Crittenden |
6 December 2010 | American Top Gear: Second Best is Still Pretty Good | Bill Crittenden |
20 December 2010 | Problems with Progressive Traffic Fines in the United States | Bill Crittenden |
23 December 2010 | The Urban Legend of the Hyperefficient Engine | Bill Crittenden |
19 March 2011 | Random Lugnuts: Couch Potato NASCAR Fans | Bill Crittenden |
12 May 2011 | Dream Cars: 1968 Pontiac Vibe | Bill Crittenden |
25 May 2011 | The George Car | Bill Crittenden |
30 June 2011 | Cars 2 Reviewed | Bill Crittenden |
30 June 2011 | Cars Are More than Transportation | Bill Crittenden |
5 July 2011 | Automotive Anthropology | Bill Crittenden |
16 August 2011 | Random Lugnuts: Marcos Ambrose! (and Rain Dates) | Bill Crittenden |
14 September 2011 | My Version of Pontiac Today | Bill Crittenden |
17 October 2011 | Living on a Track: Dan Wheldon | Bill Crittenden |
18 January 2012 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR's "Home Teams" and Kyle Friggin' Busch | Bill Crittenden |
3 February 2012 | Dream Cars: Dodge Challenger Nitro | Bill Crittenden |
20 February 2012 | Random Lugnuts: Roger Penske and Loyalty | Bill Crittenden |
20 February 2012 | Random Lugnuts: The Busches are Back | Bill Crittenden |
9 March 2012 | Random Lugnuts & Dream Cars: NASCAR Editions | Bill Crittenden |
26 March 2012 | Car Memories: 2003 Pontiac Vibe | Bill Crittenden |
21 April 2012 | Earth Day 2012 | Bill Crittenden |
3 May 2012 | Share the Road? Share the Responsibility. | Bill Crittenden |
7 August 2012 | Used Parts Bin: Grenada, Golf, Touching Cars and Drag Racing | Bill Crittenden |
14 August 2012 | Aeris | Bill Crittenden |
12 September 2012 | Gary Lang Auto Group's Service Department and Chris Scholer | Bill Crittenden |
30 September 2012 | Reference Desk: 1970 Buick GS Stage 1's | Bill Crittenden |
18 October 2012 | A New Vision for General Motors | Bill Crittenden |
13 November 2012 | Buick's Verano a Miscommunication | Bill Crittenden |
13 November 2012 | Dream Cars: Vauxhall Revival | Bill Crittenden |
14 December 2012 | Tail Lights: New Version: Volume 1, Number 1 | Bill Crittenden |
20 November 2012 | Turn Left, Go Faster | Bill Crittenden |
27 November 2012 | Random Lugnuts: National Pride and NASCAR | Bill Crittenden |
23 December 2012 | Tail Lights: Words with the Family | Bill Crittenden |
26 December 2012 | Green Lights for Safety | Bill Crittenden |
30 December 2012 | Tail Lights: The Wonders of a Digital World | Bill Crittenden |
5 January 2013 | Tail Lights: Filling the Pool Deeper in 2013 | Bill Crittenden |
12 January 2013 | Tail Lights: Statistics and Observations | Bill Crittenden |
25 January 2013 | Tail Lights: Rolling With the Changes | Bill Crittenden |
28 January 2013 | The End of a Classic | Bill Crittenden |
8 February 2013 | Tail Lights: Making Stuff Up | Bill Crittenden |
17 February 2013 | Tail Lights: 12 Lonely Cars | Bill Crittenden |
20 February 2013 | Fox Hunters and Cowboys | Bill Crittenden |
25 February 2013 | Tail Lights: "Endurance" Racing | Bill Crittenden |
11 March 2013 | Tail Lights: Premacy | Bill Crittenden |
23 March 2013 | Tail Lights: Alfa Male | Bill Crittenden |
7 April 2013 | Dream Cars: Chevrolet Chevelle 4.09L | Bill Crittenden |
7 April 2013 | Dream Cars: Jeep Wagoneer SRT/8 or Superbird Edition | Bill Crittenden |
7 April 2013 | Dream Cars: Reviving...DeSoto? Sure, automakers photograph Hispanic people in their cars and publish the ads in Spanish-language magazines, but they're still selling the same cars that were designed by and for a different culture. | News Article (text) Author: Bill Crittenden Topic: DeSoto |
9 April 2013 | Dream Cars: Mazda BX-7 | Bill Crittenden |
3 May 2013 | Tail Lights: Spring Cleaning | Bill Crittenden |
26 May 2013 | Dream Cars: Pontiac Sunfire Hot Rod | Bill Crittenden |
27 May 2013 | Getting Inside a Car Guy's Head | Bill Crittenden |
11 June 2013 | I Never Really Loved F1... | Bill Crittenden |
12 June 2013 | Automobiles of the Star Trek Century | Bill Crittenden |
17 June 2013 | Tail Lights: Beyond Search | Bill Crittenden |
21 June 2013 | Automotive Television | Bill Crittenden |
24 June 2013 | Used Parts Bin: The MG6, Racing Deaths, and Century-Old Technology | Bill Crittenden |
22 July 2013 | Detroit: A Tale of Two Cities | Bill Crittenden |
22 July 2013 | Dream Cars: Harley Hot Rod | Bill Crittenden |
22 July 2013 | Dream Cars: Hyundai Veloster V6 | Bill Crittenden |
23 July 2013 | Dream Cars: Self-Diagnostic Cars | Bill Crittenden |
29 July 2013 | "Cool Cars" | Bill Crittenden |
9 August 2013 | How Different? Automobiles of the 1910's and 2010's | Bill Crittenden |
9 August 2013 | On the Bus: Why Our Least Loved Vehicles Deserve More | Bill Crittenden |
9 August 2013 | Tail Lights: Summertime! | Bill Crittenden |
12 August 2013 | NASCAR on Television | Bill Crittenden |
12 August 2013 | The Nationwide Series: Five Bucks? | Bill Crittenden |
20 August 2013 | Car Stories: Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Racing Rally Edition | Bill Crittenden |
21 August 2013 | Art of the Automobile: Subjectivity in Motion | Bill Crittenden |
22 August 2013 | Reference Desk: 1947 DeSoto, 2010 Honda Insight, and Herbie Funny Car | Bill Crittenden |
25 August 2013 | Used Parts Bin: Unintended Acceleration | Bill Crittenden |
26 August 2013 | Dream Cars: Rover Masala | Bill Crittenden |
11 September 2013 | Random Lugnuts: Making Sure Racing Doesn't Become Basketball | Bill Crittenden |
13 September 2013 | Velostar Needs More Power | Bill Crittenden |
16 September 2013 | What You Make Of It | Bill Crittenden |
19 September 2013 | Here's a massive automotive library for you to browse Bill Crittenden owns The Crittenden Automotive Library. Bill's a good guy who I speak with on social media. I asked him to introduce his library. It's interesting, you should take a look - Matt | Commentary (text) Author: Bill Crittenden Publisher: Speedmonkey Topic: The Crittenden Automotive Library |
20 September 2013 | One Brand, Two Ways to Sell | Bill Crittenden |
30 September 2013 | Woodstock | Bill Crittenden |
3 October 2013 | Random Lugnuts: Google and NASCAR Sponsorship | Bill Crittenden |
4 October 2013 | Used Parts Bin: Police Cars | Bill Crittenden |
12 October 2013 | 2013 Mecum Auction in Schaumburg | Bill Crittenden |
12 October 2013 | Ten Cars for $100K | Bill Crittenden |
20 October 2013 | Car Guys and the Gas Savers | Bill Crittenden |
26 October 2013 | Reference Desk: Jincheng JC 70-6 and a 1934 Lincoln Model K | Bill Crittenden |
30 October 2013 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Numerology | Bill Crittenden |
6 November 2013 | Driving Pixels | Bill Crittenden |
16 November 2013 | Random Lugnuts: Fox Sports 1 Disrespects NASCAR. Surprised? I'm not. | Bill Crittenden |
26 November 2013 | Nissan Style | Bill Crittenden |
26 November 2013 | Used Parts Bin: My Brands | Bill Crittenden |
27 November 2013 | What We Take For Granted on a Car... | Bill Crittenden |
30 November 2013 | Reference Desk: 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SL, Spohn, and the 1934 Lincoln Model K (Again) | Bill Crittenden |
8 December 2013 | A Tale of Two Fords | Bill Crittenden |
21 December 2013 | The End of the Automobile Era? | Bill Crittenden |
26 December 2013 | The 1961 International Harvester Travelette | Bill Crittenden |
26 December 2013 | Tail Lights: There's Always Next Year... | Bill Crittenden |
1 January 2014 | An Amateur Look at Wintertime Automobile Thermodynamics | Bill Crittenden |
3 January 2014 | Tail Lights: Books, Text, and A Lot More Text | Bill Crittenden |
8 January 2014 | The "Invention" of the Automobile | Bill Crittenden |
15 January 2014 | Tail Lights: A Solo Cup and an Ocean | Bill Crittenden |
18 January 2014 | Time For Another Good Roads Movement? | Bill Crittenden |
19 January 2014 | Dream Cars: 2014 Pontiac Tempest | Bill Crittenden |
14 February 2014 | Can Hyundai/Kia Redefine The American Market's Luxury Car? | Bill Crittenden |
22 February 2014 | Random Lugnuts: Danica and Ricky | Bill Crittenden |
25 February 2014 | Just Some Thoughts on Detroit... | Bill Crittenden |
1 March 2014 | Dream Cars: Cute Mini Versions of Cars! | Bill Crittenden |
1 March 2014 | Tail Lights: No Way to Get Bored... | Bill Crittenden |
4 March 2014 | Random Lugnuts: "The Double" is back! | Bill Crittenden |
19 March 2014 | The American Road, Part 1: Introduction | Bill Crittenden |
21 March 2014 | 2014 Ford Focus Titanium | Bill Crittenden |
22 March 2014 | Don't Take Jeremy Clarkson Too Seriously | Bill Crittenden |
24 March 2014 | The American Road, Part 2: Spring is Finally...Never Mind | Bill Crittenden |
26 March 2014 | Tail Lights: Milestones | Bill Crittenden |
31 March 2014 | The American Road: Cruisin' | Bill Crittenden |
31 March 2014 | Highways: Untapped Potential | Bill Crittenden |
April 2014 | The American Road: Driving in Circles | Bill Crittenden |
4 April 2014 | The American Road: Spring Storms and Mapping Mayhem | Bill Crittenden |
16 April 2014 | The American Road: Pickups | Bill Crittenden |
22 April 2014 | Tail Lights: Russians and the Military | Bill Crittenden |
25 April 2014 | Used Parts Bin: 11 Fun Facts About Cars from a Century Ago | Bill Crittenden |
5 May 2014 | 26 Interesting Driving Confessions from Whisper | Bill Crittenden |
7 May 2014 | 3 GTOs Illustrate Differences in Automotive Markets | Bill Crittenden |
8 May 2014 | The American Road: Road Worthy | Bill Crittenden |
12 May 2014 | My Mom | Bill Crittenden |
15 May 2014 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR to Automate Pit Officiating | Bill Crittenden |
27 May 2014 | Friday Night Fight: Volkswagen Golf vs. Ford Focus and Why We Really Buy Cars | Bill Crittenden |
1 June 2014 | Tail Lights: Government Motors | Bill Crittenden |
3 June 2014 | Relax, It's Only a Self-Driving Car | Bill Crittenden |
5 June 2014 | Top Gear USA: American Muscle | Bill Crittenden |
9 June 2014 | Why Don't They Sell It Here? Mazda BT-50 | Bill Crittenden |
16 June 2014 | Top Gear USA: Desert Trailblazers | Bill Crittenden |
27 June 2014 | Drivers' World Cup | Bill Crittenden |
27 June 2014 | Top Gear USA: 80's Power | Bill Crittenden |
27 June 2014 | Used Parts Bin: I Ordered a... | Bill Crittenden |
5 July 2014 | 2014 Hyundai Accent Sedan | Bill Crittenden |
5 July 2014 | Top Gear USA: Snow Show | Bill Crittenden |
9 July 2014 | Tail Lights: Four Wheel Felonies | Bill Crittenden |
10 July 2014 | Top Gear USA: Cool Cars for Grownups | Bill Crittenden |
10 July 2014 | Top Gear USA: Off Road Big Rigs | Bill Crittenden |
18 July 2014 | Classic Car Dream Garage | Bill Crittenden |
5 August 2014 | Who's Riding Along? | Bill Crittenden |
6 August 2014 | Tail Lights: Shelf Space | Bill Crittenden |
6 August 2014 | Verbal Doodles of The Crittenden Automotive Library | Bill Crittenden |
9 August 2014 | Tail Lights: Dok je srca, bit će i Kroacije | Bill Crittenden |
10 August 2014 | Learn From Tony Stewart's Life-Changing Moment | Bill Crittenden |
16 August 2014 | Random Lugnuts: I Call Bullshit on NASCAR Fans | Bill Crittenden |
24 August 2014 | The MRAP vs. the ARV | Bill Crittenden |
30 August 2014 | Nissan (& Mitsubishi) vs. Porsche | Bill Crittenden |
30 August 2014 | Random Lugnuts: The Man on the Not at All Grassy Knoll | Bill Crittenden |
30 August 2014 | "Second Tier" Pontiacs | Bill Crittenden |
5 September 2014 | Random Lugnuts: The NASCAR Xfinity Series | Bill Crittenden |
10 September 2014 | Reference Desk: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS and NHTSA Crash Testing | Bill Crittenden |
11 September 2014 | Top Gear, Post-Clarkson? | Bill Crittenden |
13 September 2014 | Tail Lights: Replacing Horses Made them Better | Bill Crittenden |
1 October 2014 | Car Dealerships That Call Themselves Museums | Bill Crittenden |
2 October 2014 | Tail Lights: Hot Rods and Comic Books | Bill Crittenden |
5 October 2014 | Maturity and the Minivan | Bill Crittenden |
5 October 2014 | Minivan Market, The | Bill Crittenden |
6 October 2014 | Dream Cars: Chevrolet Corvette Mako | Bill Crittenden |
17 October 2014 | The American Automobile Industry that Almost Was | Bill Crittenden |
23 October 2014 | 36 MORE Car Confessions from Whisper | Bill Crittenden |
23 October 2014 | Review: 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited LTZ | Bill Crittenden |
25 October 2014 | Marketing America's Import: The Chrysler 200 | Bill Crittenden |
25 October 2014 | Tail Lights: Digital Scissors | Bill Crittenden |
30 October 2014 | Tall Cars for Tall People | Bill Crittenden |
10 November 2014 | A New Old-Fashioned Automobile Club | Bill Crittenden |
16 November 2014 | Tail Lights: U.S.A.! U.S.A.! | Bill Crittenden |
16 November 2014 | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on What Obamacare Means to Drivers: "They don't have to be working for The Man." | Bill Crittenden |
17 November 2014 | Brass Era Driving Experiences: Why Is This Not a Thing? | Bill Crittenden |
26 November 2014 | Reference Desk: Models of the 1968 Chevrolet Impala and the 1973 Dodge Challenger | Bill Crittenden |
28 November 2014 | Pontiac History on Native American Heritage Day | Bill Crittenden |
29 November 2014 | Tail Lights: Catching Up | Bill Crittenden |
4 December 2014 | Reference Desk: 1994 Skylark GS 2-Dr Numbers | Bill Crittenden |
13 December 2015 | Tail Lights: Beyond Wikipedia | Bill Crittenden |
19 December 2014 | Used Parts Bin: Cuba and 3 Hams | Bill Crittenden |
26 December 2014 | Why is Uber in the News? | Bill Crittenden |
28 December 2014 | December 2014: The Worst People on Wheels | Bill Crittenden |
5 January 2015 | Tail Lights: Patent Motor Wagens | Bill Crittenden |
29 January 2015 | Kit Review: Academy Hyundai Azera | Bill Crittenden |
4 February 2015 | Cold Weather Review: 2015 Hyundai Azera Limited | Bill Crittenden |
5 February 2015 | Ford Again in Precedent-Setting Labor Rights Fight | Bill Crittenden |
14 February 2015 | Looooong Term Test: 2010 Mazda CX-7 iSport | Bill Crittenden |
18 February 2015 | Top Gear S22E3 Comments (Homemade Ambulance Challenge) | Bill Crittenden |
19 February 2015 | Why Rolls Royce HAD to Make an SUV | Bill Crittenden |
20 February 2015 | Detroit's Next Great Import | Bill Crittenden |
24 February 2015 | Random Lugnuts: We Need More Short Tracks, Less Daytona | Bill Crittenden |
26 February 2015 | The Coming Era of the Dash Cam | Bill Crittenden |
9 March 2015 | The American Road #7: End of the Roads? | Bill Crittenden |
12 March 2015 | Cold Climate Cars | Bill Crittenden |
19 March 2015 | The American Road #8: On The Right Side of History | Bill Crittenden |
27 March 2015 | 2013 Ford Flex SE | Bill Crittenden |
28 March 2015 | Done With Jeremy Clarkson | Bill Crittenden |
30 March 2015 | Serenity and the Busted Venture | Bill Crittenden |
11 April 2015 | Random Lugnuts: Trying Too Hard (A Defense of Brian France and NASCAR) | ">Bill Crittenden |
8 May 2015 | Game Review: Traffic Racer | Bill Crittenden |
12 May 2015 | The CUV: Just the Right Size | Bill Crittenden |
18 May 2015 | Get Stuff for Your Car at Bath & Body Works. Seriously! | Bill Crittenden |
30 May 2015 | My One Hope for Top Gear | Bill Crittenden |
30 May 2015 | Reference Desk: 2005 Indy Japan 300 | Bill Crittenden |
30 May 2015 | リファレンスデスク:2005インディジャパン300 | Bill Crittenden |
24 June 2015 | Why Won't Anyone Make a "Jitterbug Car?" | Bill Crittenden |
25 June 2015 | Could This Be the End of the General Lee? | Bill Crittenden |
29 June 2015 | The American Road #10: Goodbye General Lee | Bill Crittenden |
4 July 2015 | The Duke Boys Can Ride Again | Bill Crittenden |
9 July 2015 | Jeep to Keep Cherokee's "Controversial" Styling | Bill Crittenden |
30 July 2015 | Fiat Blew It | Bill Crittenden |
14 August 2015 | How Do You Run Yourself Over? | Bill Crittenden |
2 September 2015 | Pray the Potholes Away? | Bill Crittenden |
10 September 2015 | R.I.P. G.I. Joe | Bill Crittenden |
23 September 2015 | 3-Door SUV's: The American's Shooting Brake | Bill Crittenden |
23 September 2015 | How Apple & Google Can Change the Automotive Industry (and how we drive, too) | Bill Crittenden |
24 September 2015 | Just a Thought on Volkswagen's "Scandal"... | Bill Crittenden |
25 September 2015 | Reference Desk: 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula 1G2FS21E4KL203120 | Bill Crittenden |
14 October 2015 | Why Toyota? | Bill Crittenden |
21 October 2015 | Hide Your DeLoreans! | Bill Crittenden |
12 December 2015 | Tail Lights: A Happy Anniversary | Bill Crittenden |
26 January 2016 | Reference Desk: 1979 Plymouth Fire Arrow | Bill Crittenden |
30 January 2016 | Yes, Uber is a Taxi Company | Bill Crittenden |
6 February 2016 | Tail Lights: Cleaning Up | Bill Crittenden |
7 February 2016 | Scion is Dead. This is a Good Thing. | Bill Crittenden |
28 February 2016 | 2016 Chevrolet Chevelle Hoax, The | Bill Crittenden |
28 February 2016 | Random Lugnuts: Daytona, Trump, and Two Wheel NASCAR | Bill Crittenden |
11 March 2016 | Beware of Automotive Prank "Tips" | Bill Crittenden |
17 March 2016 | Ford C-Max: Small Utility Vehicle | Bill Crittenden |
19 March 2016 | Reference Desk: 1973 Mercury Cougar | Bill Crittenden |
20 March 2016 | Random Lugnuts: One Final Lesson | Bill Crittenden |
5 April 2016 | Dream Cars, April Fool's Edition | Bill Crittenden |
6 April 2016 | Tail Lights: A Company Car | Bill Crittenden |
5 May 2016 | Not Another Cadillac Cimarron | Bill Crittenden |
25 May 2016 | Tail Lights: One Grade "A" Collection | Bill Crittenden |
2 June 2016 | 2015 Ford Taurus SEL AWD | Bill Crittenden |
3 June 2016 | 2016 Ford Explorer Sport | Bill Crittenden |
3 June 2016 | From the Backseat: 2015 Subaru Legacy | Bill Crittenden |
22 July 2016 | Tail Lights: Going With the Flow | Bill Crittenden |
30 September 2016 | Tail Lights: Voice of the World | Bill Crittenden |
16 October 2016 | The End of the Shift | Bill Crittenden |
6 December 2016 | Tail Lights: You Can't Know It All | Bill Crittenden |
8 January 2017 | A New Golden Age of Automobiles | Bill Crittenden |
2 February 2017 | Reference Desk: 1984 Dodge Rampage Direct Connection | Bill Crittenden |
15 March 2017 | Tail Lights: Break Time's Over | Bill Crittenden |
16 March 2017 | Random Lugnuts: Kyle Busch and Hockey | Bill Crittenden |
24 March 2017 | Fixing the Disability in the ADA | Bill Crittenden |
2 May 2017 | "They Sure Don't Make Them Like They Used To" | Bill Crittenden |
9 May 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles: Amazing Potential | Bill Crittenden |
3 June 2017 | Random Lugnuts: NASCAR Needs Kyle Busch | Bill Crittenden |
30 August 2017 | Tail Lights: Lane Change | Bill Crittenden |
4 September 2017 | 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4: My Shortest Test Drive (Yet) | Bill Crittenden |
24 September 2017 | 2017 Chevrolet Malibu LS: Heartland Cruiser | Bill Crittenden |
25 September 2017 | 2018 Chevrolet Equinox LS AWD: Heartland Crossover | Bill Crittenden |
16 October 2017 | 2017 Kia Soul Base Model: The Best Basic Transportation (Not a Lot of) Money Can Buy | Bill Crittenden |
31 December 2017 | Tail Lights: Better | Bill Crittenden |
6 January 2017 | Bring Saturn Back! | Bill Crittenden |
25 October 2017 | A Very American Grand Prix | Bill Crittenden |
17 March 2018 | Tail Lights: Second Shift | Bill Crittenden |
1 September 2018 | Tail Lights: Starting Over | Bill Crittenden |
1 April 2020 | Tail Lights: Isn't the Internet Wonderful? | Bill Crittenden |
1 May 2020 | Tail Lights: The Great Indoors | Bill Crittenden |
1 June 2020 | Tail Lights | Bill Crittenden |
1 July 2020 | Tail Lights: NASCAR's Left Turn | Bill Crittenden |
1 August 2020 | Tail Lights: Countdown to 40 | Bill Crittenden |
5 September 2020 | Tail Lights: Reconnected | Bill Crittenden |
1 October 2020 | Tail Lights: Conspiracies | Bill Crittenden |
1 November 2020 | Tail Lights: Final Lap to 40 | Bill Crittenden |
1 September 2023 | Tail Lights: Ephemeral I love that word. I discovered it when I found The Prelinger Archives, a project where old films that weren't meant to be preserved for a long time were digitized and uploaded to The Internet Archive. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
5 October 2023 | Tail Lights: Labor Changes Tactics Earlier this year the United Auto Workers union held its first election where a President was chosen directly by members' votes and not through delegates. Shawn Fain, a Stellantis worker from Kokomo, Indiana, won by a narrow margin in a contested runoff. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden Topic: UAW |
2 November 2023 | Tail Lights: Driving in Circles So it seems like a good time to talk about circles. We seem to be living in concentric circles of people. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
8 December 2023 | Tail Lights: Forty-Three My forty-third birthday is one that that will stand out among the others for the rest of my life. Having had quite a few by now, I've forgotten most of them. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
4 January 2024 | Tail Lights: Rebuilding 2023 is finally over. Two out of the five human members of our household are gone. Shocks to the soul like this will tend to put a sense of urgency into living. “Someday” becomes “now or never.” | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
1 June 2024 | Tail Lights: New Perspective on Tucker November 21, 2019 and June 19, 1947 are now intertwined in my mind. The more recent date was the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles, in the same city and month and year the movie Blade Runner was set. I've never seen it, but Wikipedia calls it “a foundational work of the cyberpunk genre.” | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden Topics: Tucker, Tesla Cybertruck |
5 July 2024 | Tail Lights: “It's Always the Guys in the F-150s” I've had a fascination with all things mechanical for as long as I can remember. It's not just automobiles, that's just what I limit myself to here and I still feel overwhelmed by the volume of information available. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |
1 August 2024 | Tail Lights: Inflated Trucks, Inflated Food Prices 1908 was the year Henry Ford started putting the affordable Model T in the hands of regular folks, and farmers fitted wooden frames to the back to make the first stake-bed pickups. The role reversal completed quite early, and pickup trucks are now a necessity for work while horses are a luxury for those who can afford one. | Commentary (text) Publisher: The Crittenden Automotive Library Byline: Bill Crittenden |