Drive (46 page)

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

Settlemire, Scott,
191
–
92

Shanahan, Mike,
30
–
32
,
47
,
103

Shaw, Ken, Jr.,
32
,
52
–
54

Shelby, Carroll,
237
,
238
–
39

Shoup, Donald,
308
–
12