
As an automotive journalist, I am forced to spend a truly unholy amount of time considering men like Elon Musk — men whose talents are often outshined by the consistently obnoxious secondhand embarrassment-inducing things they do. Musk, though, isn’t the only automotive executive who has subjected the world to his tomfoolery. There have been plenty since the dawn of the car, and it’s time we recognize them for their crimes against sensibility, too.