[PDF] The Cars Of American Motors eBook

Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 14,20 MB
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786446722

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Though American Motors never approached the size of Detroit's Big Three, it produced a long series of successful cars that were distinctive, often innovative and in many cases influential. This history examines AMC's cars from the company's formation in 1954 through its absorption by Chrysler in 1987. The Gremlin, Pacer and Eagle vehicles are examined in detail, as are the AMC custom cars of George Barris and Carl Green. The text details AMC's 1980s involvement with the French firm Renault and the design legacy of that joint venture, which includes the Hummer. The evolution of Jeep is covered from the 1960s through the 2000s. Features include some 225 photographs; a listing of AMC / Rambler clubs, organizations and business entities, with contact details; tables of detailed specifications and performance data; data on technical devices, trim packages and all model variations; a comprehensive account of AMC / Rambler appearances in film, television and cartoons.

Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786446722

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Though American Motors never approached the size of Detroit's Big Three, it produced a long series of successful cars that were distinctive, often innovative and in many cases influential. This history examines AMC's cars from the company's formation in 1954 through its absorption by Chrysler in 1987. The Gremlin, Pacer and Eagle vehicles are examined in detail, as are the AMC custom cars of George Barris and Carl Green. The text details AMC's 1980s involvement with the French firm Renault and the design legacy of that joint venture, which includes the Hummer. The evolution of Jeep is covered from the 1960s through the 2000s. Features include some 225 photographs; a listing of AMC / Rambler clubs, organizations and business entities, with contact details; tables of detailed specifications and performance data; data on technical devices, trim packages and all model variations; a comprehensive account of AMC / Rambler appearances in film, television and cartoons.

Author : Patrick R. Foster
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 36,35 MB
Release : 2013-11-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760344256

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"Patrick Foster's American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Last Independent Automaker is the definitive history of the AMC corporation. Featured vehicles include the Rambler, Javelin, and more, as Foster walks the reader through not only the history of an American classic, but a history of the automotive industry itself as it evolved through emissions restrictions and the gas guzzlers of the 80s and 90s"-Provided by publisher.

Author : Krause Publications, Inc
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780873412322

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Shows and describes each model produced by American Motors, including Nashes, Hudsons, Jeeps, and Ramblers

Author : Patrick R. Foster
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Uncover the heroes, the strategies, the design teams, the finances, the presidents and the competitors who made their mark on one of America's feistiest auto companies.

Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814334461

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Auto historians and readers interested in business history will enjoy Storied Independent Automakers.

Author : Patrick R. Foster
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2004-05-08
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781583881125

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Formed in 1954 by the merger of The Hudson Motor Car Company and Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, American Motors Corporation was no ordinary company. It was the last, and the very best, of the great independent automakers, producing such notables as the muscle-flexing AMX and Javelin, and the forward-designed, 4-wheel-drive Eagle. Highly regarded AMC historian and expert, Patrick Foster, gives us an in-depth look at AMC and its cars from its beginning in 1954 through its demise in 1987. Over 300 photos combined with informative captions show all of AMCs cars. A great reference for the AMC enthusiast!

Author : Paul Ingrassia
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 145164065X

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A narrative like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the American experience— from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66, from the lore of Jack Kerouac to the sex appeal of the Hot Rod, America’s history is a vehicular history—an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Paul Ingrassia. Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the Corvette, the Beetle, and the Chevy Corvair, as well as the personalities and tales behind them: Robert McNamara’s unlikely role in Lee Iacocca’s Mustang, John Z. DeLorean’s Pontiac GTO , Henry Ford’s Model T, as well as Honda’s Accord, the BMW 3 Series, and the Jeep, among others. Through these cars and these characters, Ingrassia shows how the car has expressed the particularly American tension between the lure of freedom and the obligations of utility. He also takes us through the rise of American manufacturing, the suburbanization of the country, the birth of the hippie and the yuppie, the emancipation of women, and many more fateful episodes and eras, including the car’s unintended consequences: trial lawyers, energy crises, and urban sprawl. Narrative history of the highest caliber, Engines of Change is an entirely edifying new way to look at the American story.

Author : Patrick R. Foster
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 32,31 MB
Release : 2024-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 076038701X

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The Complete Book of AMC Cars is a thorough reference covering all of the production cars offered by American Motors Corporation from its founding in 1954 to its demise in 1988.