The Legend of American Motors (eBook)

The full history of America's most innovative automaker

Marc Cranswick (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
352 Seiten
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-78711-765-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The economy, high performance and luxury exploits of American Motors. A colorfully illustrated account of an iconic company, that forged new styling and engineering paths, while bringing Jeep to a wider international audience. In the fashion and racing worlds, AMC was a winner!

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American Motors was the little company that made a big impact. Maker of the Rambler family car, the Kenosha-based AMC offered an antidote to the excess of Detroit's Big 3. But when America decided it wanted sporty, rather than econocars, AMC got groovy with the Javelin, AMX, Scrambler and Rebel Machine.
American Motors was a proven performer in showrooms and on the track, with success in drag and road course racing. However, through it all came solid Rambler value, and a different approach from Detroit. An accent on consumer protection, along with brand label special editions. And when it came to blue sky thinking, AMC surpassed all with the Gremlin and Pacer small cars.
Off road, Kenosha truly made Jeep 'The One & Only,' popularizing the brand and making it the sales success it is today. Beyond that, AMC created America's first crossover, the Eagle. It all proved that America's smallest ... was its biggest surprise!

Autor

Marc Cranswick has had a lifelong interest in cars and all things mechanical, and has written about and drawn the cars that he loves for many years; these include a variety of European, Japanese and American marques. Formal study of the postwar American car market has led to a series of books about the cars and trucks of the Big 3 and independent automakers. He writes enthusiast-directed model history books, and has involvement with many specialist car clubs. His reference book The Cars of American Motors - An Illustrated History, was featured on NBC's business channel CNBC.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2023
• Verlagsort: Exeter
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
• Schlagworte: 1950s • ambassador • AMC • AMC in motorsport • American Cars • American Motors • AMX • Chrysler • Classic American Cars • dick Teague • EAGLE • first four-wheel drive • George W Mason • Gremlin • history of American motors • Hudson Motor car co • Javelin • Jeep • Kenosha • Mark Cranswick • Marlin • Matador • Michigan • Muscle Cars • Nash-Kelvinator • Pacer • Rebel Machine • Renault • Scrambler • sporty cars • Typhoon Six • Typhoon V8 • USA car models • US automobiles • US Cars • V5803 • Veloce
• ISBN-10: 1-78711-765-0 / 1787117650
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78711-765-5 / 9781787117655