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AMC Cars: 1954-1987 (An Illustrated History)

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I can't believe the level of "illustrated history".
A lot of pictures of every car, 2 or 3 per page, and the show of cars begin with the first 1954 models and shows all models until 1987, including the Renault cars from the joint betwenn AMC and Renault at ends of 70 decade (Renault 5 LeCar, Renault 9 Encore, Renault 11 Allianze.
I write from Spain (Europe) and I love the AMC models from 70-80 decades, and I know very well the Renault cars family.

This is one of the few books on the American Motors Corporation, unfortunately. The company had an interesting history with its highs and lows before it went out and deserves at least one ultimate paperwork on it. I bought it because I wanted technical and production information on the Pacer. And exactly this is not the topic of the book. It is a documentation with very minimal text (mostly the straight written history from the beginning of the consortium to the end in the nest of Chrysler and Renault), no trivia, no frame articles, no test results, no tech data or detailed figures.

On the "plus" side of the book are the nice b/w photos with cars shown. The quality of the book is okay for the price.

At least, I am still waiting for the guy/girl writing the fundamental, colored, illustrated book on American Motors...

This is a great reference book for AMC/Rambler fans. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.
Ken

I didnt care for history in school, but automotive history is a different subject all together.

This was (I believe) Mr. Foster's second book which documented the history of American Motor's Corporation. The first book titled "American Motors. The Last Independent" is out of print and fairly difficult to find.
This book is a great substitute for that hard to find book.
Loaded with fantastic pictures of just about every model AMC produced from '54 to '87.
With so many pictures, it doesn't give a lot of text, but the pictures and the picture descriptions do give the story.
If there is anyone wanting to learn more about this great, late automobile company, this book is the best place to start.

As a life-long AMC enthusiast I found this book fascinating, though it almost brought tears to my eyes as I read the final chapters and relived AMC's unfortunate demise. I highly recommend this book.

I got this AMC book for my Rambler-loving Dad for Christmas, and he keeps it nearby at all times. It traces the history of AMC from start to finish, has lots of awesome black and white photos, and tons of good information without being boring.

The only downside? After reading this book myself, I desperately want an AMC Hornet hatchback. Good luck finding one!