American Motors: The Last Independent [Hardcover]

Patrick R. Foster (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications, Inc. (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873412400
• ISBN-13: 978-0873412407
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like ramblers you'll love......., September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: American Motors: The Last Independent (Hardcover)

I found this to be one of those books I could not put down. The book is a good mixture of history, inside stories and pictures. Ooooh the pictures. You get to see the 57 Rambler mock-ups wearing both a Nash and Hudson badge. Lots of other exclusive photos also. Great history of AMC mangement. Unique look into the different approachs taken to run the company and the mistakes made by each person in charge. Each time a mistake was made AMC bounced back, but a little weaker. You'll find youself wishing the ending was different.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read for anyone interested in classic automobiles., February 22, 1999

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Jonathan D. H. Parshall ([e-mail]) (Brevard, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Motors: The Last Independent (Hardcover)

At classic auto shows today, you can see lots of old Chevys, Fords, and Chryslers. But it's hard to find any examples of independent automotive manufacturing. Not many people seem to care about Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, Nash, and, of course, American Motors or AMC. They seem to seen as junk, not worth the steel they're made of. Patrick R. Foster in "American Motors : The Last Independent" does a wonderful job of informing the public of what effort and talent went into creating these fine cars that were a good portion of time as good, if not better, as anything the Big Three put out. You learn that AMC's demise wasn't sudden, but gradual, starting in the early 1960's. There are detailed facts about the cars that were shipped out of the Kenosha, Wisconson factory. "American Motors : The Last Independent" is all in all a good read. One of the few things it lacks is an index which I miss dearly. Even though, I would recommend it to my friends.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the AMC enthusiast, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: American Motors: The Last Independent (Hardcover)

This book is a great addition to the AMC lover's library. Mr. Fosters book covers the entire history of the once-proud American Motors, and includes many good photos of the vehicles. The books focuses on AMC as a business, so lots of financial data is included. If you really want to understand the rise and fall of the proud independent American Motors, this the book.