The Complete Book of AMC Cars, 9780760387016
Hardcover
AMC’s rise, fight, and fall: the last independent automaker’s story.

The Complete Book of AMC Cars

american motors corporation 1954-1988

$117.14

  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    18 November 2024

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Summary

AMC: The Rise and Fall of America’s Last Independent Automaker

Get an inside look at the American automaker that rose from the decline of a once-thriving independent auto industry to put up a valiant fight against Detroit’s Big Three automakers.

In The Complete Book of AMC Cars: American Motors Corporation 1954-1988, authors Patrick Foster and Tom Glatch provide a thorough and fully illustrated review of all the production cars offered by AMC from its founding in 19…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780760387016
ISBN-10:076038701X
Author:Patrick R. Foster, Tom Glatch, Vincent Geraci
Publisher:Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:Motorbooks
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:18 November 2024
Weight:1.60kg
Dimensions:276mm x 235mm x 25mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

”…a definitive look at an automaker with an outsize impact”

– Eric D. Lawrence * Detroit Free Press *

A fine book chronicling AMC with interior and exterior details for each model produced each year 1954 through 1988.

– Helen V Hutchings * Speedreaders.Info *

“The Complete Book of AMC Cars is recommended for anyone who loves automobiles, AMC cars or not. Its a beautiful, well-researched book that you will cherish. It’s beautifully crafted and expertly assembled by people who care about the product. The well-written text is enhanced by some of the highest quality contemporary photographs I’ve seen this year in a book about cars and is further enhanced by illustrations, ads and historical photographs that help tell the company’s life story.”

– Joe Farace * JoeFarace.com *

“More than just the Eagle, Foster and Glatch guide readers through every production car AMC ever made. The Complete Book of AMC Cars spans 200 pages and is illustrated with 300 images, including archival and contemporary photographs together with period marketing materials.”

– Greg Williams * Drivin.ca *

”…rather than just telling the story of the AMC company, it’s an encyclopedic look at the company, its movers and/or shakers, its various brands and various models. It’s a sad story, but you do learn about all the work, the design, the innovation, that the AMC folks put into it…if you’re an AMC fan it might be the greatest thing you’ve had on your coffee table.”

* Techno File *

About The Author

Patrick R. Foster

Patrick R. Foster is one of America’s best-known automotive writers, with over 30 years of experience studying the automotive industry. He is the leading authority on AMC and its predecessors and has written several books on that subject, along with many others, including Jeep, Studebaker, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer, and Metropolitan. His popular columns appear in Hemmings Classic Car and Old Cars Weekly, and he has won awards for his books and articles from the AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America) and SAH (Society of Automotive Historians). In 2011, he was honored with the Lee Iacocca Award—one of the most coveted awards in automotive writing.

Tom Glatch has contributed hundreds of stories and photographs to major collector, Corvette, Mustang, muscle car, and Mopar magazines since 1983. Tom grew up during the muscle car era, and his first car was a very quick 1970 Plymouth Duster 340. Tom and his wife, Kelly, have contributed photographs to books by other Motorbooks authors, as well as Motorbooks’ Corvette calendars. When not pursuing old muscle cars, Tom is a writer and researcher for Hagerty Marketplace. He lives in southeastern Wisconsin.

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