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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.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Vince Geraci
Introduction
Chapter 1 1954–1957: In the Beginning
Chapter 2 1958–1963: The Great Rambler Years
Chapter 3 1964–1969: Rambler’s Decline and AMC’s Rise
Chapter 4 1970–1974: The New Generation Cars
Chapter 5 1975–1979: The Difficult 1970s
Chapter 6 1980–1983: The Cars of the Early 1980s
Chapter 7 1984–1988: The Eagle Years
Chapter 8 On Track, AMC in Competition
Epilogue: American Motors Today
About the Author
Index
About the author
Patrick R Foster (oldemilfordpress.com) has spent more than 30 years studying the automotive industry. The leading authority on AMC and its predecessors, Pat has written several books on that subject and 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.Since 1983, Tom Glatch has contributed hundreds of stories and photographs to major collector, Corvette, Mustang, muscle car, and Mopar magazines. 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 works for a Fortune 500 corporation as a data and systems analyst and developer. He lives in southeastern Wisconsin.
Summary
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.
