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.

"...a definitive look at an automaker with an outsize impact"

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Vince Geraci Introduction 1954–1957: In the Beginning 1958–1963: The Great Rambler Years 1964–1969: Rambler’s Decline and AMC’s Rise 1970–1974: The New Generation Cars 1975–1979: The Difficult 1970s 1980–1983: The Cars of the Early 1980s 1984–1988: The Eagle Years On Track, AMC in Competition Epilogue: American Motors Today About the Author Index

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.

"...a definitive look at an automaker with an outsize impact"

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Vince Geraci Introduction 1954–1957: In the Beginning 1958–1963: The Great Rambler Years 1964–1969: Rambler’s Decline and AMC’s Rise 1970–1974: The New Generation Cars 1975–1979: The Difficult 1970s 1980–1983: The Cars of the Early 1980s 1984–1988: The Eagle Years On Track, AMC in Competition Epilogue: American Motors Today About the Author Index

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.

"...a definitive look at an automaker with an outsize impact"

• Acknowledgments Foreword by Vince Geraci Introduction 1954–1957: In the Beginning 1958–1963: The Great Rambler Years 1964–1969: Rambler’s Decline and AMC’s Rise 1970–1974: The New Generation Cars 1975–1979: The Difficult 1970s 1980–1983: The Cars of the Early 1980s 1984–1988: The Eagle Years On Track, AMC in Competition Epilogue: American Motors Today About the Author Index