Maxwell Motor And The Making Of The Chrysler Corporation

Author : Anthony J. Yanik
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814334232
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maxwell Motor and the Making of Chrysler Corporation written by Anthony J. Yanik and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of Maxwell Motor Company, a medium-sized Detroit automaker that became the foundation of the Chrysler Corporation.

Author : Anthony J. Yanik
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814340857
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation written by Anthony J. Yanik and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though usually regarded as a footnote in automotive history, Maxwell Motor was one of the leading automobile producers in the United States during the first quarter of the twentieth century, and its cars offered several innovations to buyers of the time. For instance, Maxwell's was the first popular car with its engine in front instead of under the body, the first to be designed with three-point suspension and shaft drive, and one of the earliest cars to feature thermo-syphon cooling. In Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation, Anthony J. Yanik examines the machines, the process, and the men behind Maxwell, describing both the vehicle engineering and the backroom wheeling and dealing that characterized the emergence and disappearance of the early auto companies. In this detailed history, Yanik charts the company's evolution through the early Maxwell-Briscoe years, 1903-1912; the Maxwell Motor Company years, 1913-1920; and finally the Maxwell Motor Corporation years, 1921-1925. He considers the influential leaders, including Jonathan Maxwell, Benjamin Briscoe, Walter Flanders, and Walter P. Chrysler, who executed the business decisions and corporate mergers that shaped each tumultuous era, concluding with Chrysler's eventual deal to transfer all Maxwell assets to form a new Chrysler Corporation in 1925. Yanik also discusses the aftermath of Maxwell's dissolution and the fate of its famous corporate leaders. For this study, Yanik draws on a wealth of primary sources including old automotive trade journals, the writings of Ben Briscoe and William Durant, and company records in the Chrysler archives. Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation fills a gap in existing automotive scholarship and proves that the Maxwell story is an excellent resource for documenting the development of the automobile industry in the early twentieth century. Auto buffs and local historians will appreciate Yanik's thorough and engaging look at this slice of automotive history.

Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814330913
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding the Roller Coaster written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of the Chrysler Corporation, this book is intended for readers interested in the history of automobiles and of American business, and for fans and critics of Chrysler's products.

Author : Carl Breer
Publisher : SAE
ISBN 13 : 9781560915249
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and Its Engineering Legacy written by Carl Breer and published by SAE. This book was released on 1995 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a remarkable engineering team as told by one of its members, Carl Breer. Breer, Fred Zeder, and Owen Skelton worked together for 35 years, first at Studebaker and then at Chrysler, bringing solid engineering principles to the design and testing of early automobiles. The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and Its Engineering Legacy begins with a look at Carl Breer's early years, giving readers a glimpse of his engineering adeptness, even as a youth. The book's focus then shifts to the Zeder, Skelton, and Breer engineering team. Through the eyes of Carl Breer, we see the trio at work first at Studebaker prior to World War I, and then, more importantly, in 1919 as they meet Walter Chrysler and become the engineering building blocks upon which the Chrysler Corporation was founded. The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and Its Engineering Legacy offers readers a 'behind-the-scenes' look at the many innovations developed by the Zeder, Skelton, and Breer team during Chrysler's early days, including hydraulic brakes, all-steel bodies, 'fresh air' heaters, and more. It also describes the team's groundbreaking wind tunnel research which resulted in the developmen of the Airflow, an engineering tour de force that was so far ahead of its time that, unfortunately, the marketplace didn't respond well to it. The Airflow's design was so advanced that the aerodynamic principles upon which it was based continue to shape the design of today's cars.

Author : Walter P. Chrysler
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life of an American Workman written by Walter P. Chrysler and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Life of an American Workman" by Walter P. Chrysler, Boyden Sparkes. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Vincent Curcio
Publisher : Automotive History and Persona
ISBN 13 : 0195147057
Total Pages : 717 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chrysler written by Vincent Curcio and published by Automotive History and Persona. This book was released on 2000 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly detailed account of one of the most important men in American automotive history is based on full access to both Chrysler Corporation and family historical records. Curcio traces Chrysler's rise through the industry and gives unique insight into this colorful and passionate man. 50 halftones.

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Total Pages : 606 pages
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Author : Michael W. R. Davis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738507798
Total Pages : 132 pages
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Download or read book Chrysler Heritage written by Michael W. R. Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of the Chrysler Corporation through a collection of vintage photographs.

Author : Charles K. Hyde
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814337805
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dodge Brothers written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive biography of John and Horace Dodge and the history of their company, Dodge Brothers.

Author : John McDonough
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135949069
Total Pages : 1754 pages
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Download or read book The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising written by John McDonough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 1754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the The "Advertising Age" Encyclopedia of Advertising website. Featuring nearly 600 extensively illustrated entries, The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising provides detailed historic surveys of the world's leading agencies and major advertisers, as well as brand and market histories; it also profiles the influential men and women in advertising, overviews advertising in the major countries of the world, covers important issues affecting the field, and discusses the key aspects of methodology, practice, strategy, and theory. Also includes a color insert.