| Description |
1 electronic text (xiv, 243 pages) : illustrations, digital file |
| Series |
Historic motor car company series |
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Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications |
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Society of Automotive Engineers.
Electronic publications
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Historic motor car company series.
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| Contents |
1. From Carriages to Car Bodies-- Byron F. "Barney" Everitt: His Early Years -- 2. The Making of Cadillac and Other Daring Deals- William E. "Bill" Metzger: His Early Years -- 3. The Merry Master of Mass Production- Walter E. Flanders: His Early Years -- 4. EMF Bursts onto the Automotive Scene -- 5. EMF Loses Its "E" And "M" -- 6. Flanders Expands EMF, Declares War on Studebaker -- 7. Crisis or Comedy? Studebaker Sues EMF -- 8. The Rebirth of Everitt and Metzger- Flanders, Where Are You? -- 9. Flanders Reunites with Everitt and Metzger -- 10 "E" and "M" and "F" After 1913- The Dance Continues |
| Summary |
This book tells the remarkable story of these three automotive giants and the impact they had on the American car industry. Everitt was instrumental in forming the extensive body building industry that characterized Detroit prior to World War II. Metzger established the first automotive dealership in Detroit, if not the country, and served as head of sales of Cadillac during its formative years. Flanders, a genius with machines, masterminded the tools of production for the first Model T |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (SAE Web site, 08/15/2012) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) |
| Notes |
Also available in print |
| Subject |
Everitt, Barney
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Metzger, William
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Flanders, Walter E. (Walter Emmett), 1871-1923.
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| SUBJECT |
Everitt, Barney fast |
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Flanders, Walter E. (Walter Emmett), 1871-1923 fast |
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Metzger, William fast |
| Subject |
E-M-F Company -- History
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| SUBJECT |
E-M-F Company fast |
| Subject |
Automobile engineers -- United States -- Biography
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TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Automobile Industry.
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Automobile engineers
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001020707 |
| ISBN |
9780768049411 |
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0768049415 |
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