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Presenting an Official Centennial salute to the Gems from GMC.
Millions of GMC fans will celebrate 100 years of truck making with this full-color, hardcover reference that tells the story of General Motors Truck & Coach through photos, advertisements, production figures and other historical data. In 1902, Max Grabowsky founded Rapid Motor Vehicle Co. to build one-cylinder trucks and laid the cornerstone for the foundation of GMC, an enterprise that went on to make manufacturing history!
Features the GMC models that helped shape America from the parlor-coach type buses of 1922 to the military "Ducks" of World War II to today's sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.
Provides a decade-by-decade look at various model changes, important personnel who determined company design and the available commercial and consumer vehicle lines.
-Hardcover reference traces the 100-year history of GMC-the company that “does one thing” and “does it well”
-Striking full-color photos, original advertisements, production figures and historical facts
-Features the GMC models that helped shape America
GMC: The First 100 Years,John Gunnell,Krause Publications,0873493265,Antiques & Collectibles,Antiques/Collectibles,Automotive - Antique & Classic,Automotive - History,Automotive - Pictorial,Corporate & Business History - General,GMC trucks,History,Transportation,History of specific subjects,Road & motor vehicles: general interest,Road vehicle manufacturing industry,USA
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