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Boys' Toys of the 70's & 80's: Toy Pages From the Great
Montgomery Ward Christmas Catalogs 1970-1985 - This fantastic
new book is a time-machine back to the Montgomery Ward
Christmas catalogs of the 1970's and 1980's. 192 pages
thick, this volume features authorized reprints of rare
Wards catalog pages covering toys sold by Wards from 1970
through 1985 (the last year Wards produced a holiday catalog.)
Star Wars, Star Trek, Masters of the Universe, Dungeons &
Dragons, He-Man, GI Joe, Tonka trucks, electric trains and
tons more. A "Must Have" for toy collectors and
ideal for anyone who wants to relive thrilling childhood memories!
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GMC
Heavy-Duty Trucks 1927-1987- Focusing on GMC's most fruitful
six decades, from 1927 to 1987, this book offers a prologue
and epilogue to round out the 100+ year history of GMC trucks
and their predecessors Rapid and Reliance, with particular
emphasis on the heavy-duty models. In-depth coverage of all
models, engine specifications, year-to-year changes, and model-by-model
genealogy charts is included, as well as the story of GM's
role as a heavy-duty truck maker and the influences of Max
Grabowski, William Crapo Durant, and Alfred P. Sloan Jr. An
essential book for truck enthusiasts, historians, restorer's,
and anyone interested in General Motors. Archival photos,
many from the National Automotive Historical Collection, show
these models in pristine form.
- GMC:
The First 100 Years- 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.
- GM
Light Duty Trucks- Appealing to both historians and enthusiasts
GMC Light Duty Trucks is a chronological overview of the popular
General Motors vehicles that have been long considered Pontiac’s
trucks. It begins by tracing their roots to the year 1902
and origins as the long-departed Rapid and Reliance brands.
The story continues with the pair joining an emergent General
Motors and 1912 consolidation as GMC. A discussion of significant
early milestones follows: Model 15 of 1914 the first “true”
GMC; the role of GMC’s military vehicles during the
First World War; and, the impact of General Motors’
acquiring Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company, which it merged
with General Motors Truck Company and led to the wide range
of GMC light duties when Yellowcab trucks, the Pontiac Delivery
and Chevrolet Commercial Bodies were integrated into the evolving
GMC line. Next the important middle years are reviewed, highlighting
effects of GM’s corporate styling leadership on GMC;
the offering expansion of the immediate pre-World War II era
that brought several distinctive types to the line-up; the
all-new 1939 model light truck engine, cab and bodies; contributions
to the Second World War allied military effort; and, the birth
of GMC Truck & Coach Division. The major postwar styling
and functional redesigns of 1947 and 1955 are covered in detail
along with the arrival of civilian 4x4 pickups and, in particular,
the ambitious Breakthrough Engineering efforts for 1960, culminating
in the V-6 engine program that marked the high tide of GMC
uniqueness. The book concludes by summarizing the past three
decades when a broadening diversity of added models—sport
utilities, diesels, full-size and mini vans, multi-purpose
vehicles, and compact and mid-size pickups contributed to
a massive growth in customer acceptance.
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