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Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry, Vol. III: the Financial Wizards
Michael J. Kollins, February 2002, 214 Pages, Hardbound
$50.00

Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry uses four separate volumes to explore the essential components that helped build the American automobile industry - the people, the companies and the designs. This volume offers a look at the financial minds who drove the early automotive industry. These financial wizards are portrayed through unique stories and more than 180 photos.

Pioneers covered in this volume include:

  • Allison/Fisher/Newby/Wheeler and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  • Benjamin Briscoe
  • Hugh Chalmers
  • Frederick Chandler
  • E.L. Cord
  • Harry Jewett
  • Henry Leland
  • Charles Matheson
  • David Parry
  • Albert Pope
  • Edward Rickenbacker
  • Thomas White
  • John Willys

About the Author
Born in 1912, Michael J. Kollins learned of automobile manufacturers early, literally from reading hubcap designations in his father's Buick shops. He began as a service technician for the Dodge Brothers. He then moved on to work as Chief of Section, Technical Data and Service Engineering for Packard Motor Car Company; and Service Technical Manager, Manager of Warranty Administration, and Manager of the Highland Park Service Center for Chrysler Corporation. Kollins has written articles for the newsletter Wheels, and was co-author of a centennial publication of the Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD Technology Century (1998).

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Be sure to check out the other three volumes in the Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry series, or order all four volumes as a set for one low price!