Witness the evolution of the American auto factory beginning with the basic hand-built assembly of cars in the earliest part of the twentieth century, through the age of the assembly line, and up to today's robotically-operated lines. Concentrating on the 1920s to 1950s, large photographs of the assembly lines in action send readers into nostalgic old factories. See the workers, the tools, the methods and the machines that combined their efforts with the ingenuity of industry players like Henry Ford, Ransom Olds. Walter Chrysler, and others to make possible the automobile's worldwide proliferation and availability. Flash back in time to witness the factories decade by decade in never-before-published vintage photographs. Featured automakers include Ford, GM and Chrysler, along with smaller companies like Packard, Studebaker, and Auburn.
Joe Cabadas is an automotive journalist whose work has appeared in several industry trade journals, including Automotive News. He lives in Dearborn, Michigan. St. Paul, Minnesota author Byron Olsen wrote Station Wagons (0-7603- 0632-X).
Customer Review: A Must have for Auto Historians
This is a great book- meticulously researched with a fine catalogue of images. These boys did their homework and it shows. It would be worth purchasing if only for the very rare early photos of auto f...
Customer Review: The Wonderful Auto Plant.
This was an excellent book with some great pictures of the manufacturing plants that put America on the road. Any auto history buff will enjoy this book. It is well done, easy to read, and most info...
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