Kaiser Cars, 1947-1955 - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · In 1970, American Motors bought the U.S. operations of Kaiser Jeep and, on March 31, 1971, spun the military vehicle operations off into a wholly-owned entity named AM General Corporation which still builds military vehicles. IKA was sold to Renault in 1970, and the AMC-based IKA Torino and IKA Ambassador were built into the mid-1970s.
The Spirit Is Still Alive: American Motors Corporation 1954-1987
2020年11月16日 · Meanwhile, in a move that would have ramifications for AMC years later, Kaiser Motors made its final Manhattan models and converted its car factories to Jeep production. 1956: the Rambler returns Rambler Canada: The Little Company that Could , 114 pages, is available from James Mays, Box 47547, 1550 Maisonneuve …
AMC V8 Engines - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · AMC V8 Engines By Mike Sealey AMC VIN decoding Brazilian Kaiser/Willys/Jeep engines American Motors' first family of homegrown V8s is not well known to most enthusiasts, and there is a great deal of confusion about their origins.
When was Chrysler really created? (Electric cars aren’t...
2020年11月16日 · After the war, Kaiser Motors was started to take advantage of the post-war car boom. As sales fell lower and lower, with the end in clear sight, an unprofitable Kaiser took over the still-profitable Willys-Overland in 1953; that provided Kaiser with international sales and a niche with far less competition, and Kaiser cars disappeared shortly ...
Austin, Bantam, and Willys: Birth of the Jeep - Allpar Forums
From there, Kaiser sold its auto business to American Motors Corporation in 1970; eventually, in 1987, Chrysler Corporation bought AMC for $1.1 billion. The 1987 Jeep line was, coincidentally, the first ever to not have a CJ: having been completely redesigned, partly to increase its stability, it was now called the Wrangler .
Hudson Motor Cars: a full history of the innovative company
Hudson and Nash coupled in 1954 to become American Motors Corporation (AMC), but the combined company was both too small and too erratic to succeed, though it did survive. Hudson proudly introduced a new line of Wasps and Hornets in 1955, “new from stem to stern,” but sales fell as customers found that the “new Hudson” was in fact an ...
Engine No Z44135 - Allpar Forums
2012年8月14日 · The engineering department hired David Potter, a former Kaiser Motors engineer, to come in and help develop the engine. Potter had previously worked on a V8 design for Kaiser, and had the experience necessary to take the engine from drawing board to full production in just under 18 months, an extraordinary engineering feat at the time— slide ...
The Kaiser-Jeep Bolide XJ-002 concept: 4x4 sports car in 1969?
2021年1月14日 · Andrew "Jack" Griffith, previously of Griffith Motors (known for the TVR), was to take care of market testing and sales through selected Jeep dealers. After the XJ-002 was built, AMC - the merged Hudson and Nash - bought Kaiser-Jeep and purged its senior staff.
Graham Brothers Trucks and Graham-Paige Motors - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · Kaiser-Frazer, through Willys and AMC, eventually (aside from farm equipment and military vehicles) showed up at Chrysler as AMC/Jeep. Graham-Paige finally dropped the term "Motors" from its name and became a closed investment corporation that later operated Madison Square Garden and several professional New York athletic teams, making far more ...
1963-1987 Jeep Gladiator and J-Series Pickups - Allpar Forums
2020年11月16日 · Kaiser Jeep created the Gladiator alongside the new Wagoneer luxury off-road wagon starting in 1959, sharing some common engineering; former Jeep engineer Bob Sheaves wrote that the first Gladiator mule came alive around May 1960, three months after the first Wagoneer, and used a live axle/Hotchkiss suspension.