Bibliograph

Fins, Harley Earl, the rise of General Motors, and the glory days of Detroit, William Knoedelseder

Type

Label

Fins, Harley Earl, the rise of General Motors, and the glory days of Detroit, William Knoedelseder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fins

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031053849

Responsibility statement

William Knoedelseder

Sub title

Harley Earl, the rise of General Motors, and the glory days of Detroit

Summary

Chronicles the rise of the American auto industry through the life of Harley Earl, an innovator who introduced the art of automobile styling into the auto-making industry, revolutionizing the way cars were made and marketed

Table Of Contents

Pioneers -- Hollywood and Harley -- The competitors -- The Cadillac Kid -- Battleground Detroit -- Assembly lines to breadlines -- A man of style and "statue" -- "What will I tell Mr. Sloan?" -- Helping make Germany great again -- "I wouldn't buy that sonofabitch" -- Detroit's war -- The birth of fins -- Designing the future -- The great American sports car race -- The hot one -- Glory days -- Insurrection -- Not fade away

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