Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation

by Anthony J. Yanik

Book Overview

A detailed history of Maxwell Motor Company, a medium-sized Detroit automaker that became the foundation of the Chrysler Corporation.

Though usually regarded as a footnote in automotive history, Maxwell Motor was one of the leading automobile producers in the United States during the first quarter of the twentieth century, and its cars offered several innovations to buyers of the time. For instance, Maxwell's was the first popular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814334237
• ISBN13: 9780814334232
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"