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题名/责任者:

Jeep : the history of America's greatest vehicle / Patrick R. Foster.

出版发行项:

Minneapolis, MN : Motorbooks, [2014]

ISBN:

9780760345856

载体形态项:

192 pages ; 29 cm

个人责任者:

Foster, Patrick R.

论题主题:

Jeep automobile-History.

论题主题:

Sport utility vehicles-United States-History.

中图法分类号:

U469.3-09

摘要附注:

"The definitive, fully illustrated celebration of an auto manufacturer that paved its own way by going off-road. Few American vehicles, or vehicles made anywhere else in the world for that matter, are as universally iconic as the Jeep. From olive drab WWII military relics to the beloved Wrangler with its rear-mounted spare tire, open-air design, and telltale roll cage, the Jeep is a true classic. In Jeep: The History of America's Greatest Vehicle, automotive writer Patrick R. Foster chronicles over 70 years of Jeep vehicle design and production. Beginning with the Jeep as a crucial component of the American World War II fleet, Foster expertly recounts the corporate shifts, financial struggles and successes, close calls, and--above all--the enduring machines that have carried Jeep from the early 1940s to its triumphant role as a modern-day embodiment of American perseverance. Three hundred color and black-and-white historical photos complement his expertly written narrative of Jeep's entire history, reminding us that sometimes, the road less traveled was just waiting for the right truck"--

摘要附注:

"Jeep chronicles the history of this uniquely American brand, starting with its wartime inception and moving through the 20th century, fully illustrated throughout and loaded with facts and sidebars"--

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