Patrick Foster
One of America's best-known automotive journalists
New Documentary TV series that tells the rise and fall of American Motors Corporation
2-disc DVD
The Last Independent Automaker is a groundbreaking documentary TV series that tells the rise and fall of American Motors Corporation. Broadcast on PBS stations around the country, the program features over 35 interviews with former AMC employees, journalists, and historians, as well as hours of rare photographs, factory footage, and vintage AMC TV commercials.This 2-disc DVD set contains all six of the thirty-minute episodes, covering the entire history of American Motors Corporation from the 1950s through the 1980s. Produced by Joe Ligo, Jimm Needle, and Patrick Foster, it's a nostalgia-fueled ride through America's automotive past and a must-have for any car enthusiast's collection!
(Due to high demand, shipping may take up to six weeks.)
Produced by Joe Ligo, Jimm Needle, and Patrick Foster
All Six Episodes
$34.95 plus S&H
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The Olde Milford Press and Patrick Foster
One of America’s best-known automotive writers is historian/author Patrick Foster – a dedicated researcher who has spent more than 30 years studying various aspects of the automotive industry, has also been writing for automotive magazines for well over a decade.
He has appeared on several radio and television talk shows and also the documentary “Women and the Automobile”, produced for television, in which Foster explained the significance of the Nash Metropolitan, a car designed primarily for women.
Pat is a feature writer and columnist for Hemmings Classic Car magazine, write for Automobile Quarterly and Collectible Automobile, and has a column in Old Cars Weekly.
“First of all, here is a note to the author: clearly you did a LOT of research and I thank you for it, as I found the topic interesting. ”
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