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The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated history / John L. Jacobus.

The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated hist...

The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated history / John L. Jacobus.

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The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated history / John L. Jacobus.

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Full title

The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated history / John L. Jacobus.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2005.

Date

2005.

Call Numbers

N629.2212/1

Record Identifier

74VKqeLWrJlg

MMS ID

991020423429702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

p. cm.

Contents

Ch. I. Introduction -- Ch. II. Napoleonic coach competition (1930-1948) -- Ch. III. Model car competition (1937-1968) -- Between pages 124 and 125 are 16 color plates containing 41 photographs -- Ch. IV. The search for guildsmen -- App. A. Fisher brothers in brief -- App. B. Skip Geear's FBCG founda...

App. M. Persons officially assigned by GM styling to be design judges.

Publication information

Publisher

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2005.

Place of Publication

North Carolina

Date Published

2005.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild was a national auto design competition sponsored by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. This competition was for teenagers to compete for college scholarships by designing and building scale model "dream" cars. Held from the 1930s through the 1960s, it helped identify and nurture a whole generation of desi...

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Full title

The Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild : an illustrated history / John L. Jacobus.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N629.2212/1

Record Identifier

74VKqeLWrJlg

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqeLWrJlg

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0786417196 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)

9780786417193 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)

DDC

629.2212

MMS ID

991020423429702626

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