Miller-Meteor
The Complete Illustrated History
| Format: Hardcover, 320 Pages Item: 181109 ISBN: 9781583882580 SpecsIllustrations: 720 b/w ill Size: 8.5 x 11.0 x 1.0 Weight: 3.5 lb. Published: May 15th 2010 DC: AE List Price: $79.95 $59.96All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
Miller-Meteor is really the story of three companies - the A.J. Miller Company, the Meteor Motor Car Company, and Wayne Works. The only definitive book ever published on Miller-Meteor and its illustrious corporate predecessors, this tome is a multi-faceted history of three fiercely independent, yet interwoven, companies, the unique segment of the motor industry in which they were involved, their charismatic leaders and, most of all, their unique products. This volume showcases hundreds of never-before published original factory photographs. |
Thomas A. McPherson is one of the best-known and most respected professional vehicle historians and authors in North America. In addition to his landmark American Funeral Cars and Ambulances Since 1900 – still considered the “bible” of the professional vehicle hobby – Tom McPherson has authored four other corporate histories of American funeral car and ambulance manufacturers with his definitive volumes: Flxible Professional Vehicles – The Complete History, The Eureka Company – A Complete History and Superior – The Complete History and The Henney Motor Company – A Complete History. McPherson has also written numerous feature articles on professional cars, their manufacturers and the history and development of these specialized vehicles for funeral service and antique vehicle publications throughout North America. His extensive knowledge of the vehicles and the professional car business has earned him the title of being the “official industry historian” from the manufacturers themselves. As such, he has been the recipient of many companies photographic and literature archives over the years which he has made available through his many books and other published works. McPherson resides in Toronto. |
