"Time" Magazine, April 6, 1959
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George Romney, chairman and president of American Motors Corporation, made waves in the auto industry with his vocal criticism of the large cars he dismissed as "gas-guzzling dinosaurs." He championed AMC's small Rambler American and coined the term "compact car" to describe it. Romney later went into politics and served as Michigan's governor from 1963 to 1969.
George Romney, chairman and president of American Motors Corporation, made waves in the auto industry with his vocal criticism of the large cars he dismissed as "gas-guzzling dinosaurs." He championed AMC's small Rambler American and coined the term "compact car" to describe it. Romney later went into politics and served as Michigan's governor from 1963 to 1969.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
06 April 1959
Subject Date
06 April 1959
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.12.13.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
On front cover: SMALL CARS / Foreign Invasion & Domestic Challenge / AMERICAN MOTORS / GEORGE ROMNEY
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