The Automotive Gray Market: An Inside History - Paperback
by John B. Hege
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Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786463732ISBN-10:786463732UPC:9780786463732Book Category:TransportationBook Subcategory:AutomotiveBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6415Product ID:SCV148KNRQ
The Automotive Gray Market: An Inside History
In the 1970s, as car enthusiasts in the U.S. grew bored with models manufactured under tightening pollution and safety regulations, some innovative dealers exploited a legal loophole--designed to allow U.S. soldiers and diplomats to return from abroad with their vehicles--to import exotic cars never intended for sale in America. During the 1980s, a rise in the value of the dollar made ca...
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786463732ISBN-10:786463732UPC:9780786463732Book Category:TransportationBook Subcategory:AutomotiveBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6415Product ID:SCV148KNRQ
John B. Hege is a retired import auto mechanic from North Carolina who worked in gray market "conversion" shops during the peak years of 1985 and 1986. He wrote this work because he wanted to share some unique stories about a very poorly understood period of automotive history in America.
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