The American Car Dealership
by Genat, Robert
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- ISBN 10
- 0760319340
- ISBN 13
- 9780760319345
- Seller
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About This Item
Motorbooks . 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 156 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Ever since the automobile was made accessible to the masses, car dealerships have been special places where desires, sweaty palms, and that new-car smell are distilled into an intoxicating elixir of freedom and ownership. From Art Deco showrooms of the '30s to modern glass-walled superstores, this nostalgic road trip revisits the architecture, marketing, and business practices that have become inextricably associated with auto retailers. A fascinating text accompanies an equally compelling collection of archival photography recalling past and present car dealer phenomena like new model previews and grand openings (i.e., soaped showroom windows, veiled cars, search lights), promotions and giveaways (banners, literature, buttons, pens, pedal cars, ashtrays, and anything else dealers could use to help make a sale), business practices from early-century animal trade-ins to today's refreshing Saturn-style service, customer relations and service centers, and nontraditional automotive outlets like Sears-Roebuck and hardware stores. Sidebars highlight innovative dealerships and those that have been in business for decades. Bumpto bottom corner otherwise clean, very good. Record # 385464
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 385464
- Title
- The American Car Dealership
- Author
- Genat, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0760319340
- ISBN 13
- 9780760319345
- Publisher
- Motorbooks
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, Wi
- This edition first published
- November 20, 2004
- Keywords
- Photography, Transportation, , .
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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