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Automotive


Allan A. Ryan and the Ultimate Short Squeeze (62) Brian Grinder & Dan Cooper. The story of Allan A. Ryan, son of William Fortune Ryan, and his investment in Stutz Motors.

The American Car (15) Wil Roberts. Discusses many famous automotive industry greats, including such innovators as Clement Studebaker, Robert E. Olds, and George Baldwin Selden.

American Classic Cars (17) Howard L. Applegate. A commentary on the rising interest in collecting rare auto stocks and bonds and the collector's efforts to attain a collection of American classic car companies.

Automobile Stocks (15) Fred Robinson. A short reminiscence on early autos and the attraction of auto stocks.

The British Motor Car (16) Mike Veissid. Discusses the many contributors to the automotive industry in Great Britain, such as Henry Royce and C. S. Rolls who formed a world famous partnership.

Kaiser-Frazer Corporation: The Men, the Cars and the Stocks (25) Howard L. Applegate. A new corporation enters the automotive industry but is unable to keep pace with the "Big Three" of GM, Chrysler, and Ford.

Keely Motor Company (33) Robert D. Fisher. A brief history of the Keely Motor Company, well-remembered for their fraudulent promotion of a wind motor.

William Crapo Durant and the Development of General Motors (21, 22 and 24) Ira Unschuld. Three-part story of the entrepreneurial skills of William Crapo Durant, who transformed the struggling Buick Motor Company into one of the most powerful corporations in the world.

 



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