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American Motors Corporation History (Continued from top)

AMC Logo 1954-1969  

American Motors Corporation (AMC) began in 1954 when Nash, Kelvinator and Hudson merged. The founder, Thomas B. Jeffery, built his first automobile in 1897 and converted the Sterlin Bicycle Factory in Wisconsin to make Ramblers in 1900. Two years later AMC became the second automobile company to mass produce over 1500 vehicles in the U.S., one year after Oldsmobile and one year before Ford.

When Jeffery died in 1910 his son Charles took over and the 'Rambler' became the 'Jeffery' in 1914. In 1916 Charles W. Nash purchased the company and renamed it the Nash Motors Company. And in 1954 Nash merged with Hudson and eventually Kelvinator to form AMC. American Motors was purchased by Chrysler Corporation in 1987 and they changed the name to Eagle.

AMC Logo 1970-1987