Gas Crisis Comeback: How the '70s Reshaped U.S. Auto Design

Author:   Luca Carrera
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9781923525733


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   25 June 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The 1970s were a decade of upheaval for the American automobile industry. What began as an era of confident muscle and chrome collided head-on with an energy crisis, rising environmental consciousness, and a wave of new regulations. Gas Crisis Comeback tells the story of how Detroit's golden age was disrupted-and how a battered industry was forced to reinvent itself. Drawing on the pivotal events from the 1973 oil embargo to the implementation of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, this book chronicles how iconic brands scrambled to downsize, adapt, and survive. It charts the rise of Japanese imports, the fall of the oversized V8, and the birth of fuel efficiency as a guiding principle in automotive design. Through technical insight, policy shifts, and model-specific case studies, Gas Crisis Comeback presents a definitive account of how a decade of crisis forged the blueprint for the modern car. This is not a story of decline-but of recalibration. From the ashes of overindulgence emerged a new design culture-smaller, smarter, more efficient-that forever changed the way Americans drive.

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Author:   Luca Carrera
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781923525733


ISBN 10:   1923525735
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   25 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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