The management team launches a quirky new car to fight the growing wave of foreign imports in the U.S.; CEO Roy Chapin Jr. buys the Jeep Corp., leading AMC into the four-wheel drive market; a sudden oil shortage boosts small car sales. (30 minutes)
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Fri, 5/16 at 7:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The management team launches a quirky new car to fight the growing wave of foreign imports in the U.S.; CEO Roy Chapin Jr. buys the Jeep Corp., leading AMC into the four-wheel drive market; a sudden oil shortage boosts small car sales. (30 minutes)
Fri, 5/23 at 7:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
American Motors Corp. spends a fortune developing the Pacer, but its radical engine design can't pass pollution regulations and consumers are disappointed with its mediocre gas mileage; two men jockey for the CEO suite. (30 minutes)