Take a wild ride through history as nostalgia and great cars combine in this uniquely American story of grit, innovation, and hard work.
The Last Independent Automaker airs Sunday, June 22 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the WXXI app.
The Last Independent Automaker is a documentary series featuring six half-hour episodes that detail the unlikely rise and tragic fall of American Motors Corporation (AMC). Through more than 40 exclusive interviews with CEOs, engineers, designers, salespeople, journalists, factory workers, and labor union members, the seres is a deep, unvarnished look at the inner workings of a car company. It traces AMC’s history through more than four decades and tells its story through hours of lost film archives combined with thousands of historic photographs and new 4K footage of gorgeous classic cars. Each episode focuses on a different period, weaving together the drama of a cutthroat industry packed with big personalities and iconic cars.
Photo: 1970 Pacer Clay Sculpters
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