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William A. Luke
Softcover
128 pages
Buses of ACF Photo Archive: Including ACF-Brill and CCF-Brill
$33.95
American car and Foundry (ACF), a pioneer transportation manufacturer, came into existence in 1899 as a result of the merger of 13 railroad-manufacturing companies. After a complicated transaction in the mid-20s, ACF had control of the Brill Corporation, Hall-Scott Motor Company, and Fageol Motors Company. ACF and ACF-Brill buses had an important place in the history of bus transportation in the United States, and CCF-Brill had a prominent role in Canadian bus Transportation history.
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| Weight | 0.600 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.6 × 26.0 × 1.00 cm |
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