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04226aam a2200637 i 4500 001 3104865E49F311ED9CAF447533ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221012010028 008 220402s2022 ncua b 001 0deng c 010 $a 2022010131 020 $a 0786463732 020 $a 9780786463732 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d EEM $d DLC $d NJB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e------ $a e------ 050 00 $a HD9710.U52 $b H386 2022 082 00 $a 338.4/762920973223/eng/20220414 084 $a TRA001050 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hege, John B., $d 1957- $e author. 245 14 $a The automotive gray market : $b an inside history / $c John B. Hege. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2022] 300 $a v, 185 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Congress and cars -- Small importers and their reactions -- The first compliance shops -- Making them pass -- The stoichiometric closed loop electronic feedback controlled breakthrough -- The boom -- More fuel on the fire -- In the workshop -- The independent labs -- The shine rubs off -- Meanwhile, at Lamborghini -- The factories push back -- An inaction of Congress -- The market winds down -- Lessons of the gray market -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 520 $a "In the 1970s, as car enthusiasts in the U.S. grew bored with models manufactured under tightening pollution and safety regulations, some innovative dealers exploited a legal loophole--designed to allow U.S. soldiers and diplomats to return from abroad with their vehicles--to import exotic cars never intended for sale in America. During the 1980s, a rise in the value of the dollar made car shopping in Europe a bargain hunter's dream. A network of unauthorized "gray market" dealers emerged, bypassing factory channels. Middle-class Americans suddenly found they could afford a Mercedes or BMW. These cars had to pass through U.S. customs, equipped to handle only a few independent imports annually. As applications ballooned, the regulatory system collapsed. This is the story of a misunderstood but fascinating period in the automotive industry, when creative importers found ways to put American motorists in new Ferraris while the EPA and DOT were backed up with mounds of paperwork"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Hege, John B., $d 1957- 650 0 $a Automobile industry and trade $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Automobiles, Foreign $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Gray market $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Foreign trade regulation $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Automobile mechanics $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x History $z Europe $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Europe $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 6 $a Automobiles $x Histoire $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 20e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a Voitures eÌtrangeÌres $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 20e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a MarcheÌ gris $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 20e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a MeÌcaniciens d'automobiles $z EÌtats-Unis $v Biographies. 651 6 $a Europe $x Histoire $z EÌtats-Unis $x Histoire $y 20e sieÌcle. 650 7 $a TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Automobile industry and trade. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00822961 650 7 $a Automobile mechanics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00823079 650 7 $a Automobiles, Foreign. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00824045 650 7 $a Commerce. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869279 650 7 $a Foreign trade regulation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00931923 650 7 $a Gray market. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00946945 651 7 $a Europe. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01245064 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517010627.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20221012010830.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3104865E49F311ED9CAF447533ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search