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Automotive Hall of Fame. Roy Abernethy (September 29, 1906, Pennsylvania – February 28, 1977, Jupiter, Florida) was an executive in the American automobile industry, serving as CEO of American Motors Corporation (AMC) from February 1962 to January 1967. Before his tenure at AMC, Abernethy had been with Packard Motors and Willys-Overland.
Oct 5, 2007 · Lee Roy Abernathy. One of the most colorful personalities in southern gospel music history, Georgia native Lee Roy Abernathy was a songwriter, pianist, entertainer, publisher, author, teacher, and political candidate. Always innovative, Abernathy invented a music typesetting system, pioneered the use of public address systems in gospel concerts ...
- Big Three invaded AMC’s smaller-car markets. AMC’s core markets were under attack by a veritable Spanish armada of new entries from the Big Three.
- Detroit went big on product proliferation. To make matters worse, AMC had to dice and slice its already meager resources into smaller pieces if it hoped to directly compete against the Big Three’s expanding product range.
- Sales of imported cars took off. During the first half of the 1960s the Big Three’s compacts held back the imports. However, sales of foreign brands took off as soon as Detroit shifted its attention to bigger, glitzier and more powerful models.
There, in Hartford, Connecticut, he recorded sales of $1,000,000 in a single year. His credentials as a salesman well established, Abernethy was brought into Packard's corporate offices in Detroit and, by 1951, he was assistant general sales manager. In 1953, he was hired away by Willys, where he was made vice president of sales and general ...
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History. Miracle Men (1951-1953) Lee Roy Abernathy organized the Miracle Men Quartet in late 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia. Lee Roy brought in his good friend of many years, Carroll “Shorty” Bradford, to sing lead. J. L. Marona, who was a long-time friend of both Bradford and Abernathy, came on to sing tenor. Marona and Bradford had sung ...
Mar 1, 1977 · DETROIT, Feb. 28 (AP)—Roy Abernethy, former president and chief executive officer of the American Motors Corporation, died today in Tequestra, Fla. He was 70 years old. Mr. Abernethy's survivors ...
