Domestic category: 406 books
Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name
The First Forty Years of Britain’s Most Prestigious Company, 1904-1944
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first forty years of Britain’s most prestigious manufacturer – Rolls-Royce. Beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost, Peter Pugh tells a story of genius, skill and dedication...
The Dodge Brothers
The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2005
At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, much to Ford’s advantage, John and Horace Dodge again changed the face of the automotive...
Riding the Roller Coaster
A History of the Chrysler Corporation
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2003
From the Chrysler Six of 1924 to the front-wheel-drive vehicles of the 70s and 80s to the minivan, Chrysler boasts an impressive list of technological "firsts." But even though the company has catered well to a variety of consumers, it has come to the brink of financial ruin more than once in its seventy-five-year...
Fifty Cars That Changed the World
Design Museum Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Cars That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 cars that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the1908...
How to Restore Ford Tractors
The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding and Restoring N-Series and Later Tractors 1939-1962
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
To the admirer of farm machinery in all its gritty splendor, the tractor is more than the mechanical workhorse of the modern field. It is a testament to American know-how, a work of mechanical art truly in the American grain. Among these hard-working machines, Ford tractors hold a special place after...
Keeping Ontario Moving
The History of Roads and Road Building in Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2015
A comprehensive history of roads and road-building in Ontario.
In this beautifully illustrated book, virtually every facet of the road building industry in Ontario is discussed, from labour relations to safety, politics, and financing. Follow the history of road-building technology from the...
by Richard Copping
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Few cars have achieved the iconic status of Volkswagen's classic and much-loved Beetle – yet its origins are intertwined with the dark days of Nazism. This book looks at those origins, at the marque's initial post-war rescue by the British and the effect of early VW Director General Heinz Nordhoff's...
by Richard Loveys
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Aston Martin is now more than a century old – and what a century it has been. Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph – most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race – and the lows of bankruptcy, yet throughout it...
by Gillian Bardsley
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
The Mini, now an emblem of the Swinging Sixties, was in fact the product of an age of austerity and shortage, a simple design intended to make motoring more accessible and affordable for the average family. Ironically, it would become something very different: a modern, classless style icon that appealed...
by Mr James Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British. These were stately, dignified, and grand vehicles, with many featuring leather interiors and wood trim. Unfortunately, that market has now largely disappeared and, with it,...
Car Country
An Environmental History
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
For most people in the United States, going almost anywhere begins with reaching for the car keys. This is true, Christopher Wells argues, because the United States is Car Country�a nation dominated by landscapes that are difficult, inconvenient, and often unsafe to navigate by those who are not...
Car Rental
What Everyone Should Know About Airport Car Rental, Last Minute Car Rental, Car Rental Business, Car Rental Discounts, Car Rental Deals
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
With this easy to use manual, discover professional secrets to car rental, airport car rental, last minute car rental, car rental business, car rental discounts, car rental deals.
Young Henry Ford
A Picture History of the First Forty Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Young Henry Ford is a visual and textual presentation of the first forty years of Henry Ford—an American farm boy who became one of the greatest manufacturers of modern times and profoundly impacted the habits of American life. In Young Henry Ford, Sidney Olson dispels some of the myths attached to...
The Science of Supercars
The technology that powers the greatest cars in the world
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Trace the evolution of the supercar through the technology that drives it.
With an introduction by David Coulthard.
This is the definitive story of the science behind the art of supercar design. Written by bestselling author Martin Roach and featuring bespoke technical illustrations from F1 insider...