Automotive category: 1940 books

For the small investment of a few dollars and less than an hour's time, truckers, together with their family and friends, can potentially reduce the deaths of many people on our roadways every year, certainly lower the amount of stress that traveling creates, and even help drivers get the necessary...

"Seafaring pays you $3000 a month," asked red-bearded Larry, manager of the day shift, "and you want to be a cab driver?" Larry looked intensely between my application form and me, as if suspecting I was from another world. "I want to explore this experiment called civilization,"...

Save hundreds of dollars at the gas pump using these 38 proven tips! Easy to do! Requires no special knowledge or alterations to your vehicle.

Who Invented the Automobile? looks back at the history of the automobile—a machine that we could not imagine living without today.

Pat Patterson wants to travel. His wife, Martha, predicts bedlam with three kids cooped up in the back seat of the car, especially if they have to tow that unsightly, cigar-shaped trailer Pat put together from an airplane fuselage. Neighbors complaints about the Pattersons growing mechanical collection...

You may have just been in a car accident and you are not feeling like yourself. You may be experiencing pain and disorientation as well as shock. You may not know where to turn. How do I find a good lawyer?, What kind of doctors should I see ? , Is my family physician enough? Iam getting mail from...

Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland sit along the banks of the Columbia River and form a large, vibrant community in Washington known as �the Tri-Cities.� For over 40 years, tens of thousands of fans have come to the Columbia River to enjoy a day in the sun and watch the Columbia Cup Unlimited Hydroplane...

For the first timein half a century, real transformative innovations are coming to our world of passenger transportation. The convergence of new shared mobility services with automated and electric vehicles promises to significantly reshape our lives and communities for the better—or for the worse. The...

Just Imagine! Generate huge clouds of smoke from any vehicle... even boats, airplanes and motorbikes. Always under your control. 100% safe and easy-to-do. Won't harm sensitive electronics or catalytic converters. Makes a fantastic smoke screen just like Hollywood! Comes complete with...

Mark R. Taeschner is an Electrical Engineering graduate of Seattle University (1990) now residing in Washington state. With 21 years experience as an engineer (aka ENGINE-eer) coupled with 25 years experience restoring vintage Mustangs have invoked intense study and research leading up to THE NEED...

A step-by-step guide to how to keep a 1967-1981 Camaro in show-quality condition. It includes more than 25 fully illustrated how-to projects on repairs, maintenance, upgrades, and minor restoration.

This essential guide for owners of Chevy trucks built from 1955 through 1960 provides step-by-step instruction on frame and chassis cleaning, suspension rebuilding and upgrades, rebuilding steering, upgrading brakes to front discs, rebuilding the engine, cooling system upgrades, transmission choices, electrical rewiring, and much more.

The magazine staff at Old Cars Weekly has opened the shops of several prestigious restoration businesses to show how the professionals and experts bring cars back to show-ready condition. From simple projects like how to install door seals and pull minor dents, to detailed engine rebuilding work,...

The Corvette is in a league of its own. As the all-American V-8 sports car, no other high-performance American car can match it for enthusiast interest, collectability, and in many cases, performance. This restoration guide provides in-depth, step-by-step information of common restoration procedures and features brilliant color photos so readers can complete projects on their own.