Automotive category: 1940 books
Auto Repair and Maintenance
Easy Lessons for Maintaining Your Car So It Lasts Longer
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
As today's cars continue to become more complicated and complex, the cost to repair them has continued to climb. However, with some basic knowledge and a little know-how, many of the most expensive repairs can be avoided by simple, regular maintenance, or relatively inexpensive repairs that can be...
by James Hale
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
How to get the best handling and braking from your Volkswagen Beetle. Covers front and rear suspension, _x001C_chassis integrity, suspension geometry, ride height, camber, castor, kpi, springs, shock absorbers, testing and adjustment.
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
This book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of tractors. They primarily deal with the operation, mechanics, repair, and maintenance of tractors, offering simple instructions and invaluable tips for those with a practical interest in the subject. “Farm Machinery – Tractors”...
by Ed Barr
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect finishing...
Mopar B-Body Restoration
1966 - 1970
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
With multiple step-by-step procedures and more than 400 color photographs, this is the most-complete hands-on book ever written covering these coveted Chryslers. This will be your primary resource when it’s time to tackle a full restoration or complete a simple repair on your prized Pentastar. You...
by Adrian Dewey
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
The automobile seems to be as popular now as it ever was. Posters of cars still adorn many a child’s bedroom wall, and school exercise books are full of doodles of cars. This book takes those notebook sketches and teaches you how to develop them into the car designs you see in magazines.Using simple...
by Matt Master
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
From flying cars to amphibious vehicles, solar-powered saloons to rockets on wheels, these are over 50 of the most wacky cars ever devised. Fancy a car that drives sideways? Try the Jeep Hurricane. Or maybe a car in which the windows change colour according to your mood for a more serene and health-giving...
Speed Read Car Design
The History, Principles and Concepts Behind Modern Car Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
There’s so much more to car design than simply looking good. Speed Read: Car Design beaks down every element a team accounts for when designing vehicles.
People have never been more broadly aware of design as a concept and how it fits into their everyday lives. Even the simplest of consumer...
by Terry Ruscin
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid...
by David M. McGee
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2007
Bristol Dragway was carved into an East Tennesseemountainside in 1965. In the more than four decadessince, the track known as �Thunder Valley� has carved its niche as a world-class facility in professional drag racing. Located adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway, the dragway�s well-earned nickname...
Triumph Spitfire and GT6
The Complete Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
For a whole generation of car enthusiasts, Triumph was the manufacturer to turn to when buying a sports car. Whether it was a Spitfire or GT6 - or the more costly TR models - this Coventry manufacturer was the sports car king during the twentieth century. Now that these machines are fully fledged...
by Robert Ackerson
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
This book is devoted to the story of the CJ Jeep. It has a detailed, carefully researched text, hundreds of color illustrations, and charts illustrating the specifications and options of all CJ model from the CJ-2A to the final version, the CJ-7. It provides readers with the story of the CJ _x0019_s...
Vehicle Design
Aesthetic Principles in Transportation Design
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Vehicle Design guides readers through the methods and processes designers use to create and develop some of the most stunning vehicles on the road. Written by Jordan Meadows, a designer who worked on the 2015 Ford Mustang, the book contains interviews with design directors at firms including Fiat...
Toyota MR2 Performance HP1553
A Practical Owner's Guide for Everyday Maintenance, Upgrades and Performance Modifications. Covers 1985-2005, All Makes and Models
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2009
A complete owner?s guide for owners and enthusiasts of Toyota?s MR2, one of the most successful mid-engined sports cars ever built. Includes: History, sales and model year details; OEM Maintenance and Repairs; Chassis, Brake & Suspension Upgrades; Engine Bolt-On Modifications; Racing Your MR2; Safety;...