Road and motor vehicles: general interest

A career engineer at Studebaker, Harold E.

Known as the Coastal Highway, U.

Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air.

One of NASCAR's pioneers, Bud Moore won countless races in the sport's early rough and tumble days.

For eleven years prior to World War II, Cadillac defied the norms of practicality and produced an extravagant supercar, a 16-cylinder luxury automobile that could be tailored to the customer's every want.

The world of Champ Car auto racing was changing in the 1970s.

A popular feature in Antique Automobile magazine, Steven Rossi's columns open up the world of old cars, transporting readers to earlier times from the age of horseless carriages through the evolution of cars and car culture.

As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp.

The first organized, sanctioned American stock car race took place in 1908 on a road course around Briarcliff, New York--staged by one of America's early speed mavens, William K.

Greg Moore is one of three sons of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore.

"e;This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny,"e; said President Franklin D.

The Clydesdale Motor Truck Company existed in Clyde, Ohio, from 1917 until 1939.

In 1930, Cadillac rolled out a line of new cars of unsurpassed elegance and craftsmanship that would launch the company into the top tier of luxury carmakers.

As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies.

This field guide gives the reader access to the largest parts store in the world for 1946-1948 Dodge Deluxe and Custom D24 models, with information from more than 200 aftermarket catalogs for Dodge parts made in the U.

The moment in 1958 when a sports car-crazed youth in Massachusetts saw his first Ferrari changed his life.

The truck's role in American society changed dramatically from the 1960s through the 1980s, with the rise of off-roaders, the van craze of the 1970s and minivan revolution of the 1980s, the popularization of the SUV as family car and the diversification of the pickup truck into multiple forms and sizes.

In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car--perhaps the first designed and built in America.

A hybrid machine--powered at times by steam, electricity or internal combustion--the motorcycle in its infancy was an innovation to help bicycle racers go faster.

In the 1970s, as car enthusiasts in the U.

From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change.

This book covers Joan Newton Cuneo's life, and her roles (from 1905 to 1915) as the premier female racer in the United States and spokeswoman for women drivers and good roads.

Gregory Cagle was a 10-year-old car fanatic when his family moved from New Jersey to Germany in 1956.

Professional motorsports came to Las Vegas in the mid-1950s at a bankrupt horse track swarmed by gamblers--and soon became enmeshed with the government and organized crime.

On November 24, 1968, more than 250 people from 19 nations set off on a 10,000-mile endurance rally from London to Sydney.

The electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production.

Beginning in 1881, isolated prototypes of electric tricycles and bicycles were patented and sometimes tested.

Incorporated by veteran automakers in 1913, the Chandler Motor Car Company was initially successful in a fiercely competitive industry, manufacturing an array of quality automobiles at a range of prices.

Formula One has long maintained a glitzy aura that masks dark and strange goings-on in the background.

This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup.

The 1928 quest for the Land Speed Record on the sands of Daytona Beach was a first for America, a singular mix of technology, thrills and tragedy.

A photographic guide laced with insider knowledge to one of Northern New Mexico's most spectacular scenic byways.

In January 2003, after two terms as Governor of the State of Maine, Angus King hit the road.

Does your little boy fall in love with big machines that easily?

Don't be satisfied with just watching your child play with cars.

This updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

This newly updated compendium of facts, observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well.

Buckinghamshire Buses tells the story of the omnibus in the county, from its roots in stagecoach travel to the present day.

Following deregulation in 1986, the established bus operators suddenly found themselves being challenged by new independent operators, some of whom ultimately disappeared from the scene while others were swallowed up by the larger groups.

The Austin Seven was Britain's answer to the Model T Ford and brought affordable motoring to Britain and many other countries well before the VW Beetle or the Mini.

This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history.

Uber is one of the most innovative companies of our time.

«Partí de mi A Coruña natal con veinticinco años, sin apenas haber viajado antes y con un currículo de proyectos nómadas completamente en blanco.

Mit dem VW ID.

In this book, Cliff Beeton looks at the plethora of independent operators that have, alongside PMT, provided bus services in and around Stoke.

The English Lake District and North Lancashire is one of the most beautiful regions of Great Britain.

When it was launched in 1974, the Volkswagen Golf succeeded in replacing the legendary Beetle and setting new standards for the family hatchback for years to come.