Road and motor vehicles: general interest

This colourful introduction to the first decades of the motor car covers its earliest iterations, when the automobile represented the very peak of technological innovation.

The coach distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips has a long and august history.

The coach distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips has a long and august history.

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars – most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams.

The Rootes Group once dominated the British motor industry, and its legacy lives on in thousands of carefully maintained cars most notably Hillmans, Humbers, Singers and Sunbeams.

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise.

Vespa and Lambretta remain the two most iconic motor scooter brands, even four decades after the latter's demise.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

In the 1950s and 1960s, luxury car buyers, from government ministers to captains of industry, almost invariably bought British.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports car ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs.

The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years.

The lot of the motorist has changed greatly over the last hundred years.

The Woman and the Car is a faithfully reproduced, quirky classic from the dawn of motoring and testament to womankind's perennial claim on the steering wheel!

The Woman and the Car is a faithfully reproduced, quirky classic from the dawn of motoring and testament to womankind's perennial claim on the steering wheel!

A fool couldn t ride the Vincent Black Shadow more than once, but a fool can ride a Ducati 900 many times, and it will always be a bloodcurdling kind of fun.

The definitive collection of first-hand accounts of the world's outlaw motorcycle gangs, with contributions by Sonny Barger, Hunter S.

An overview of car culture, addressing questions such as: what is Carhenge?

The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove.

Winner of the 2004 International Gallery of Superb Printing Bronze Award for Superb Craftsmanship in Production, and the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association Excellence in Print Awards, commended for the 2004 Honourable Mention for Superb Craftsmanship in Production From rumble seats and running broads to power tops and tailfins, 60 Years Behind the Wheel captures the thrill of motoring in Canada from the dawn of the twentieth century to 1960.

Winner of the 2004 International Gallery of Superb Printing Bronze Award for Superb Craftsmanship in Production, and the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association Excellence in Print Awards, commended for the 2004 Honourable Mention for Superb Craftsmanship in Production From rumble seats and running broads to power tops and tailfins, 60 Years Behind the Wheel captures the thrill of motoring in Canada from the dawn of the twentieth century to 1960.

At speeds of over 230 miles per hour, the Indy open-wheel race cars set the bar for American Championship car racing.

There is a need to capture a child's attention using appropriate themes just to get him/her to go over a book.

Choo choo!

Whether you have owned one or just wished you did, Corvettes evoke glamour, elegance, speed, a little danger, and a sense of American pride.

Motorcycle Porn: Portraits and Stories is a book of images by photographer and motorcycle aficionado Frank J.

(from the book)The year was 1978 and I was sitting in the back booth of the Pizza Hut in Mulvane, Kansas, splitting a deep pan with my good friend, Darryl Starbird.

(From the Foreword) Graham-Paige Motors Corporation lives again in the pages of the The Graham Legacy: Graham-Paige to 1932.

Corvette: 1963 to 1967 (Third Edition) reveals many events in the manufacture of 1963 - 1967 Corvette that the author took from his personal files.

This book is about how one can, in a lifetime, experience the world as directly as possible.

Automotive rear impacts are the most common type of car accident, with 2.

I wrote this book because everybody said that I should write a book about my life on the road as a professional mover and professional trucker.

Like all technology in the late-twentieth, early twenty-first century, automobiles are not exempt from the fast-paced evolution; the telegram system has been replaced with the cellphone.

Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through Americas haunted racial past, with the legendary Green Book as your guide.

These are the type of car care secrets you wish you knew!

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.

A collection of practical, low-tech, wisdom and advice gained from over 2,000 free-of-charge roadside assists the author has performed as a hobby.

A distinguished expert offers a dazzling preview of the cars of the future, while exploring the science and politics behind climate change.

Cyclists will never fear the unknown landscape of bicycle repair on the road with this condensed edition of the perennial Rodale favorite, The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance and Repair by Todd Downs.

Features hundreds of questions and answers about every aspect of car maintenance and repair.

"e;There's something about motorcycles, and the lure of freedom and the open road that they promise.

Project Street Rod is a complete guide to restoring a vintage car, written by auto-restoration guru Larry Lyles, a regular contributor to Auto Restorer magazine.