In 1950, at the first Formula One Grand Prix in Britain after World War II, 150,000 spectators, including the royal family, watch in dismay as Italys Alfa Romeos take the first three places ahead of seven more Italian Maseratis.
The last years of the twentieth century saw considerable changes to the railway scene in County Durham, including ECML electrification, the demise of the coal industry and the introduction of modern rolling stock.
Opened in 1834, the Stanhope & Tyne Railroad Company's line ran from the limestone district of Weardale, via the collieries of north-west Durham to the mouth of the River Tyne at South Shields.
Railway Man begins with author Mitchell Deaver paying a nostalgic visit to Bickle signal box, base of boyhood adventures described in his first book Railway Boy.
From mild to wild, the projects presented in this book cover every component group of the 1964 1/2-1973 Mustang, including engine, transmission, rear differential, front suspension, rear suspension, steering, chassis, electrics, interior, tires and wheels and more.
This book gives considerations for both stock and performance rebuilds and guides you through both the easy and tricky procedures, showing you how to rebuild your engine and ensure it is working perfectly.
This tech - manual; hand guide is intended to assist anyone; anywhere with two; and four cycle small engine maintenance; and repair; along with single and four cylinder diesel engines and nitro-methane hobby craft engines; as well.
Compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration, this handbook is the ultimate technical manual for any flight instructor who must teach inexperienced students how to fly helicopters.
How to Build High-Performance Ignition Systems-Revised Edition is a completely updated guide to understanding automotive ignition systems, from old-school points and condensers to modern computer-controlled distributorless systems, and from bone-stock systems to highly modified.
After I arrived in Warsaw, my niece Danielle Gamble was instrumental in getting me a job in the transportation department of the school district as a bus driver.
American 'Independent' Automakers 1945-1960 covers the attempts by major makes, such as Kaiser-Frazer, Willys, Packard, Studebaker, Tucker, Nash, and Hudson, to compete with the 'Big Three' in America.
Gary 'Sox' Hocking raced against the likes of Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees, and eventually became double world champion - yet his name remains largely forgotten.
Many different stories, each involving a great automobile (or automobiles) and the trouble the vehicle(s) caused for the author, a self-described 'gearhead' who tried to turn his passion into a business, and failed - miserably!
This is a new edition for November 2013If you own a classic car, you face the problem of choosing the appropriate modern lubricants to use in its engine, gearbox, final drive and chassis.
"So wird´s gemacht" zeigt technisch interessierten Neu- und Gebrauchtwagenbesitzern, wie ihr Fahrzeug funktioniert und welche Wartungs- und Reparaturarbeiten sie selbst durchführen können.
Kroatien ist ein kleines Eldorado für Biker: großartige Küstenstraßen und bergiges Hinterland, belebte Inseln und verschlafene Dörfer, ebener Asphalt und hügelige Passstraßen – es lockt der Kontrast!
Der vorliegende Almanach der Elektroboote dürfte die derzeit umfangreichste Datensammlung und Auflistung von Herstellern von Elektrobooten und den verfügbaren Typen sein.
Vom Schienengiganten Wien bis zum Einlinienbetrieb Gmunden stellt dieser Band die Geschichte und Gegenwart des Straßenbahnlands Österreich in seiner ganzen Vielfalt vor.
