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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. Edition.
Language
English
Description
"The car has shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention. Its manufacture introduced mass-production to the world, bringing with it tarmac, suburbs, and car culture. In this comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age, historian Dr. Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent and colorful 130-year history. He tells the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Description
In this long-awaited follow-up to the best-selling first edition of How to Draw Cars Like a Pro, renowned car designer Thom Taylor goes back to the drawing board to update his classic with all-new illustrations and to expand on such topics as the use of computers in design today.Taylor begins with advice on selecting the proper tools and equipment, then moves on to perspective and proportion, sketching and cartooning, various media, and light, shadow,...
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks Intl
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Great collector cars are still out there--just waiting to be found! Sadly, there is very little reality in reality TV. That wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that these shows are the only TV shows for the barn-find collector car aficionado. Barn Find Road Trip is the antidote to all the manufactured collector "reality" shows. It's a real-world, barn-find banzai run in which auto archaeologist Tom Cotter, his car collector pal Brian Barr, and...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Updated edition.
Language
English
Description
Covering virtually every scenario a new driver may face, from changing a tire and negotiating privileges with parents to handling a car in bad weather, a practical guide helps teen drivers navigate through tricky new territory on the road and at home. --Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Just what is a Muscle Car?" Road Test magazine asked in June 1967. The answer:" Exactly what the name implies. It is a product of the American car industry adhering to the hot rodder's philosophy of taking a small car and putting a BIG engine in it. . . . The Muscle Car is Charles Atlas kicking sand in the face of the 98horsepower weakling." Unconcerned with such trivial details as comfort and handling, the vintage American muscle car was built for...
7) How to weld
Author
Publisher
MBI
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Welding is a skill that any do-it-yourself enthusiast needs in his or her arsenal. How to Weld is the perfect introduction for newbies and an excellent refresher for veteran welders-a work so comprehensive that most readers won't need any further instruction.
In How to Weld, a bestselling installment in the Motorbooks Workshop series, AWS-certified welding instructor Todd Bridigum thoroughly describes process and art of fusing metals, including:
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Author
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The NASCAR drivers featured in these pages are the drivers who make stock car racing one of the fastest, and fastest-growing, sports around. They come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, from all corners of the country. Some of NASCAR's top racers bear an impressive racing pedigree, with names like Earnhardt, Gordon and Andretti, names that have been part of stock car racing history for decades. Others have worked their way through anonymity...
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates the uniquely American marriage of mechanical know-how and an inspired sense of style and design. Built from the ground up, pieced together from salvaged or hand-built parts, rebuilt with classic looks and modern technology--these automotive works of art are as powerful on the page as they are on the street ... In addition to full-color photography and updated text, this special collector's edition features two gatefolds with new photography...
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Enjoy a (slow) spin around the old rink in the only history of the world-famous Zamboni ice resurfacer...now available in an updated edition to celebrate the 70th birthday of these iconic machines!
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process—including the refreezing—took...
Until 1949, resurfacing an ice rink required an ungainly tractor-pulled shaver followed by three or four workers scooping away the shavings and then spraying and squeegeeing water. The process—including the refreezing—took...
Author
Publisher
Avon MA
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Are you sick and tired of watching the cost of car repair and maintenance continue to skyrocket? The Everything® Car Care Book, written by an experienced auto mechanic, is the perfect tool to help you get more miles out of your car̮and save some money in the process
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Astronaut John Glenn used Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats as a landmark from space, but on Earth, amateur motorsports devotees have used the blistering hot, flat land as a speed laboratory for more than a century. On August 22, 1949, the hot rodders joined the pageant of power with their handcrafted cars, trucks, and motorcycles for a one-time event but never stopped coming back, trying to go faster every run down the multi-mile course. All came looking...
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