The Accidental Bus Driver is a view from the bus driver’s seat. It is an observation of all the extraordinary events which seem to happen on buses – well they seemed to happen whenever I got behind ……続きを見る
Fully illustrated throughout, The Supercar Book is a sumptuously designed guide full of everything you could ever want to know about the best supercars on the planet.
From number-one bestselling aut……続きを見る
著者:Charles K. Hyde
出版社: Wayne State University Press
発売日: 2009年11月15日
With roots extending back to the first decade of the twentieth century, Nash Motor Company and the Hudson Motor Car Company managed to compete and even prosper as independent producers until they me……続きを見る
著者:Charles K. Hyde
出版社: Wayne State University Press
発売日: 2005年04月08日
At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive sup……続きを見る
著者:Charles K. Hyde
出版社: Wayne State University Press
発売日: 2003年02月01日
From the Chrysler Six of 1924 to the front-wheel-drive vehicles of the 70s and 80s to the minivan, Chrysler boasts an impressive list of technological "firsts." But even though the company has cater……続きを見る
The most definitive and compelling book about the legendary racing driver, now a BAFTA award-winning documentary.
'For the casual racing fan it's a mighty good read, for the Senna fan it's indispens……続きを見る
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My daughter and I have just done a 3 point turn today and I feel like an instructor, I did exactly what I read and after 4 attempts Claire was doing it on her own. Brilliant book, left rever……続きを見る
Volume Four: British Invasion (1963 – 1966) tells how Ford Motor Company and Team Lotus joined to conquer the Indianapolis 500, inaugurating the modern era of higher automotive technology supported ……続きを見る
著者:Tony Baker
出版社: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
発売日: 2014年09月29日
California�s central coast was fertile ground for hot rodding, and all motor sports in general, during the 1940s and 1950s. Hot Rodding in Santa Barbara County takes the reader back in time with a c……続きを見る
Stopping speeders by throwing logs in front of their car? Having a man walk in front of the car waving a red flag, to warn it is coming? Putting the initials of the driver on a piece of metal to act……続きを見る
A highly entertaining, illustrated guide to a whole range of firsts, from the worlds of history, science, transport, society, the arts and sport, now in ebook format.
Over 300 fascinating firsts fro……続きを見る
著者:John Fitzgerald
出版社: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
発売日: 2014年03月31日
If it has an engine and anything close to two wheels, Brainerd International Raceway has hosted a race for it. From sports cars, stock cars, drag racers, and the Can-Am Racing Series to motorcycles,……続きを見る
In 1935 the driving test became compulsory for anyone wishing to hold a British driving licence and a rite of passage for adults, young and old alike, was established. It was just a few years later,……続きを見る
The inspiring autobiography of Britain's three-time World Touring Car champion, and almost certainly this country's best-kept sporting secret … until now!
For someone who grew up on a small island w……続きを見る
101 barn-find tales sure to entice any car collector. In recent years, the quest to find and restore forgotten automotive gems has generated a cult-like following - a very large cult-like following.……続きを見る
In 1949, when Humpy Wheeler was 11, he attended the very first NASCAR race. For the next ten years, he spent as much time in the pits as he could, and came to know many of the sport's pioneers. Even……続きを見る
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry.
In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high.……続きを見る
著者:Steven Watts
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2009年03月04日
How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engagin……続きを見る
Carjacked is an in-depth look at our obsession with cars. While the automobile's contribution to global warming and the effects of volatile gas prices are is widely known, the problems we face every……続きを見る
“The open road”ーit’s a phrase that calls to mind a sense of freedom, adventure, and new possibilities that make driving one of our most liberating activities. In Drive, Iain Borden explores the way……続きを見る
著者:Gijs Mom
出版社: Johns Hopkins University Press
発売日: 2013年02月15日
Winner of the Engineer-Historian Award from the International History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot Award given by the Societ……続きを見る
Discover the Mercedes R171 SLK. Updated in March 2017, this 220-page guide tells you everything about its history; it explains in detail VIN/FIN and data card and comes with a comprehensive buyer’s ……続きを見る
The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove.
"Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done……続きを見る
The Chevrolet Corvair had a tempestuous life fraught with long-lasting defects throughout its production years from 1960-May 1969. The small and sporty car was introduced at a stockholders meeting i……続きを見る
出版社: University of Oklahoma Press
発売日: 2015年03月11日
In the first years of the twentieth century, motoring across the vast expanses west of the Mississippi was at the very least an adventure and at most an audacious stunt. As more motorists ventured f……続きを見る
Alberto Ascari was an elite driver for the Ferari and Maserati factory teams during the early days of Formula One racing. He captured the F1 championship in back to back years, 1952 and 1953. Ascari……続きを見る
著者:John J. Fialka
出版社: St. Martin's Publishing Group
発売日: 2015年09月22日
Drawing from the last decade of his 26-year career at the Wall Street Journal, where he covered energy and environmental matters, ClimateWire founder and industry insider John Fialka brings to life ……続きを見る
A comprehensive history of roads and road-building in Ontario.
In this beautifully illustrated book, virtually every facet of the road building industry in Ontario is discussed, from labour relation……続きを見る