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A history of America's greatest motocar, with picture galleries of every year. Also many other galleries; celebrity cars, advertisements from back in the day, pictures of the founders, showroom brochures, and some bonus pictures of Cord and Auburn cars. 575 pages of automotive history.
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This volume of CarTech's In Detail series covers the 1968 Shelby GT350, GT500, and GT500KR. Get an introduction and historical overview, an explanation of the design and concepts, a look at marketing and promotion, and an in-depth study of all hardware and available options, as well as an examination of where the car is on the market today.
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(From the Foreword) Graham-Paige Motors Corporation lives again in the pages of the The Graham Legacy: Graham-Paige to 1932. Michael E. Keller's factual account is based upon his thorough research, giving a clear picture of the formation and operations of this former Dearborn, Michigan, automaker. Keller addresses the myriad of Graham others' trucks, Paige, Graham-Paige and Graham automobile types and provides a full recounting of these vehicles'...
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This book details all the differences between an internal combustion engine vehicle & an electric vehicle. It explains in plain & simple English how engines work, where the fuels come from, what the difference is between different battery chemistries & the difference is between different electric motor types along with how an electric vehicle actually works.
With regard to electric cars & hybrids, what are the differences with the electric charging...
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When Ford wanted to add some spice to its new Mustang pony car in the mid-1960s, it turned to the talented, colorful, and opinionated Texan Carroll Shelby, who was then building the high-performance, Ford-powered Cobra racing sports car. The result: the Shelby Mustang GT350, perhaps the definitive performance Mustang of the muscle car era. Ford released its newest Mustang in 2005, the first truly all-new Mustang since 1979, returning the model to...
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You may have just been in a car accident and you are not feeling like yourself. You may be experiencing pain and disorientation as well as shock. You may not know where to turn. How do I find a good lawyer?, What kind of doctors should I see ? , Is my family physician enough? I am getting mail from my insurance company about copays and authorizations - what does it all mean? Should I go back to work even if I don't feel well? I am very anxious to...
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Volume No. 5 of CarTech's Muscle Cars In Detail series covers the wildly popular 1969 Plymouth Road Runner and includes an introduction and historical overview, an explanation of the design and concepts, a look at marketing and promotion, and an in-depth study of all hardware and available options, as well as the market value for the car today.
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In Volume No. 6 of CarTech's Muscle Cars In Detail series, author Barry Kluczyk covers engine development and special equipment of the Super Duty 455 engine. In addition, covered are the high-performance chassis and suspension parts, so the TA could effectively apply and control all of the power.
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If you have an interest in dockside vehicles then this is the book for you.
Complete with photographs, Dún Laoghaire Dockside Vehicles 1976—1996 is split into two categories: tugmasters and small dockside vehicles. Packed with information on different vehicles, the reader will learn all kinds of information relating to technical details, driving positions, physical changes to the vehicles over the years and more.
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Have you ever stopped to consider that the automotive industry is one of the largest industries in the world? If you take all the people in the U.S. employed by car manufacturers, parts suppliers and car dealers, as well as those whose businesses are reliant on the distribution channel, over seven million people - or about one in 45 Americans - earn their living in the industry. On an economic basis, if the automotive industry were a nation, it would...
11) Cannonball!
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This first book of its kind tells the behind-the-scenes story of the incredibly illegal Cannonball rally. This best seller is now available in paperback!In the early 1970s, Brock Yates, senior editor of Car and Driver Magazine, created the now infamous Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash; a flat out, no-holds-barred race from New York City to Redondo Beach, California. Setting out to prove that well trained drivers could safely navigate...
12) Railway Man
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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. Shortly after, he leaves rural Yorkshire for life in the big cities. It is 1968. Railway Man describes the emotionally devastating draw-down of steam traction on British Railways. Three steam sheds remain: Carnforth, Lostock Hall and Rose Grove. The end comes when the last steam train runs...
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Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume collects his images between two covers for the first time. Here are the beautiful husks Shiers has found in the United States fields and barns, shops,...
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As in all In Detail Series books, you get an introduction and historical overview, an explanation of the design and concepts involved in creating the car, a look at marketing and promotion, and an in-depth study of all hardware and available options, as well as an examination of where the car is on the market today.
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Billy F Gibbons throws wide his garage and studio doors for an exclusive look at his exquisite vintage and way-out custom guitars and his influential hot rods and custom cars. From the mythical '59 Les Paul sunburst known as Pearly Gates and the "Furry One" of MTV renown to cars like the Eliminator, CadZZilla, and Kopperhed, they're all here-more than four dozen guitars and ten astounding vehicles, all expounded upon by BFG himself and shown in specially...
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This fascinating handbook answers the questions of anyone who has ever wondered about the many strange devices found along the roadside, from utility poles to satellite dishes. Devices are grouped according to their habitats along highways and roads, atop buildings, near airports, and on utility towers. More than 150 different roadside technologies are covered, and each detailed entry describes what the device does, how it works, and includes a photograph...
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Discover the secrets that will make you a faster and more successful racecar driver with this up-to-date insight into the latest techniques in racing. Professional driver and driving coach Ross Bentley, reveals what it takes to be fast and win races at the highest levels. Chock full of diagrams and concise "speed secrets," Bentley has created an all-new approach to learning and perfecting the ideal line around the racetrack. He teaches you how to...
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Like any giant enterprise, the NASCAR we see today is very different from the regional race series launched by a visionary Bill France in the late 1940s. Few writers are as intimately aware of that history as Car and Driver's Brock Yates. In the 1950s he recalls the intimate nature of the sport's early years, when he would see the entire Petty family working together, Richard wrenching on the car while his father cooked for the family on a bar-b-que...
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A step by step guide for all road users, drivers, passengers and pedestrians. It is also important for all drivers and passengers to bear in mind that in other to complete a trip we often become pedestrians. To reduce road accidents and stay alive, we all have to avoid distracting the driver for distraction via palmtop computer is the main cause of vehicle road related accidents.
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The Conscious Driver can most likely be read in an hour and construed as an initial training. Immediate improvement is noticed if the mind is open and willing. Sustained skills advancement is guaranteed if the ideas and exercises contained within are incorporated and practiced. Driving While Distracted (DWD) can be virtually eliminated and one's driving will contribute in a most positive way to public safety and the reduction of accidents. By applying...
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