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Car, the Rod Green

Car, the By Rod Green

Car, the by Rod Green


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Summary

Explores various aspects of the development of the automobile from the fragile engineering of the earliest models to the advanced technology of the vehicles of the future. Packed with anecdotes about the best-loved cars of all time and the men and women who created them, this book also features a collection of facsimile documents and memorabilia.

Car, the Summary

Car, the by Rod Green

The Car: The Evolution of The Beautiful Machine explores every aspect of the development of the automobile from the fragile engineering of the earliest models to the cutting edge technology of the vehicles of the future. Packed with anecdotes about the best-loved cars of all time and the men and women who created them, The Car also features a fascinating, unique collection of facsimile documents and memorabilia including everything from the most stylish advertising posters ever produced, to historic race event programmes, to road reports on important models and detailed technical drawings of groundbreaking mechanical innovations. The Car is an unmissable treat for every motoring enthusiast.

About Rod Green

Rod Green is a freelance writer with a love of cars spanning 50 years. He is the author of Building the Titanic, Scalextric: The Story of the World's Favourite Model Racing Cars and The Original Highway Code. He lives in London.

Table of Contents

Horseless Carriages; Petrol Power; Into the Twentieth Century; On the Starting Grid; Cars for Every Family; The Car Goes to War; The Roaring Twenties; Beneath the Skin; Power and Glory; The Style Era; Bugatti Queen and the Silver Arrows; Surviving the War Years; Icons of War; The Fin's the Thing; The Top Cats; The Swinging Sixties; Muscle Cars; The Car's the Star; The Motoring World in Crisis; Evolution of the Supercar; A New Age Takes Shape; Wild Beasts in the Wilderness; Car Makers Go Global; The Formula One Phenomenon; The Car Goes Green; Retro Styling; Into the Future.

Additional information

GOR006032830
9781847328762
1847328768
Car, the by Rod Green
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Welbeck Publishing Group
20120913
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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