Legendary American Automobiles

Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : VMB Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 8854016438

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Legendary American Cars by Matt DeLorenzo Pdf

Since the days of Henry Ford's Model T, American cars have dominated not only the market but also the imagination and desires of millions of people throughout the world. Dedicated to the exciting history of this icon of past and present times, this volume presents a complete overview of the history of the American car, with text written by one of the most famous journalists in the filed, enhanced by illustrations that capture the excitement, aesthetics, and the charm of this everlasting legend. Many books provide a basic catalog of American automobiles from ca. 1900 to 2000. This volume takes a very different approach: in addition to detailing engineering and styling advances, it also presents the broad social and economic environment and demonstrates how and why the automobile has evolved and thrived so stongly throughout the United States. Cars may be a universal product, but that's not to say that they are the same everywhere. Viewed from afar, American cars (and trucks) look too big, have engines that are too large, and are extravagant for solo commuting. Considering the American continent's vast extent, its wide, open roads, readily available parking and low energy prices, it is understandable why American automobiles differ in design, engineering, and size from those found elsewhere in the world. Beginning with the automobile's early days and Henry Ford's invention of the assembly line and continuing until modern times, this intriguing, richly illustrated volume traces the entire history of American automobiles. Whether luxury-market or average-family models, the American car is a dream possession and cult object famous and desired throughout the world.

Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0785835245

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Legendary American Automobiles by Matt DeLorenzo Pdf

Legendary American Automobiles is a richly illustrated volume that profiles the most renowned vehicles to be built in the USA, from the pre-assembly line era to modern times. Since the days of Henry Ford’s Model T, American cars have dominated not only the market, but also the imagination and desires of millions of people around the world. Dedicated to the exciting legacy of this iconic automobile, Legendary American Automobiles presents a complete overview of the history of the American car. This exhaustively written by one of the most famous journalists in the field, Matt DeLorenzo, this volume is also enhanced by illustrations that capture the exhilaration, aesthetics, and charm of these legendary vehicles. Where many books provide a basic catalog of American automobiles, Legendary American Automobiles takes a very different approach. Here you will see engineering details and styling advances, as well as the effect of the social and economic environments at the time. Beginning with the automobile’s early days and Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line and continuing until modern times, this intriguing, richly illustrated volume traces the entire history of American automobiles. Whether luxury-market or average-family models, the American car is a dream possession and cult object famous and desired through the world.

Author : Larry Edsall
Publisher : White Star
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114548170

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Legendary Cars by Larry Edsall Pdf

Over 400 photographs capture the excitement and elegance of automotive history and include many famous American models. The illustrations and words combine to re-create the adventures of designing and driving the legendary cars that evolved into today's indispensable, stylish, and efficient automobile. The book begins by describing how automobiles evolved from little more than "cookie tins" propelled by sputtering internal combustion engines to smoother-riding, rounded forms. It then concentrates on the most important models produced in terms of social, aesthetic, and technological advances, covering developments in aerodynamics, speed, and horsepower, setbacks like the gasoline crisis of the 1970s, and the emergence of the modern car company. The book concludes with a peek into the future to see what types of vehicles we'll soon be driving. From dream cars to road cars, this book brings together pictures and descriptions of the most stirring blends of technology, art, beauty, and adventure.

Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : White Star Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 8854407097

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American Cars by Matt DeLorenzo Pdf

Stunning color photographs and a lively narrative by one of today's foremost automotive writers tell the story of America's ongoing love affair with cars. Featuring classic cars, sports cars, and luxury automobiles, this handsome book brings together pictures and descriptions of the most impressive blends of technology, art, beauty, and adventure.

Author : Jim Glastonbury
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780785834793

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The Legendary Muscle Car by Jim Glastonbury Pdf

Look into this fascinating book to discover the intoxicating world of muscle cars. Includes information on models, facts, and other interesting information on America's pride and joy.

Author : Randy Leffingwell Darwin Holmstrom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610583053

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Muscle by Randy Leffingwell Darwin Holmstrom Pdf

Author : Peter Winnewisser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : UOM:39076002505654

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The Legendary Model A Ford by Peter Winnewisser Pdf

If you love cars, you will love this incredibly exciting social history of Ford's Model A. Acclaimed historian, Peter Winnewisser gives you a complete treatment of what this well-built car meant to the Ford Motor Company, the workers who built them, the dealers who sold them, the people who bought them and the neighbourhoods the Ford factories called home. This book offers an entertaining look at how the Model A helped to carry a nation through the Great Depression as well as serving as an ambassador to America's automobile past. It is full of anecdotes from owners, dealers and Ford executives complete with a comprehensive bibliography based on authentic period material from the Ford Motor Company. Plus more than 300 photographs, many from the Ford Motor Company's archives, allow you to trace and develop the Model A's rise to prominence.

Author : Basem Wasef
Publisher : MotorBooks International
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781616730451

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Legendary Race Cars by Basem Wasef Pdf

Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.

Author : Joe Oldham,Jim Wangers,Colin Comer,David Newhardt,Randy Leffingwell
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760358184

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The All-American Muscle Car by Joe Oldham,Jim Wangers,Colin Comer,David Newhardt,Randy Leffingwell Pdf

The All-American Muscle Car provides the ultimate hands-on history of the American Muscle car and where it is now -- Mustangs, Camaros, 'Cudas, Challengers, you name it. When John Z. DeLorean and his cadre of enthusiastic rule benders took it upon themselves to bolt Pontiac's hottest engine into a mid-sized Tempest, disobeying orders from the top of General Motors food chain, they created something that should not have been, and will never be again: the muscle car. The resulting GTO spearheaded a new breed of performance car aimed at a new breed of buyer: the baby boom generation, tens of millions of young customers entering the market each year. The All-American Muscle Car: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Detroit's Greatest Performance Cars tells the story of these brutal performance machines through the words of muscle-car icons like Jim Wangers, the man who marketed DeLorean's thuggish invention, Joe Oldham, a legendary automotive journalist who tested these cars when they first came off the production line, often via illegal street racing, and classic-car broker Colin Comer, who has been instrumental in restoring some of the most iconic (and valuable) muscle cars. Top muscle car experts like Randy Leffingwell and David Newhardt tell other facets of the muscle-car story, like the pony-car wars between the Mustang, Camaro, 'Cuda, and Challenger; the ultra-high performance dealer specials; and the rebirth of the modern muscle car. All told, this book provides the ultimate hands-on history of these most American of cars.

Author : Tom Collins
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0896895602

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The Legendary Model T Ford by Tom Collins Pdf

Henrys Lady may have put America on wheels nearly 100 years ago, but this claim to Ford's fame remains as exciting to Ford fans as the day the first one rolled off the line. This passion for performance is celebrated in the 300 superb, color photos and historic black-and-white images, production data and technical specifications, and collector pricing contained in this beautiful new book. The classic design, and rich photography of this reference offers you a unique and useful commemorative of the 100-year anniversary of the car that changed the world.

Author : Irving Robbin
Publisher : Edizioni Savine
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9788896365731

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Great Cars of All Time by Irving Robbin Pdf

“ ... For enthusiasts of every age, here is a gallery of great cars from the beginning to the present day. Each of these machines has its own claim to fame—some for fabulous styling, some for technical developments that changed the course of automotive history, some for racing prowess, and some for sheer “personality.” For each chapter there is a beautiful full-page color portrait of the car in its proper setting. The text is no mere description of the machines. With authority, enthusiasm and wit the author traces the history of each make, illuminating the characters of both cars and men with spine-tingling racing adventures and inside anecdotes. While the story of each make is complete in itself and may be read alone, the book as a whole provides a panorama of automotive history. The story of cars is, of course, also the story of men—some of the most colorful figures of the modern world—drivers such as Nuvolari, Oldfield, Fangio: engineers such as Bugatti, Ford, and Porsche. But cars are the real heroes of this book; in these words and pictures they emerge, not as mere collections of nuts and bolts and sheet metal, but as creatures with a kind of life of their own. A life that embodies the urge to freedom and adventure, the pride and love of beauty of both their creators and their users.” (New York – 1960)

Author : Paul Ingrassia
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781451640656

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Engines of Change by Paul Ingrassia Pdf

A narrative like no other: a cultural history that explores how cars have both propelled and reflected the American experience— from the Model T to the Prius. From the assembly lines of Henry Ford to the open roads of Route 66, from the lore of Jack Kerouac to the sex appeal of the Hot Rod, America’s history is a vehicular history—an idea brought brilliantly to life in this major work by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Paul Ingrassia. Ingrassia offers a wondrous epic in fifteen automobiles, including the Corvette, the Beetle, and the Chevy Corvair, as well as the personalities and tales behind them: Robert McNamara’s unlikely role in Lee Iacocca’s Mustang, John Z. DeLorean’s Pontiac GTO , Henry Ford’s Model T, as well as Honda’s Accord, the BMW 3 Series, and the Jeep, among others. Through these cars and these characters, Ingrassia shows how the car has expressed the particularly American tension between the lure of freedom and the obligations of utility. He also takes us through the rise of American manufacturing, the suburbanization of the country, the birth of the hippie and the yuppie, the emancipation of women, and many more fateful episodes and eras, including the car’s unintended consequences: trial lawyers, energy crises, and urban sprawl. Narrative history of the highest caliber, Engines of Change is an entirely edifying new way to look at the American story.

Author : David Newhardt, Robert Genat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 1616730722

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American Cars of the 1950s by David Newhardt, Robert Genat Pdf

Author : John Bentley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Automobile racing
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041725206

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Great American Automobiles, a Dramatic Account of Their Achievements in Competition by John Bentley Pdf

"The thrilling story of America's greatest cars and their trail-blazing achievements in the Great Events. Richly illustrated with scores of rare and original photographs, many from the famous Lazarnick Collection ... Every known detail of the birth and development of every American sports car"--Dustjacket.

Author : Matt DeLorenzo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 0760757917

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American Cars by Matt DeLorenzo Pdf