Crosley: A Very Fine Car is an in-depth illustrated history of America's first compact car, from its beginnings as a rough, back-of-the-napkin sketch in 1937, to its life beyond production and into the 21st Century. The Crosley introduced such revolutionary innovations as disc brakes, the first SUV, a do-it-all farm vehicle, the Cobra engine with its sheet-metal block, surprising styling tricks, retail-store marketing, fuel economy that Detroi...
In 1948, Chicago was the gathering place of 22 railroads, seven belt and switching roads, eight industrial railroads and three electric lines. Track was everywhere as passenger trains and commuter trains crowded the approaches to the terminals near the Loop that is Chicago, undisputed railroad capital of the world. Chicago Passenger Trains & Commuter Trains captures the spirit and challenges of the post-World War II era, as streamlined passeng...
Modern Earthmoving Equipment showcases today's earthmoving machines that mine our valuable coal and minerals, construct our highways, lay pipelines, dig basements, landscape our parks, and show up to reconstruct and rescue people wherever disasters strike in the world. Bulldozers, wheel loaders, skid steers, scrapers, graders, excavators, off-road haulers, and walking draglines depict all the popular makes such as Komatsu, Caterpillar, Hitachi...
From the first "Mom & Pop" stops to the truck stops built by oil companies, to today's travel plazas and turnpike stations, this is the first in-depth history of America's truck stops as it departed from the gas station and expanded with the Interstate system and prosperity in America. The huge variety of truck stops across America are well documented through vintage black and white and color photographs, as well as vintage advertising and oth...
Never before has a national publication featured a collection of photos of the Northeast's favorite stock car racing's division - the modifieds. The author brings together photos and text of the region's best-loved drivers and their cars, as well as the "also-rans, " during the '60s and '70s when modifieds were built in backyards by local mechanics utilizing junkyard parts, no two cars looked alike, and there were so many tracks to race at. Se...
Ride along with some of the era's most talented and daring drivers as they put Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs through their paces. The extensive archive collection of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum provides an anthology of spectacular photographs of these three marques as they gain laurels in the crucible of competition. Informative captions tell the story of the dauntless efforts of men and machines as they raise the bar of auto...
This work informatively and vividly illustrates the history of Pierce fire apparatus from its first fire apparatus bodies to its ultra-modern machines of today. The progression of Pierce fire apparatus is displayed through the use of black and white photographs from both well-known fire apparatus photographers and company archives. Included are apparatus deliveries from every state in the United States, as well as exports to other countries, a...
The large, archival photographs in this book illustrate the fascinating early life of the infamous Mercury, a car with an image synonymous to the fleet-footed messenger of the gods that shared its name.
Success of the 315 roadster spawned the creation of the high-performance 328 in 1936 and its racing achievements before and after the war. Further achievements featured in this Ludvigsen Library photo book include: winning the 1940 Mille Miglia, Formula 2 success, the ultimate turbo four for Grand Prix racing that produced 1, 000 bhp, winning Le Mans with V12 engines and more. Karl Ludvigsen's informative introduction emphasizes the great engi...
The Iron Mining Industry was quite extensive throughout the area known as the Lake Superior Iron Ore District. All of the iron ore was transported by rail to a wide number of lake ports on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. This book lists all of the ore docks constructed on The Great Lakes. Includes photos of the ore docks and ore cars, ore car schematics and pertinent data.
The roots of the prestigious "Muscle Truck" go back to 1955. This book honors the hottest trucks--then and now--with outstanding color photography detailing the high-performance haulers inside and out.
From its modest beginnings behind a Philadelphia-area watchmaker's shop some 40 years ago, the Penske Racing Team, more than any other organization, has influenced the development, growth and direction of auto racing in the United States both as a sport and as a business. Led by former race driver turned 'Fortune 500' business mogul Roger Penske, this team has won more than 250 major auto races around the world and captured 19 national champio...
In recent years, interest in the cars created by Shelby-American has increased dramatically. Good Shelbys are getting harder to find each year, and their values continue to rise dramatically. The result is that clones of these cars have appeared. This book shows not only the originals but to also show the creativity shown by replica Shelby and Cobra owners in modifying their cars in an attempt to capture the spirit of the originals.
The original Fordson and its prototypes, as well as Henry Ford's earliest attempts at building a tractor, are featured. The best selling model (over 750, 000 sold) of farm tractor ever built shown at work in fields, orchards, barnyards, on road construction and industrial sites.
