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This book provides a long-overdue vision for a new automobile era. The cars we drive today follow the same underlying design principles as the Model Ts of a hundred years ago and the tail-finned sedans of fifty years ago. In the twenty-first century, cars are still made for twentieth-century purposes. They’re well suited for conveying [...]

Continue Reading Reinventing the Automobile: Personal Urban Mobility for the 21st Century Book Reviews

The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found–it is time to move beyond the automobile age. But while public transport has worked well in the [...]

Continue Reading Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age Reviews

Since the 1960s, the world’s automobile producers have been borrowing, adapting, or inventing solutions to problems. Japanese management techniques and ideas have been much studied and copied, particularly the model of “lean production.” In this boo, experts from many different countries compare and contrast the strategic and organizational solutions of the major producers in North [...]

Continue Reading One Best Way?: Trajectories and Industrial Models of the World’s Automobile Producers Reviews

He made movies best remembered for their wild car chases, mad motorcycle dashes, and hair-raising races, but no one forgets the man at the wheel–Steve McQueen, the King of Cool. No other Hollywood star has been so closely linked with cars and bikes. It is this connection that McQueens Machines explores, giving readers a close-up [...]

Continue Reading McQueen’s Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon Reviews

“Hot Rod and Car and Driver magazines — combined circulation of 2 million – tout today’s muscle car revolution Vintage muscle cars in mint condition fetch record-setting prices (0,000+) at major auctions Written by the “”everyman voice”” for car buffs – expert automotive author John Gunnell Short of a personal showroom with every model of [...]

Continue Reading Standard Catalog of American Muscle Cars 1960-1972 (Gunner’s Guide) Reviews

Moms have served honorably in the minivan wars. Negotiated conflicting advise between husbands and fathers. Now brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi give mothers their due respect in this new collection of calls from Car Talk. List Price: $ 13.95 Price: Topgear Motors UK Reviews London 134 Merton Road Average Rating: 3 out of 5 (1 [...]

Continue Reading Car Talk Maternal Combustion: Calls about Moms and Cars Reviews

For many people, a well-maintained automobile is a source of pride and peace of mind. But for others, the idea of routine maintenance is daunting. How to Make Your Car Last Forever will guide you through the minefield of preventative maintenance, repair, extended warranties, and magic elixirs that claim to cure everything from oil consumption [...]

Continue Reading How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money (Motorbooks Workshop) Reviews

Provides step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of cars and light trucks, with emphasis on observation as well as on imagination. Rating: (out of 21 reviews) List Price: $ 8.95 Price: Car Care Fair exhibit returns to AAPEX The Car Care Council is bringing back its popular Car Care Fair exhibit, showcasing the ‘Be Car [...]

Continue Reading Draw Cars Reviews

This gorgeously photographed love letter to the 86 most beautiful cars ever manufactured is now available in a smaller, more accessible format and at a great price, making it the perfect gift for Father’s Day. The story of the car is the story of how objects of industry became a medium of artistic expression. Memorials [...]

Continue Reading Cars Mini: Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything Reviews

When Henry Ford II saw the first printing of The Cars That Henry Ford Built, his reaction was immediate — he ordered a special edition for Ford Motor Company. Discover the depth and breadth of historical coverage that makes this book a “must have” in any enthusiast’s library. The pages between the handsomely designed covers [...]

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