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Dec 20, 2023 · Digital collection of trade catalogs of automobiles, electric vehicles, commercial vehicles, etc. The bulk of catalogs include United States manufactures. Catalogs, manuals and parts lists are arranged by date of issue and manufacturer's name.
Mar 22, 2023 · 4. Kustomland: The Custom Car Photography of James Potter, 1955-1959 by Thom Taylor - A stunning collection of custom car photography from the late 1950s, showcasing the creativity and artistry of this golden era. This book is a must for everyone addicted to 1950 custom paint jobs.
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Duryea would later manufacture internal combustion vehicles--13 in his first year of operation. 1893 was also the year in which the U.S. Office of Road Inquiry was established (due to pressure from bicyclists) to study the condition of American roads and make
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The next major development came in 1712 when "the veryingenious Mr Thomas Newcomen" (as his friends called him) built a massivemachine for pumping rainwater out of coal mines. It was based arounda huge 2-m (7-ft) high metal cylinder with a piston inside thatcould move up and down like the plunger in a bicyclepump. Every so often, steam from a boile...
A car is like a cart with a built-in horse—a horse-lesscarriage that doesn't eat grass, wear shoes, or leave a steaming pile of muckwherever it goes. The engineers who set out to make the first carshad a big problem on their hands: how to squeeze the power of agalloping horse into a small, reliable engine. This tricky problem taxed the best minds o...
By the start of the 20th century, gasoline-engined cars were fast,reliable, and exciting. They were also stupidly expensive. In 1893, Karl Benz's simple, Viktoriacar had a price tag of £9000 (about £50,000today) and hardly anyone could afford one—he sold just 45. Car makers stuck with big, expensive cars,so customers stuck with their horses and car...
May 7, 2021 · May 1938: German Chancellor and Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler inspects the new 'People's Car' at Volkswagen factory in Fallersleben, Germany, designed to manufacture 6 million of the cars. Inspired ...
The 20 best automotive engineering books recommended by Robin Sloan, Garth Stein, Business Week, Michael Batnick, Leigh Montville and The New York Times.
Apr 26, 2010 · Because the manufacture of vehicles for the civilian market ceased in 1942 and tires and gasoline were severely rationed, motor vehicle travel fell dramatically during the war years ...
