Automotive category: 1940 books
Mercedes-Benz SL and SLC 107-Series 1971-1989
The Complete Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
As one of the most remarkable models that Mercedes-Benz has ever created, the 107-series was a sales success for nearly two decades and has been an automotive icon for far longer. Elegant styling, effortless performance and superior build quality are central to the appeal of the Mercedes-Benz R107...
Lost and Found
Great Barn Finds and Other Automotive Discoveries
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Great Awakenings
Lost and Found is filled with the kind of tall tales that every car buff dreams about. Do "regular guys" really find great cars collecting dust in old barns, sheds, and chicken coops? You bet! And here is a collection of stories to prove it.
From the pages of Old...
Mobility without Mayhem
Safety, Cars, and Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed on what constitutes safe, decorous driving or who is capable of it. Mobility without Mayhem is a lively cultural history of America’s fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth...
GQ Drives
A Stylish Guide to the Greatest Cars Ever Made
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2019
Foreword by Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button.
From the magazine synonymous with style comes the ultimate guide to the greatest cars the world has ever seen.
With imagery from the finest motoring photographers, plus British GQ's knowledgeable in-depth reports, the cars in this book represent...
by Gijsbert-Paul Berk
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2012
Together with his colleagues at Citroën, Andre Lefebvre created the Traction Avant (1934), the TUB (1939) Citroën's first front wheel drive utility van that was succeeded by the H and HY vans (1947) the Deux Chevaux (1948), and, last but not least, the DS (1955). From 1923 to 1931 Lefebvre also designed...
Electric and Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
Advanced Simulation Methodologies
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
This book is designed as an interdisciplinary platform for specialists working in electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles powertrain design and development, and for scientists who want to get access to information related to electric and hybrid vehicle energy management, efficiency and control....
by Vladimir Kobelev
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
This book offers an advanced treatise of the mechanics of springs with focus on the springs for automotive industry. It demonstrates new and original results for the optimization of helical springs as well the design of disk springs and thin-walled springs and presents the new results for creep and...
Vehicle Power Management
Modeling, Control and Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2011
Vehicle Power Management addresses the challenge of improving vehicle fuel economy and reducing emissions without sacrificing vehicle performance, reliability and durability. It opens with the definition, objectives, and current research issues of vehicle power management, before moving on to a detailed...
Peugeot 205
The Complete Story
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
A definitive guide to the Peugeot 205, the unassuming car that saved Peugeot in the 1980s and went on to become a rally-winning legend. With technical specification details and a full production history from 1983-1999, Peugeot 205 - The Complete Story is an ideal resource for enthusiasts of the car...
The Rover K-Series Engine
Maintenance, Repair and Modification
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Getting a Rover K-Series engine properly up and running can be a difficult task, but ultimately the result is always worthwhile. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, Rover K-Series Engine - Maintenance, Repair and Modification is a practical guide to keeping these unique engines in fine working...
Cars I Could've, Should've, Kept
Memoir of a Life Restoring Classic Sports Cars
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2014
A small business owner and lifelong lover of classic sports cars, Jackson Brooks began in the early 1960s to purchase, restore and enjoy a long succession of rare automotive beauties, many of which are million-dollar commodities in today’s market. Not so much a collector as an enthusiast and entrepreneur,...
Sleeping Beauties USA
abandoned classic cars & trucks
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Sleeping Beauties USA honours rusted and forgotten automotive treasures that have been found parked alongside the highways of America, waiting to be discovered again. Rather than showcasing typically brilliant, highly rebuilt show queens, the book instead explores the transience and inherent beauty of a car’s life, captured through stunning and evocative photography.
Steve Magnante's 1001 Corvette Facts
Covers All Corvettes 1953 to Present
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Author Steve Magnante is well known for his encyclopedia-like knowledge of automotive facts. The details he regularly shares, both in the pages of national magazines and as a contributing host and tech expert at the popular Barrett-Jackson Auctions on television, are the kinds of details that car...
by Renyan Jiang
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
This book presents the state-of-the-art in quality and reliability engineering from a product life-cycle standpoint. Topics in reliability include reliability models, life data analysis and modeling, design for reliability as well as accelerated life testing and reliability growth analysis, while...