Download or read book Auto Pioneering written by Duane Yarnell and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coast to Coast by Automobile written by Curt McConnell and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McConnell cuts through the fiction, legends, and industry-produced propaganda that have long surrounded the first transcontinental automobile trips as he relates long-lost personal accounts by pioneering travelers. 140 illustrations.
Download or read book R E Olds Auto Industry Pioneer written by George S. May and published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 1977 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pioneers Engineers and Scoundrels written by Beverly Rae Kimes and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2005 Thomas McKean Memorial Cup Winner - Voted most important original research in automobile history by The Antique Automobile Club of America Best Of Books Winner, 2005 International Automotive Media Awards Author Beverly Rae Kimes, 2005 International Automotive Media Award for Lifetime Achievement Honorary This "cast of characters" provides the lens through which award-winning author Beverly Rae Kimes focuses on the early years of the American automobile industry. While some names - Ford, Dodge, Buick, and more - are easily recognized, this book also introduces snapshots of lesser known, but vitally important actors in this dramatic saga. The famous, the infamous, and the unknown are brought together by their common dedication to this great invention - and united by the fascinating stories that characterize each person.
Download or read book The Design Innovators written by Michael J Kollins and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry uses four separate volumes to explore the essential components that helped build the American automobile industry - the people, the companies and the designs. This volume uses nearly 270 photos to go behind the scenes to explore the people who created car designs that have become famous with the American car industry. Pioneers covered in this edition include: Elmer and Edgar Apperson Vincent Bendix James Scripps Booth Alanson Brush David Buick Joseph Cole Clyde Coleman Claude Cox Herbert Franklin and John Wilkinson Elwood Haynes Frederick Haynes Thomas Jeffery Edward Jordan Charles King Howard Marmon Jonathan Maxwell Percy Owen Raymond and Ralph Owen Andrew Riker Frank Stearns Thomas J. and Thomas L. Sturtevant C. Harold Wills Alexander Winton
Download or read book The E M F Company written by Anthony J Yanik and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the remarkable story of these three automotive giants and the impact they had on the American car industry. Everitt was instrumental in forming the extensive body building industry that characterized Detroit prior to World War II. Metzger established the first automotive dealership in Detroit, if not the country, and served as head of sales of Cadillac during its formative years. Flanders, a genius with machines, masterminded the tools of production for the first Model T.
Download or read book Pioneer Auto Museum and Antique Town Murdo South Dakota written by S.D.) Pioneer Auto Museum (Murdo and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneer Auto Museum is a brief pamphlet with high-quality, authentic photos of classic vehicles from the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo, South Dakota. You will love these fascinating depictions of an impressive array of antique cars.
Download or read book The Big Three written by Michael J Kollins and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry uses four separate volumes to explore the essential components that helped build the American automobile industry - the people, the companies and the designs. This volume tells the fascinating story of the Big Three in American automotive history - Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler - and the people who made those companies grow. Pioneers covered in this volume include: Henry Ford Louis Chevrolet William Durant General Motors John and Horace Dodge Walter Chrysler
Download or read book The Small Independents written by Michael J Kollins and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry uses four separate volumes to explore the essential components that helped build the American automobile industry - the people, the companies and the designs. This volume uses more than 450 photos to help weave the story of the risk-takers who helped shape the automotive industry from the very beginning. Pioneers and companies covered in this edition include: Charles and Frank Duryea Studebaker The Pratt Family and the Elcar Motor Care Company Joseph Moon Russell Gardner Louis Clarke George Pierce and Charles Clifton Packard/Joy/Macauley and the Packard Motor Car Company Edwin Thomas Ransom Olds Peerless Fred and August Duesenberg Kissel Brothers Hupp / Drake / Hastings / Young and the Hupp Motor Car Corporation Walter Flanders Chapin / Coffin / Bezner / Jackson / Hudson / McAneeny and The Hudson Motor Car Company Harry Stutz Harry Ford Graham Brothers Charles Nash
Download or read book The Financial Wizards written by Michael J Kollins and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers of the U.S. Automobile Industry uses four separate volumes to explore the essential components that helped build the American automobile industry - the people, the companies and the designs. This volume offers a look at the financial minds who drove the early automotive industry. These financial wizards are portrayed through unique stories and more than 180 photos. Pioneers covered in this volume include: Allison/Fisher/Newby/Wheeler and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Benjamin Briscoe Hugh Chalmers Frederick Chandler E.L. Cord Harry Jewett Henry Leland Charles Matheson David Parry Albert Pope Edward Rickenbacker Thomas White John Willys
Download or read book The World s Worst Cars written by Craig Cheetham and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text takes a detailed look at motoring mistakes - old and new - and asks questions like: why did they ever reach the showroom? What went wrong? Who bought these cars? Featuring 150 of the cars we love (and love to hate), this text celebrates the world's worst cars in all their flawed glory.
Download or read book This was Pioneer Motoring written by Robert F. Karolevitz and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Road Well Traveled written by Daniel Alef and published by Meta4 Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author, Daniel Alef, tells the stories of America's great automotive pioneers, innovators and visionaries who changed America's landscape, introduced a new national culture, developed the largest industry in the nation, employed millions, and gave an enormous boost to American commerce. The great American automobile pioneers played a major role in creating the nation we have today and Daniel Alef's book brings to life their stories, achievements, successes and, at times, failures. Some were mechanical geniuses; others great businessmen who could sell their dreams and make them come true. Anyone passionate about cars, vintage, antique or classic, and there are millions of us, will find a mother lode of information in this well written book.
Download or read book The Automobile in American History and Culture written by Michael L. Berger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-07-30 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
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Download or read book Auto Opium written by David Gartman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much needed book is the first to provide a comprehensive history of the profession and aesthetics of American automobile design. The author reveals how the appearance of the automobile was shaped by the social conflicts arising from America's mass production system. He connects the social struggles of American society with the organizational struggles of designers to create symbol-laden substitutes for the American dream. Theoretically sophisticated, lucid and compelling, Auto-Opium will appeal to all interested in the American obsession with the car.
Download or read book Tangled Web written by Jean Maddern Pitrone and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
