Download or read book Concept Cars written by Jonathan Wood and published by Parragon Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No auto show is complete without them. They're crowd pulling and invariably extravagant, zany, way-out, and created with no apparent consideration for cost. And, in the eyes of some, taste. But for all the entertainment value of the visually striking concept car, it does, nevertheless, have a serious role to play.For the car manufacturer it provides an invaluable opportunity to gauge the public's reaction to radical design initiatives before putting them into production. With environmental considerations moving increasingly to the fore, the newest generation of aerodynamically honed concepts is also of particular significance for featuring creative alternatives to the long-running internal combustion engine. This usually takes the form of emissions-free electric power which is either used in isolation or in hybrid form, when it works in harmony with miserly fueled gas or diesel units.The concept car is now well over 50 years old, and author Jonathan Wood charts its evolution from General Motors' landmark Y-Job of 1939, through the dream cars of the 1950s, and so to the present day.This highly illustrated book will fascinate car enthusiasts of all ages and provide a pointer to the sort of vehicles that will be on our roads well into the 21st century and beyond.

Download or read book Wooden Bodied Vehicles written by Colin Peck and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-06-30 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wooden-Bodied Vehicles - Buying, Building, Restoring and Maintaining provides practical advice for anybody who is contemplating the purchase, restoration or even the building of a wooden-framed vehicle. It will guide the reader around some of the common problems and pitfalls associated with such vehicles, while at the same time highlighting some of the techniques required to end up with a beautiful wooden vehicle of which they can be justifiably proud. Combining a wide range of advice from highly skilled professional and home restorers, and the author's own experience, the book gives tips, advice and techniques concerning the ownership and restoration of a diverse range of wooden-bodied vehicles, from small cars to buses. It covers the following: How to buy - choosing the right vehicle; Dismantling a vehicle and cataloguing parts; Stripping off old varnish and sanding; Selecting the right wood; Making templates; Repairs and dealing with bugs; Bleaching and preserving; New builds and re-builds; Colouring and varnishing; Wood graining. An invaluable practical manual for anyone contemplating the purchase, restoration or even building of a wooden-framed vehicle. Gives tips, advice and techniques concerning the ownership and restoration of small cars to buses. Of interest to all woodie owners, enthusiasts and restorers. Superbly illustrated with over 450 full colour photographs showing the fantastic results that can be achieved with the right tools and techniques. Colin Peck is the founder of the Woodie Car Club and a regular contributor to road transport and classic car media.

Download or read book 50 Years of Classic Cars written by Jonathan Wood and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1995 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated celebration of all the great post-World War II cars of the world showcases 125 classic models that are accompanied by detailed specifications including side elevation drawings, a family tree, and engine and interior photographs.

Download or read book Automotive Woodworking Restoration Repair and Replacement written by Roland Johnson Rollie Johnson and published by . This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Building Antique Model Cars in Wood written by William Reeves and published by New York : Sterling ; Winnipeg : Tamos Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made from different woods that provide contrast for the different parts of the cars, these miniatures require only basic woodworking skills and straightforward construction.

Download or read book Wood Details written by Rob Leicester Wagner and published by Friedman-Fairfax. This book was released on 2000 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the finely crafted details on classic cars are executed in beautiful, exotic hardwoods -- and here are those luxurious, elegant, and even whimsical applications on the most glamorous, beautiful automobiles ever built. From the wood-spoked wheels of the 1919 Pierce-Arrow roadster to the gleaming mahogany running boards and dash of the 1925 Checker Model F, more than 100 color photographs by top photographers show stunning features from an era when opulence and craftsmanship went hand in hand.

Download or read book Wood in the Automobile Body written by Arthur T. Upson and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Making Classic Cars in Wood written by Joe B. Hicks and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives materials and cutting lists with complete instructions for making scalemodels of 30 classic cars in wood.

Download or read book 30 Toy Vehicles of Wood written by Ronald D. Tarjany and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master woodworker Ron Tarjany has patterned a distinctive assortment of toy vehicles made of wood. Choose from 30 original designed wood toy vehicles. Each chapter covers one wood toy and is complete with detailed instructions, line drawings, photographs and list of materials.

Download or read book Voiture Minimum written by Antonio Amado and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful account of Le Corbusier's love affair with the automobile, his vision of the ideal vehicle, and his tireless promotion of a design that industry never embraced. Le Corbusier, who famously called a house “a machine for living,” was fascinated—even obsessed—by another kind of machine, the automobile. His writings were strewn with references to autos: “If houses were built industrially, mass-produced like chassis, an aesthetic would be formed with surprising precision,” he wrote in Toward an Architecture (1923). In his “white phase” of the twenties and thirties, he insisted that his buildings photographed with a modern automobile in the foreground. Le Corbusier moved beyond the theoretical in 1936, entering (with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret) an automobile design competition, submitting plans for “a minimalist vehicle for maximum functionality,” the Voiture Minimum. Despite Le Corbusier's energetic promotion of his design to several important automakers, the Voiture Minimum was never mass-produced. This book is the first to tell the full and true story of Le Corbusier's adventure in automobile design. Architect Antonio Amado describes the project in detail, linking it to Le Corbusier's architectural work, to Modernist utopian urban visions, and to the automobile design projects of other architects including Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright. He provides abundant images, including many pages of Le Corbusier's sketches and plans for the Voiture Minimum, and reprints Le Corbusier's letters seeking a manufacturer. Le Corbusier's design is often said to have been the inspiration for Volkswagen's enduringly popular Beetle; the architect himself implied as much, claiming that his design for the 1936 competition originated in 1928, before the Beetle. Amado Lorenzo, after extensive examination of archival and source materials, disproves this; the influence may have gone the other way. Although many critics considered the Voiture Minimum a footnote in Le Corbusier's career, Le Corbusier did not. This book, lavishly illustrated and exhaustively documented, restores Le Corbusier's automobile to the main text.

Download or read book The Market for Wood Pallets in the Auto Industry written by Charles F. Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Decay of Wood in Automobiles in the Tropics written by Clarence John Humphrey and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rolls Royce Bentley written by Jonathan Wood and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This elegantly-designed book chronicles the history of Rolls-Royce automobiles from the company's creation in 1904 to its imminent handover to BMW. All models are featured in chronological order, with sidebars providing additional information about the personalities involved, buying tips, specifications and production figures. Coverage includes the Silver Wraiths, Silver Dawns and Phantoms of the 1946 to 1955 and the absorption of Bentley; the Silver Shadow introduced in 1965; bankruptcy of the car and aero engine company in 1971; the Corniche, Camargue and Phantom (1959 to 1995), and the Silver Spirit, Silver Spur and Silver Dawn (1980 to 1998); and the use of a BMW engine in the 1998 Silver Seraph and the convoluted acquisition of the trademark by the German company.

Download or read book Classic Woodies written by Bill Yenne and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Woodies: A National Treasure caters to a rapidly-growing woodie revival that is putting more of these great machines -- called the collector's car of the 1990s -- on the street and in the public eye. These rolling works of art, with their magnificent styling and lush wood detailing, have their roots in the classic coach-making tradition that extends back to the eighteenth century. Wood-framed and wood-paneled automobiles have been around as long as cars have, but the classic era of the American woodie was in the 1930s and 1940s. Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors all produced variations on the theme, and woodies became an integral part of the American lifestyle, first as a comfortable family car and then as the car of choice for surfers and beach-goers. The illustrations in this book include many archival photographs not seen in half a century, as well as contemporary color images of stock and restored woodies, with special emphasis on close-ups and details. These are complemented by authoritative, descriptive text.

Download or read book From Wood to Baseball Bat written by Robin Nelson and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat? Follow each step in the process—from cutting the wood to shipping the bat to a store—in this fascinating book!

Download or read book Otto Wood the Bandit written by Trevor McKenzie and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893–1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death. However, few know the history of this Appalachian figure beyond the larger-than-life version heard in song. Trevor McKenzie reconstructs Wood's life, tracing how a Wilkes County juvenile delinquent became a celebrated folk hero. Throughout his short life, Wood was jailed for numerous offenses, stole countless automobiles, lost his left hand, and made eleven escapes from five state penitentiaries, including four from the North Carolina State Prison after a 1923 murder conviction. An early master of controlling his own narrative in the media, Wood appealed to the North Carolina public as a misunderstood, clever antihero. In 1930, after a final jailbreak, police killed Wood in a shootout. The ballad bearing his name first appeared less than a year later. Using reports of Wood's exploits from contemporary newspapers, his self-published autobiography, prison records, and other primary sources, Trevor McKenzie uses this colorful story to offer a new way to understand North Carolina—and arguably the South as a whole—during this era of American history.

Download or read book Motor Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: