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Publisher
A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Stylish and fast, the 1963 Avanti was the last ditch effort of one of America's greatest carmakers. But despite a host of technological innovations and a design from the legendary Raymond Loewy, the Avanti's $5,000 price tag proved too much for most buyers, and Studebaker went the way of Hudson, Packard and many other famous marques. But the Avanti, miraculously, survived. Over the next three decades, Avanti lovers would keep the dream alive, buying...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Volvo has built a reputation building safe, rugged, dependable automobiles, the kind of car that can always be counted on. But for years, Volvo's insistence on producing just this sort of vehicle had the company flirting with bankruptcy. This is the saga of the oh-so Swedish vehicle that has changed automotive history.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Many successful racecar drivers have tried their hand at automobile design, but few have been as persistent as Enzo Ferrari. In almost 80 years in the business, he created a legacy marked by some of the finest and most beautiful cars ever to grace the road. The complete history of Ferrari-the man and the machines-comes to life here. In remarkable interviews, Ferrari and the men who have driven his cars to glory trace the evolution of the fabled...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging...
Author
Language
English
Description
A scarlet-and-white, 1958 Plymouth Fury -- salvaged over every rational dissent and objection, from decay -- possesses its new owner and brings hellish terror to him, his friends, and his classmates.
It's love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 1958 red-and-white Plymouth Fury for sale-dubbed "Christine" by its original cantakerous owner-rusting away on a front lawn...
13) And the cars go
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Features a range of vrooming, chugging, and whispering vehicles driven by characters ranging from a beach-going family and hat-wearing royals to a noisy troupe of schoolchildren and a fretful ice-cream vendor.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Examine four key artifacts that tell the story of America on the move: the Conestoga wagon; the John Bull steam locomotive; the Ford Model T; and Charles Lindbergh's airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. Each represents a technology that profoundly altered the nation.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The car that we know - petrol or diesel-driven and operated by a human - will soon be replaced by electric cars which, in turn, will become self-driving. The reign of the car, which began in the late nineteenth century, will have lasted at most 150 years. More than any other technology - more than television, mobile phones, more even than the internet - cars have transformed our culture. On the streets we notice people talking on their phones, but...
16) Cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Put the pedal to the metal! Readers will be racing to get their hands on this awesome inside look at cars. Detailed illustrations introduce readers to the anatomy of cars, showing their different parts and how they work, and clearly labeled diagrams show them the engineering behind vehicles. Complex concepts are explained in accessible language, ensuring readers will follow along with ease. This in-depth look at the mechanics of automobiles will...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Automobiles have evolved in many ways over the years, with increasing fuel economy, reliability, handling, and comfort. However, automobile manufacturing is in a new era, focusing on safety while incorporating impressive new technologies into our transportation needs. With a growing population, there are subsequently more people driving and more automobiles on the road. With more congestion and traffic, the likelihood of accidents seems imminent....
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Series
Publisher
Nosy Crow Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Get to know four things that go in this chunky board book with sliders! Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace 4 types of cars around 4 different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover.
19) The gray ghost
Author
Series
Fargo adventures volume 10
Language
English
Description
In 1906, a groundbreaking Rolls-Royce prototype known as the Gray Ghost vanishes from the streets of Manchester, England, and it is only the lucky intervention of an American detective named Isaac Bell that prevents it from being lost forever. Not even he can save the good name of Marcus Peyton, however, the man wrongly blamed for the theft. More than a hundred years later, it is his grandson who turns to Sam and Remi Fargo to help prove his grandfather's...
20) Porsches
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Pub
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Take readers on a front seat journey through the fascinating history of the Porsche. At the turn of the century, Ferdinand Porsche produced an automobile called the Lohner-Porsche. This electric car was brought to public attention at the Paris World Fair in 1900, where it caused quite a stir. In 1934, the Volkswagen Beetle was created. In 1948, the Porsche 356 became the first Porsche sports car. By studying the fascinating history of the Porsche,...
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