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Genre/Form: | Literature History Juvenile works ENGINEERING Juvenile literature |
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Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Sutton |
ISBN: | 0756613841 9780756613846 0756613930 9780756613938 |
OCLC Number: | 61494009 |
Notes: | Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. |
Description: | 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. |
Contents: | Horseless power -- Pioneers -- Warning signals -- Coachbuilt splendor -- Open road -- Mass-production -- Supercharged power -- Lighting the way -- Traveling in style -- High performance -- American dream -- Cars for the city -- Racing car -- Creating a car -- Anatomy of a car -- Driving force -- How the engine works -- Inside the engine -- Fuel and air -- Vital spark -- Drive train -- Smoothing the ride -- Stopping and steering -- Changing wheels -- Riding on air -- Marques and makes -- Did you know? -- Car culture -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index. |
Series Title: | DK eyewitness books. |
Responsibility: | written by Richard Sutton. |
Abstract:
A photo essay about the history, development, and impact of automobiles from horseless carriages and Model T Fords to modern high-performance racing cars; featuring detailed cutaway photos showing how the moving parts of a car work.
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