The Big Book of Tiny Cars

The Big Book of Tiny Cars
Author: Russell Hayes
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2021-12-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 0760370621

The Big Book of Tiny Cars presents entertaining profiles of automotive history’s most famous—and infamous—microcars and subcompacts from 1901 to today. Illustrated with photos and period ads.

Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1958-02
Genre:
ISBN:

Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Car

Car
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2011-05-02
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0756689384

From the first motor cars and classic cars to today's supercars and Formula 1, this is the ultimate book about the history of the car. Packed with stunning photography, and featuring more than 2,000 cars, Car shows you how cars have evolved around the world over the the last 130 years, and their impact on society as objects of curiosity, symbols of status and luxury, and items of necessity. Extensive catalogues showcase the most important marques and models, organized in categories such as sports cars, convertibles, and city compacts. The book also features virtual photographic tours of some of the most iconic cars from each era such as the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, Ford Model T, Lamborghini Countach, and Ferrari F40, while cross-sections of key engines explore the driving force behind them. Lavishly illustrated feature spreads detail the stories of the men, machines, and magic that helped create the car world's most famous marques and made brands such as Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, and Cadillac household names. If you love cars, then you'll love Car. It is simply a must-have title for all car enthusiasts.

Komarr

Komarr
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Publisher: Baen Books
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1999-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0671578081

The physically handicapped military genius Miles Vorkosigan investigates an act of treachery against the domed planet of Komarr.

Microcars at large!

Microcars at large!
Author: Adam Quellin
Publisher: David and Charles
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2015-10-12
Genre:
ISBN: 184584887X

This book charts the history and development of the small economy cars which emerged after the Second World War. Finances and raw materials were in short supply and these microcars, or 'bubble cars' as they became affectionately known, provided transport for thousands of impoverished motorists during that lean period in the middle of the twentieth century. These tint economy cars now have a significant place in motoring history. This book follows the microcar’s progress right up to the present day, with original color photographs.

Great Car Designs 1900 - Today

Great Car Designs 1900 - Today
Author: Richard Spilsbury
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2015-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1484626222

Examines the development of automotive design from the Model T Ford and the Duesenberg J to the Toyota Prius and the Bugatti Veyron, profiles noted designers, and discusses the design process and possible future developments.

Automobile Design

Automobile Design
Author: Anthony Harding
Publisher: SAE International
Total Pages: 416
Release: 1992-02-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0768035309

This book takes an in-depth look at the lives, personalities, and technical achievements of 12 preeminent engineers who made significant and lasting contributions to the design and development of the automobile over the last century. From early pioneers such as Amedee Bollee pere, whose first steam-driven vehicle took the road in 1878, to more recent innovators such as Colin Chapman, pace-setter of the Grand Prix scene, Automobile Design presents twelve penetrating design and character studies that will fascinate all automobile enthusiasts and historians. Other early pioneers covered include: Frederick Lanchestser Henry M. Leland Hans Ledwinka Marc Birkigt Ferdinand Porsche Harry Miller Vittorio Jano Gabriel Voisin Alec Issigonis Dante Giacosa, et. al.

British Microcars 1947–2002

British Microcars 1947–2002
Author: Duncan Cameron
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2018-06-28
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1784422797

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.