Convertible My 4WD

Convertible My 4WD
Author: Claire Phillip
Publisher:
Total Pages: 7
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781782092056

This is the ultimate storybook, playmat and toy all rolled into one. Once unfolded, children can follow the illustrated route and story. It then refolds to create a sit-in vehicle that a child can pretend to drive.

Convertibles

Convertibles
Author: Consumer Guide Editors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1993
Genre: Automobiles, Convertible
ISBN: 9780785305163

The American convertible is more than a car. It's a way of life, for no other body style combines the pleasures of luxury and open air motoring.

Wide-Open Muscle

Wide-Open Muscle
Author: Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0760350019

Climb inside these stunning muscle car drop-tops, straight from the classic era of American high-performance cars! Today's rarest, priciest, and most highly sought-after muscle cars are also the least practical. These are the striking convertibles of the 1960s and 1970s that were optioned out for drag racing. Wide-Open Muscle showcases these rare cars and proves that sometimes it pays to throw practicality out the window in order to make something purely cool and fun to drive. At the peak of drag racing popularity, it was common knowledge that racers needed the lightest, most rigid-framed cars available. Convertibles represent the exact opposite of that description, so it's amazing that these drop tops ever emerged amid the circle of full-throttle dragsters. While typical convertible drivers cruised around listening to the latest Lovin' Spoonful release in the eight-track tape deck, these muscle-car convertibles were equipped for rock 'n' roll speed. These topless muscle cars are so rare because few people had the dedication (or money) to buy a vehicle this impractical. They're valuable because they represent the absolute extreme of the entire muscle-car genre. All the cars in Wide-Open Muscle are shot in similar fashion, studio-style with a black background using a process known as light painting. It is the ultimate portrayal of the ultimate muscle cars.

Legendary Convertibles

Legendary Convertibles
Author: Saverio Villa
Publisher: White Star Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9788854406551

For over a century, the convertible car has been considered the epitome of sporting luxury. No other form of motoring is able to offer such an unparalleled connection to the driving experience - the thundering tones of the engine amplified tenfold, the rush of hot air through your hair, the warmth of the Mediterranean sun on the back of your neck. The convertible is also the car of choice for the glitterati and celebrities of the world, from movie stars to sporting heroes and even royalty - in fact, anybody who wants to see and be seen on the streets of Beverly Hills or the boulevards of Monte Carlo. From the ostentatious and leviathan prewar Hispano Suizas, Delahayes and Auburns, through the beautiful curves and sweeping lines of the iconic Jaguars, BMWs and Ferraris of the '50s and '60s and on to the computer-designed, technology-laden, open-top hyper-cars of the new millennia, the convertible is forever the ultimate representation of automotive excitement. AUTHOR: Saverio Villa is a journalist who specializes in the field of cars and motors in general, with a particular interest in the historical and technological aspects, and in vintage cars. He began his professional career with the magazine Auto. He has occupied the post of Deputy Editor of Evo, and has been in charge of the motoring section of Panorama. He has also been Editor of Auto oggi and Panoramauto. He is currently Editorial Director of the monthly magazine Autorama, of the TV program "Yellow TV" and the Asapress agency, and he also works with Auto, AM, and Corriere della Sera. Mark Coletto is a journalist expert on cars and sport. He started his professional career at Auto oggi and currently works with the magazines Panoramauto and Evo. He also writes for the Panorama.it and Panorama-auto.it Websites, in addition to Autorama and the TV program "Yellow TV." Andrea Rapelli is a journalist. He has always loved motors and specializes in production cars and road tests. He is also interested in vintage cars and motorcycles. Today he writes for Evo and Panoramauto, and edits the motoring page of PC Professionale. ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour

Convertible Top Restoration and Installation

Convertible Top Restoration and Installation
Author: Fred Mattson
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2019-05-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1613254466

There’s an old saying we've all heard before that goes "When the top goes down the price goes up." Of all the projects involved with the restoration of your collector car, few seem as challenging or confusing as addressing the convertible top. Due to aging and neglect, the hardware and fabric covering have led to some "not-so-nice conditions," making it difficult to find information addressing your specific model. Fred Mattson, author of Automotive Upholstery and Interior Restoration, delivers this compilation on restoring and repairing convertible tops. Step-by-step photo sequencing walks you through convertible top applications for Corvettes, Ford retractable tops, scissors tops, manual tops, and power tops. Fred also addresses the weather seals, well liners, hydraulic/electrical systems, adjustments, materials, and pads. No other book ever produced on convertible tops goes into this much depth of coverage. With this book you will be guided through the convertible top repair/restoration process in an easy-to-read how-to format, so there should be no reason to fear taking your drop top out with the threat of rain. Convertible Top Restoration and Installation will be the one tool that will show you how important a well-sorted top restoration is, not only for practical reasons, such as staying dry, but for cosmetic reasons as well.

My Cool Convertible

My Cool Convertible
Author: Chris Haddon
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1910904309

This latest title in the highly successful ‘my cool’ vehicle series covers the world of open top motoring. Cruising in a convertible car with the top down started out as an American summer tradition and for many drivers around the world there is nothing better than driving down a country lane with the roof down, the wind sweeping your hair and the sun beating on your neck.The book includes a broad mix of ‘cool’ convertibles, and their owners, from vintage to classic and modern, with eye-catching photography and locations, captured by specialist car photographer Lyndon McNeil. Convertible cars come in all shapes and sizes from compact city cabriolets such as the Talbot Samba to roadsters such as the Lotus Elan Sprint and grand tourers such as the Aston Martin DB6. Every one of them enjoys a sense of open-air freedom and greater involvement in the driving experience. Think sun, wind and speed. In many ways, the convertible car is the ultimate expression of automotive indulgence. A car with a roof is sensible but a car without a roof is sexy, scintillating and, given the chance, most of us would pay through the nose to own one.From the timeless designs of early models (Lagonda, Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental, Frazer Nash BMW and the MG) to the mid century cars (Nash Metropolitan, Land Rover, Bristol and Renault Caravelle) and the retro/modern (Saab 900, Honda S800, Peugeot 304, VW Golf, Mercedes 380SL and Porsche 914), convertibles are among the most popular and desirable of cars. The convertible has gone through extreme highs and lows during more than a century of automotive history, from near ubiquity at the dawn of the car industry to nearly disappearing in the 1970s; and now once again being a highly popular type of car. The cars featured illustrate the highs and the lows of convertible design and show how convertible technology advanced from simple cloth tops (the 1931 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental is an early example) to the advanced self-folding roofs of today and many other design features. Some of the most stylish marques are included: the most expensive in the book is the Frazer Nash BMW and the rarest the Fiat 1100 Barchetta.

Convertibles

Convertibles
Author: Michael Benson
Publisher: Cars 4 Everyone
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2018
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781422239643

Drop the top and hit the road! Convertibles have long been one of the most popular and desired types of cars. Inside, take a road trip through convertible history, from the earliest luxury models to the hot sports cars of the 1960's and 1970's, all the way to todays glamorous and windswept vehicles. Make sure its not raining and get ready to feel the wind in your hair! So many cars, so little time! The world of cars is packed with all shapes and sizes of vehicles, inspiring fans around the world. Whether you love powerful cars or the thrill of an open top . . . whether you long for peoples cars or massive SUV's, or whether you wish for the ultimate dream car, this series has your number. Every car fan will find something to love in Cars 4 Everyone! Each title in this series includes color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions--building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Educational Videos are offered in chapters through the use of a QR code, that, when scanned, takes the student to an online video showing a moment in history,