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Author: Albert Mroz
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780873413688
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents classic photographs and detailed description of 1,250 work vehicles from 1891 to 1996, including fire trucks, earth movers, buses, coaches and military vehicles and offers information on their histories and manufacturers.
Author: Denis N. Miller
Publisher: Popular Culture Ink
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Surveys the history of commercial transport and depicts the major models of trucks and buses from around the world ranging from the 1890s to the present.
Author: Albert Mroz
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2010-03-08
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 0786457252
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Even before American involvement in World War I, motor vehicle manufacturing in the United States was widespread and diverse, though the war served to expand the market rapidly. Hundreds of companies were building vehicles for military as well as civilian use during this time. From their beginnings until their demise, the histories of 225 companies that manufactured cars, trucks or motorcycles for the civilian market are provided, along with illustrations and specs of representative models from each company that existed in 1917 and 1918.
Author: Jan Young
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2009-03-29
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 0557057507
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Studebaker Bibliography was developed with the intent of cataloging as much as possible of the available Studebaker literature. Our goal was to make information accessible to current and future historians as well as casual readers. The bibliography lists 321 books (both fiction and nonfiction), 1,784 magazine articles and 2,768 newspaper articles. All are related to the Studebaker Corporation, its founders, officers, employees, dealers, subsidiaries, or vehicles, and nearly all of it is available free (or inexpensively) from your local libraryâs interlibrary loan program!
Author: Peter J. Davies
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2013-10-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780754827641
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This wonderfully illustrated book begins with a history of the truck, covering its origins, evolution, and the early pioneers of truck design and engineering. A wide variety of trucks are featured, with more than 700 photographs, from general load carriers such as box vans and furnitureremoval vans, to specialized vehicles such as fire trucks, military trucks and mobile cranes. Trucks from Europe, North America and many other countries are discussed, highlighting differences in design and the manufacturers who made them. Each vehicle is put into historical context, showing its uses, how it reached its current position in the market, or how production resulted in its demise.
Author: Anthony J Yanik
Publisher: SAE International
Published: 2001-08-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 0768049415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book tells the remarkable story of these three automotive giants and the impact they had on the American car industry. Everitt was instrumental in forming the extensive body building industry that characterized Detroit prior to World War II. Metzger established the first automotive dealership in Detroit, if not the country, and served as head of sales of Cadillac during its formative years. Flanders, a genius with machines, masterminded the tools of production for the first Model T.
Author: Albert Mroz
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009-10-21
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 0786454768
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In World War I the American motor vehicle industry was tested by the sudden appearance of vast transport challenges. The nation's immense manufacturing capabilities and abundant natural resources combined with increased standardization and mass production to enable the industry to meet the military's needs. Motor vehicles and aircraft were quickly cemented as the most influential military tools of the early twentieth century. This book both describes the development and use of a wide range of specialized motor vehicles during World War I and analyzes how their advent indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation.
Author: Peter J. Davies
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2018-07-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780754834526
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A newly updated history and photographic A-Z guide to 280 classic makes around the world.
Author: Jan Young
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 055709383X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Studebaker and the Railroads is a history of the Studebaker Corporation and of the railroads that served it in and around the city of South Bend, Indiana. Both Studebaker and the railroads of northern Indiana have extensive and dramatic histories and there are many connections between the two. Studebaker lovers and railfans will equally enjoy the stories and facts reported.Divided into two volumes, Studebaker and the Railroads comprises over four hundred fifty pages and contains over three hundred fifty photographs, drawings, maps and diagrams.Volume 1 covers the Studebaker and the steam railroads that once decorated South Bend. Volume 2 covers the extensive electric railroad history of the area and includes a history of Studebaker's private in-plant railroad, the Chicago & South Bend, together with additional topics linking Studebaker and railroading. Both volumes feature detailed indexes. Volume 2 includes an extensive bibliography, numerous maps, and corporate history charts.
Author: Steven Van Son
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780701814694
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