In Farmall 100 Years, award-winning tractor author, photographer, and historian Randy Leffingwell and prolific tractor historian Robert N. Pripps offer a richly illustrated and detailed book that captures the full...
Stick it to ‘em! There’s so much in this world to aggravate us, and this book of bumper stickers—one per page, to peel off—is the perfect way to talk back....
Quick, tight, and heaven on curves, the roadster provides a driving experience unlike any other. Car buffs will simply devour this tantalizing and unique history of top-down two-seaters, featuring a...
This invaluable handbook covers all aspects of electronic marine equipment that is likely to be used by yachtsmen, giving information on its selection, installation, and practical use at sea. The...
Chronicles the aviation career of the World War II fighter and aerobatics genius, describing his endeavors with more than three hundred types of aircraft, his celebrated air shows, speed records,...
An inventive machinist in the San Francisco Fire Department repair shop, Daniel D. Hayes patented the first successful aerial ladder in America in 1868. At first these heavy ladders were...
The automotive industry's most fabulous failures, from the notoriously dangerous Chevrolet Corvair sedan to the less-than-airworthy "Flying Wombat," are described and pictured in all their fascinating folly in this entertaining...
The forty-forth edition of Automobile Year is, like all its predecessors, a fascinating reflection of a year in the world of the car. 1996 marked the 100th anniversary of the...
Automobile Year is a book designed to last, to form a permanent reminder and reference of the evolution and history of the automobile and automobile sport. But it is not...
A major international industry, a frontline sport, a focus for technology and artistic creativity, and a consuming passion for enthusiasts around the globe. The car is the basis for all...
Enthusiasm for the automobile is international, and this is the forty-second year in which Automobile year has chronicled the world of cars and motorsport in a truly international fashion. Published...
From the world-ranging spectacle of Formula 1 to the rough tracks of international rallies - via Le Mans, Formula 3000, endurance racing, touring cars, and racing in America - Automobile...
Grumman Allied Industries acquired Howe Fire Apparatus in 1976. The Grumman Emergency Products division built on the foundation laid by the legendary Howe and Oren names and soon became one...
Long recognized for the production of specialized vehicles for use by highway departments, utility companies, construction firms, and the oil industry, The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company also established an...
Tattoo: From Idea To Ink, is an indispensable resourse for tattoo artists and collectors alike. The book traces the origin of a tattoo from its initial inception through the process...
A pictorial glimpse at Phillips service stations, in the period when the neighborhood pump moved from the business district to the turnpike. Exciting black & white photographs from the archives...
Spanish:La presente obra aparenta ser una novela histórica; sin embargo, el lector descubrirá de inmediato que se trata más bien una fantasía política salpicada de mucha nostalgia. A raíz de...
In the first volume of their celebrated "Gas, Food, Lodging" trilogy, John Jakle and Keith Sculle offer a comprehensive history of the American gas station, exploring every aspect of this...
The people who "changed the face of the earth..." From the Prologue... "In 1913, The New York Times declared, 'the coming of the automobile has literally changed the face of...
Founded in 1870, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad—also known as Rio Grande—operated narrow gauge, standard gauge, and diesel locomotives in the spectacular Colorado Rockies. Their slogan was ''Through the Rockies,...
In 1938, American LaFrance pioneered the first cab-forward fire apparatus, then revolutionized the concept in 1945 with the classic 700 Series. In the 1950s, legendary names such as Ahrens Fox,...
For all his fame as one of Hollywood's great actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the proprietor of a natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that...
With the mesmerizing power of an Old Testament book of prophecy and with images that compass the wonderfully absurd range of our life with the internal-combustion engine, Autogeddon shows how...
