What began as a solution for transportation has evolved into a desire for speed, luxury, personal expression, and freedom. For many, the thrill of the drive has eclipsed the pure...
From the late 1930s through the mid-1980s, it was truly the Cadillac of Cadillacs?the car of choice for the titans of American business, government and the entertainment industry. The stately...
White-Freightliner Trucks Of The 1960S (At Work) In 1951, Freightliner signed an agreement with the White Motor Co. to sell Freightliner trucks through White Dealerships. The trucks became White-Freightliner, gaining...
his book offers a fascinating look into the history of Czechoslovakian car design, focusing on the Skoda Octavia--a rare Eastern European car that rivalled its Western European contemporaries, such as...
Commemorate 100 years of America’s “Mother Road” with this enthralling trip through the past, present, and future of Route 66.The most iconic road in American history is turning 100. Over...
No other American city had such a fascinating group of passenger train stations as Chicago, Illinois. John Kelly’s new Chicago’s Celebrated Stations and Trains highlights the architectural styles of the...
American Station Wagons The Golden Era 1950-1975 examines the important quarter century period when the American station wagon was a family standard and status symbol of a successful suburban lifestyle....
High-quality photos show freight & passenger trains of railroads that served the Upper Midwest during the 1950s & 1960s. Trains & locomotives from C&NW, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line,...
This visually stunning work blends tractors photographed in custom-built studios with concept drawings and behind-the-scenes looks at how the machines were designed and built. The beautiful book also is encyclopedic,...
While some of the stories actually are about cars found in barns or sheds, author Wyss has taken the liberty of expanding the definition of "barn find" to include any...
Founded in 1851, the Illinois Central was the first land grant railroad in the United States. Its unique north-south route handled 30 percent of all war material, supplies, and troops...
A history of the world's most recognized company in photos from the archives of The Coca-Cola Company. Here are nostalgic photos of billboards, signs, bottling trucks, store fronts, soda fountains,...
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...
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...
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...
Pierre Thibault Ltd. was Canada's largest and best known manufacturer of fire engines. Throughout its history, Thibault built every type of fire apparatus imaginable - engines, ladders, platforms, rescues, and...
In 1934, at the depths of the Great Depression, the American-LaFrance-Foamite Corporation of Elmira, New York, designed and placed into production an uncommonly handsome new big-city fire engine. Powered by...
Circus & Carnival Tractors: 1930-2001 Photo Book Action photos of construction and farm tractors put to use by circuses and carnivals. Tractors were adapted by traveling shows to drive and...
From the first experimental Holt crawler tractor to the mighty Cat D9G, this book offers the most extensive review of Caterpillar tractors available. You will be thrilled by the photos...
The Golden Age of snowmobile manufacturing was from 1968-1976 with a gradual slow down leading to 1982. During this time literally hundreds of snowmobile manufacturers sprung up and then disappeared....
Arizona is a car lover’s paradise that boasts world class collector car auctions, museums, racetracks, and driving schools. Discover the culture, history, and personalities that define the Arizona's car scene...
The sports car has always been the ultimate symbol of automotive fun and freedom, from the earliest Bentleys and Stutzes through the Porsche Boxster and Lotus Elise of today. Sports...
Euclid Earthmoving Equipment, 1924 to 1968, examines the company?s equipment origins, starting with the Euclid Crane & Hoist Company, and The Euclid Road Machinery Company, right on through the years...
Coca-Cola Its Vehicles in Photographs 1930-1969 Coca-Cola products have been delivered to stores and soda fountains throughout the world in a variety of trucks, automobiles, and horse-drawn carts for decades...
