On February 12, 1934, Union Pacific premiered the M-10000, the first lightweight, streamlined passenger train, calling it “Tomorrow’s Train Today.” The tiny brown-and-yellow speedster offered hope and promise for America’s...
American motor fire apparatus design reached its high-water mark in the 1950s. Every one of the nation's major fire apparatus manufacturers boasted uniquely individual custom fire truck designs. Unlike the...
Checker Cab - an internationally recognized icon that still inspires fierce brand loyalty. Even today, 20 years after production ended, the Checker Cab is still a familiar part of the...
Police cars are a unique breed, and their restoration can be much more difficult than other marques. Find out how to tackle this project the right way with help from...
Autocar Trucks Of The 1950S (At Work) Autocar's roots go way back to the early 1900s, and it became known for tough and rugged trucks. When WWII came, very few...
This unique photographic history of the new car carrier takes you from the beginning when flatbed trucks and trailers first became an alternative to the railroad for carrying new cars,...
No other American city had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago. This book highlights Chicago's six major railroad stations and the trains that served them. Included...
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...
The only all-marque antique tractor restoration guide is back in print, packed with the kind of detail you need to complete a first-class restoration.How to Restore Your Farm Tractorfeatures hundreds of...
Featuring machines right up through more recently collectible models of the 1970s and 1980s, The Field Guide to Classic Farm Tractors, Expanded Edition features all the legends enthusiasts remember, plus...
Federal Trucks Photo Archive    "''Since 1910...Federal Trucks Have Been Known in Every Country-Sold on Every Continent.'' One of the great ''independents'' from Detroit, Federal produced a ''high-quality truck at a...
The General Motors Corporation will be remembered as one of the most important industrial organizations of the Twentieth Century. Although primarily known for its automotive products, it was best known...
When we deem things iconic, they have naturally become part of history and have earned a permanent status of importance to us—one such object is a particular intercity coach, the...
During 1943, General Motors purchased the minority interest in Yellow Truck & Coach Manufacturing Co., and effective October 1, 1943, Yellow became a division of GM under the name GM...
Kenworth Trucks are among the most popular trucks to trucking enthusiasts. The trucks have been around for more than 75 years and are still popular today. Adams highlights the golden...
Autocar Trucks of the 1960s at Work As we start the 1960s, the current Autocar truck models were well on their way in popularity. White had purchased Autocar in 1953...
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...
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,...
The original Fordson and its prototypes, as well as Henry Ford's earliest attempts at building a tractor, are featured. The best selling model (over 750,000 sold) of farm tractor ever...
From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One’s astonishing rise...
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...
