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  • Lost Car Companies of Detroit

    par Alan Naldrett ...
    Collection series Lost
    Among more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth telling. For instance, J.J. Cole forgot to put brakes in his new auto, so on the first test run, he had to drive it in circles until it ran out of gas. Brothers John and Horace Dodge often trashed ... En savoir plus

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  • Lost Towns of Eastern Michigan

    par Alan Naldrett ...
    Collection series Lost
    Many of eastern Michigan's old boomtowns and sleepy villages are faded memories. Nature reclaimed the ruins of some while progress paved over the rest. Discover the stories of lost communities hidden in plain sight or just off the beaten track. The vanished religious colony of Ora Labora fell into a state of near-constant inebriation when beer became the only safe liquid to drink. Lake St. Clair ... En savoir plus

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  • The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    par Tom Cotter,Peter Egan ...
    Collection series In the Barn
    Now in paperback for the first time, here is the classic version of a car lover's fairy tale: You look into an old abandoned barn or garage or warehouse--and there's the car you've searched for your whole life. Here are the true stories of people who found their dream cars in the most unlikely places: A man finds one of three King Cobras ever built in a junkyard in South Carolina; another ... En savoir plus

    CHF 11.48

  • The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    par Tom Cotter,Jay Leno ...
    Collection series In the Barn
    Reviews: "Tom Cotter's sequel to last year's best-selling The Cobra in the Barn relays one great tale after another, with players unearthing rare cars to die for. The treasures include an armored Mercedes-Benz Aktion P command car discovered in pieces in Russia, a desirable Dodge Daytona Hemi virtually abandoned behind bushes in a guy's yard, a bushel of Bugattis in a barn, the 'Divorcee Cobra,' ... En savoir plus

    CHF 11.48

  • Muscle Cars

    The First American Supercars

    par Colin Romanick ...
    Collection Livre 668 - Shire Library USA
    Muscle Cars is the story of America's pursuit of sheer horsepower in the 1960s and '70s. The first of the type, the famous Pontiac GTO or “Goat,” would launch a race between America's automotive manufacturers to produce ever-more-powerful V8 engines wrapped in legendary “Coke-bottle” sheet metal styling. Following Ford's extremely successful introduction of the galloping Mustang in 1964, others ... En savoir plus

    CHF 5.74

  • Ransom E. Olds: America's First Automotive Pioneer

    par Daniel Alef ...
    Biographical profile of Ransom E. Olds, regarded as the first of the great American automobile pioneers. He not only sold the first car manufactured in America, his company was also the first of the great automobile enterprises, a model and training ground for the Dodge brothers, Henry Ford, Henry Leland (founder of Cadillac and Lincoln), and other automotive trailblazers. His first horseless ... En savoir plus

    CHF 1.86

  • A Road Well Traveled: Profiles Of America's Great Automobile Pioneers

    par Daniel Alef ...
    The great American automotive pioneers were entrepreneurial inventors and visionaries who changed the American landscape and brought us a new national culture. These pioneers lifted the veil of isolation that enveloped most pre-twentieth century Americans and made it possible for the average person to travel whenever and wherever he or she pleased. Automobiles changed the concept of transportation ... En savoir plus

    CHF 10.85

  • 60 Years Behind the Wheel

    The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960

    par Bill Sherk ...
    From rumble seats and running boards to power tops and tailfins, 60 Years Behind the Wheel captures the thrill of motoring in Canada from the dawn of the twentieth century to 1960. There are intriguing stories of cars with no steering wheels, and fascinating photographs of historic vehicles from across the country. From the Studebaker to the Lincoln-Zephyr, from the showroom to the scrapyard, here ... En savoir plus

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  • Blood and Smoke

    A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and the Birth of the Indy 500

    par Charles Leerhsen ...
    One hundred years ago, 40cars lined up for the firstIndianapolis 500. We are still waiting to find out who won.The Indy 500 was created to showcase the controversial new sport of automobile racing, which was sweeping the country. Daring young men were driving automobiles at the astonishing speed of 75 miles per hour, testing themselves and their vehicles. It was indeed a young man’s game: with no ... En savoir plus

    CHF 14.50

  • Billy, Alfred, and General Motors

    The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History

    par William Pelfrey ...
    This book is the tale not just of the two extraordinary men of its title but also of the formative decades of twentieth-century America, through two world wars and changes in business, industry, politics, and culture.You couldn't find two more different men. Billy Durant was the consummate salesman, a brilliant wheeler-dealer with grand plans, unflappable energy, and a fondness for the high life. ... En savoir plus

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  • The Man Behind The Brand - On The Road

    par Doug Gelbert ...
    Open a copy of the Information Please Almanac and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Kraft, Kellogg. Nowhere to be found. How many names are more famous than Howard Johnson or Oscar Mayer? But who were these folks? Let's take a look at the men behind the famous nameplates of the open road... ... En savoir plus

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  • Roadside Relics

    America's Abandoned Automobiles

    par Will Shiers ...
    Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume collects his images between two covers for the first time. Here are the beautiful husks Shiers has ... En savoir plus

    CHF 12.61