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Title:

Drive : the definitive history of driving / editor-in chief Giles Chapman ; contributors Andrew Noakes, Chris Rees, Martin Gurdon, Richard Truett, Sam Skelton, Richard Bremner, Peter Nunn, Simon Heptinstall, Alexandra Black.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

360 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cm

Subject:

Automobile driving--History.
Automobiles--History.

Other Authors:

Chapman, Giles, editor.
Noakes, Andrew, author.
Rees, Chris, author.
Gurdon, Martin, author.
Skelton, Sam, author.
Nunn, Peter, author.
Heptinstall, Simon, author.
Black, Alexandra, author.

Notes:

Includes index.

Summary:

"Charting the 130-years from the arrival of horseless carriages to the advent of driverless vehicles, celebrate the automobile and the romance of the open road. Beginning with the development of the first vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, Drive explores the early glamour of driving, motor sport, and car design, and looks at how the automobile has shaped the modern world. Revealing the advances in technology and design that have made cars faster, safer, and better to drive, and transformed them from a means of transportation into objects of status, excitement, and desire, Drive tracks trends in auto manufacturing and the public's changing tastes in cars: whether it's Golden Era sports cars such as the MG, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, and Chevrolet, muscle cars like the Mustang, hot rods, custom cars, the hippie-standard VW, or modern-day hybrid cars. Trivia and fascinating facts covering the growth of car racing, the development of traffic lights, the boom in automobile advertising, the first car washes, and the craft of artisan-made cars complete the subject, making it a must-have for car enthusiasts."--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

9780241317662
0241317665
1465469249
9781465469243

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1027004052

Locations:

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SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

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CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)