DK Eyewitness Books: Car Discover the Story of Cars--From the Earliest Horseless Carriages to the Modern S

Name: DK Eyewitness Books: Car Discover the Story of Cars--From the Earliest Horseless Carriages to the Modern S
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ISBN: 9780756613846

ISBN-10: 0756613841

ISBN-13: 9780756613846

Edition: N/A

Authors: Elizabeth Baquedano, Richard Sutton, Elizabeth Baquedano

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Here is a spectacular and informative look at the fascinating world of motor cars, past and present. Stunning real-life photographs of cars, both classic and contemporary and of all the mechanisms that make a car go offer a unique "eyewitness" view from bumper to bumper. See one of the world's oldest cars, how to make a Model T Ford, inside a Gullwing Mercedes, and cars and engines sliced in half. Learn why cars need gears, how the engine works, how the first drivers kept warm, and how turbochargers boost engine power. Discover the weird and wonderful warning signals used in early cars, how tires have changed through the years, how cars are designed and built today, why cars need…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/5/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 72
Size: 8.81" wide x 11.31" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Horseless power


The pioneers


Warning signals


Coachbuilt splendor


The open road


Mass-production


Supercharged power


Lighting the way


Traveling in style


High performance


American dream


Cars for the city


Racing car


Creating a car


The anatomy of a car


The driving force


How the engine works


Inside the engine


Fuel and air


Vital spark


The drive train


Smoothing the ride


Stopping and steering


Changing wheels


Riding on air


Marques and makes


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