Bookshelf - Automobile
Bookshelf - Automobile
 | Antonio Ritacca. Il corsaro nero che sfidò la strada e la vitaFlora Maria RitaccaPellegrini-01-01-20269791220505222C1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieFormat: Paperback Language: it |
 | Lambo in fretta e Furia. L'ultima F1 di Mauro ForghieriLeopoldo CanetoliMinerva Edizioni (Bologna)-02-11-2023176 pages9788833245799C1AutomobileCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Automobilismo,Trasporti e meccanica Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 176 |
 | F1 Backstage. Storie di uomini in corsaRiccardo PatreseRizzoli-17-09-2024240 pages9788817189699C1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Automobilismo,Rizzoli Libri Format: Hardcover Language: it Pages Read: 240 Note: QUANDO PENSO ALLA MIA CARRIERA, RITROVO UN'INFINIT DI IMMAGINI IMPRESSIONANTI CHE MI FANNO DIRE: SONO UN SOPRAVVISSUTO.> |
 | Reparto Esperienze Vol.2Storie inedite di collaudi e sviluppoLuca Picco,Angelo TazioliDrive Experience389 pagesDescription: Mentre contavo i secondi e sudavo, vidi che la 550 di Scheckter stava lentamente per muoversi verso il muretto retrostante dove, tra l'altro, se ne stava l' Avvocato Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. Ebbi un quizzo felino, andai dietro la vettura cercando di fermare la sua retromarcia con un ginocchio ma percepivo di non farcela. A quel punto infilai il piede, vestito da una scarpa rigorosamente antinfortunistica, dietro la ruota posteriore destra. Miracolosamente la vettura si fermò. Non tolsi lo sguardo dalla Maranello blu e quando lo starter diede il via, i piloti presero a correre e il più lento sembrò essere proprio Jody che si sedette in auto un secondo dopo gli altri ma, per incanto, chiuse la porta e partì, lasciando Schumacher ad annusare il fumo delle sue gomme. La sgommata fu fantastica, a favore di pubblico, e scatenò un autentico tripudio. In sequenza partirono anche le altre vetture mentre io mi ritrovai con una scarpa in mano senza ricordare quando me l'ero tolta.9788894280357L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memoriePages Read: 389 |
 | The BoyStirling Moss: a Life in 60 LapsRichard WilliamsSimon & Schuster Ltd-12-05-2022320 pagesDescription: A biography of motor racing legend Stirling Moss, told in 50 brief chapters, by the writer who knew him best9781471198472C1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biography: Sport,Formula 1 & Grand Prix Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 320 |
 | Non ti guiderò maiAntonio TomainiDrive Experience-01-01-2017Description: “Stava seduto per ore senza mai scendere, anche quando i meccanici stavano eseguendo lunghi interventi sulla sua macchina. Quello era il suo elemento naturale, come l’acqua per i pesci. La Ferrari era un estensione del suo corpo. Minutino, gracile persino, dall’aspetto quasi inadatto a quel mestiere. Non ci volle molto per ricrederci. Quanta furia era racchiusa in quel piccolo essere. Già dalle prime prove rimasi sconcertato, spaccava tutto. A ogni giro rientrava ai box con qualcosa di rotto. Quante le volte, quand’era ai primi posti sulla griglia di partenza, che gli raccomandavo di usare più testa e meno cuore. “Si Antonio“, non Tom, com’era uso chiamarmi, mi rassicurava con un malizioso sorrisetto. Abbassata la visiera però, il cuore prendeva sempre il sopravvento”.9788894280319L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Paperback Language: it |
 | Ferrari. La realizzazione di un sogno. Progetti incredibili e aneddoti indimenticabiliFosco De SilvestriIncontri Editrice-01-07-2023190 pages9788899667719L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Automobilismo,Libri fisici,Trade (local) Editors: Leo Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 190 |
 | Inside the MachineAn Engineer's Tale of the Modern Automotive IndustryDavid TwohigVeloce Publishing Ltd-01-09-2023192 pagesDescription: Now in Paperback! Ever wondered what it takes to bring a successful modern car to market? This book gives a rare glimpse inside the automotive industry, through the development stories of three very different but highly significant vehicles - the Nissan Qashqai, the Renault ZOE, and the multi award-winning Alpine A110 sports car.9781787119390L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Home & Garden,Automotive,Transportation Format: Paperback Edition: New mono paperback edition Language: en Pages Read: 192 |
 | Reparto Esperienze Vol.1Ingegno e tecnica dal cuore di MaranelloFranco CimattiDrive Experience-01-01-2024Description: Nel tragitto verso la pizzeria, parlavamo di 4 ruote motrici e Rudi mi raccontò che nel progetto Panda 4X4 aveva notato come il giunto viscoso di ripartizione coppia funzionasse solo quando erano innestati i primi 3 rapporti, anche su neve. Rudi e Carlo si misero ad abbozzare uno schema. lo mi posi il problema dei motori posteriori. Portai la proposta in comitato prodotto. Felisa si interessò per ottenere un extra da Montezemolo, sempre interessato al concetto della vettura versatile. Un evento determinante per il prosieguo del progetto fu la prova di Schumacher sulla pista di Fiorano bagnata. Avrebbe potuto essere la fine definitiva del progetto. Furono 3 giri a fuoco, nonostante stesse piovendo. Michael si fermò a bordo pista e uscì dalla vettura col pollice alto, firmò una dedica con complimenti sulla cartellina gialla che avevo con me. Fu un altro passo importante e alla Ferrari l'atteggiamento cominciò a cambiare. Si era finalmente chiuso il cerchio iniziato nel '69 da Mauro Forghieri su impulso di Enzo Ferrari. Con la partecipazione di Maurizio Manfredini Prefazione di Leo Turrini9791298532908L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Memorie Series/Volume: Vol. 1 |
 | My boysBrenda VernorTerra Marique-19-06-202480 pages9791280254443L4Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Automobilismo,Trade (local) Illustrators: Francesca Beltrami Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 80 |
 | How to Win a Grand PrixBernie CollinsQuercus-28-05-2024400 pages9781529437607L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Sports Biographies,Automotive Racing,Engineering Format: Paperback Edition: 1 Language: en Pages Read: 400 |
 | Land RoverThe Story of the Car that Conquered the WorldBen FogleWilliamCol-04-07-2017336 pagesDescription: Sunday Times Bestseller As quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British Bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British. It is said that for more than half the world's population, the first car they ever saw was a Land Rover Defender. It mirrors many of our national traits, stiff upper-lipped and slightly eccentric. The car has remained relatively unchanged for nearly seven decades and has spawned an industry that includes dozens of publications, car shows, clubs, associations and even model car collectors who dedicate their lives to the Land Rover. To understand this national love affair, Ben has travelled the length of the British Isles in a Defender, spending time with fellow Land Rover enthusiasts: from visiting Colonel Blashford-Snell, who crossed the jungles of the Darien Gap, to patrolling the streets of Belfast with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Ben has met folk who have converted their beloved Defenders into everything from hearses and coffee shops to works of art and fire trucks. He has travelled from the Red Wharf in Anglesey, Wales onto the Western Isles of Scotland and Islay, the island used as a testing ground by Spencer Wilks in 1947 to put several of the early Series Land Rover prototypes through their paces. After 67 years and 2 million vehicles the Land Rover Defender has ceased production, and this book is a fitting tribute to this most British instit...9780008194253L4AutomobileCategories: TRANSPORTATION/Automotive / History Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 90 |
 | Maintaining the BreedThe Saga of MG Racing CarsJohn W. ThornleyMotorbooks International-01-01-1990187 pagesDescription: by John Thornley, general manager of the MG Car Company, is one of the most interesting and informative of all the books on motor-racing. It is so because the author tells in detail how the various MG models were evolved and prepared for competition. If he omits any “secrets” the writer isn’t aware of it, and the wealth of detail is quite astonishing, so that any owner of an MG, from M-type to MGA, will feel the urge to commence tuning and “hotting-up” operations at once. Thornley not only tells “the lot”—,and what a fascinating scientific/engineering account this is—but be has an excellent knack of making an informal and exciting book out of these sober technical endeavours, as each tale of the purpose, set-backs and successes behind each competition MG is unfolded.9780947981549L1AutomobileCategories: Sports & Recreation Language: en Pages Read: 187 |
 | MG, Made in Abingdon: Echoes from the shopfloorEchoes from the shopfloorBob FramptonVeloce Publishing Ltd-31-03-2020160 pagesDescription: MG was a home-grown concept that became an international success, bringing the small market town of Abingdon onto the global map. MG - Made in Abingdon recounts the inside story of the famous factory, recognising that the most important aspect of MGs success was its team – the tea-boys and girls, the shop floor workers, the engineers and racers, the apprentices and management. From memories of the production line to recollections of racing incidents, the untold story of MG from the men and women who worked in the Abingdon factory is revealed for the first time in this fascinating, historical account.9781787116085L1AutomobileCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Business & Industry,Memoirs Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 160 |
 | MR.MG a Biography of John William Yates Thornley O.B.E. (1909-1994)A Biography of John William Yates Thornley Obe (1909-1994)Peter J. H. ThornleyMagna Press-01-01-2003248 pagesDescription: This is a biography of John Thornley, written by his son Peter. It provides insight into the inner workings of The MG Car Company. John Thornley joined the company in 1931, working his way up to eventually become the General Manager in 1952.9780954312107L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Business & Industry,Industry & Industrial Studies Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 248 |
 | Ken Tyrrell. La biografia autorizzataMaurice HamiltonMare Verticale-18-07-2019342 pagesDescription: Ken Tyrrell è stato uno dei personaggi più rispettati della Formula 1 per quasi quattro decenni. Fu lui a scoprire Jackie Stewart e a vincere 33 Gran Premi e tre campionati del mondo come proprietario di una scuderia. Basandosi su approfondite ricerche e interviste a Tyrrell, il famoso giornalista sportivo Maurice Hamilton ha scritto la prima biografia autorizzata di «zio Ken», com’era affettuosamente chiamato nell’ambiente. Descrive l’avvento tardivo dell’ex commerciante di legname sulla scena dell’automobilismo all’età di ventotto anni. A un fugace successo come pilota negli anni ’50, quando corse accanto a Stirling Moss nella Formula 500, seguì la fortunata gestione di una squadra. Dagli umili inizi, lasciò il segno fin dalla seconda stagione in Formula 1, con la vittoria del titolo mondiale e ottenendo successi ancora maggiori con i suoi progetti all’avanguardia e le sue auto innovative. Il libro entra dietro le quinte del quartier generale della squadra nel Surrey, dove Tyrrell costruì il suo prototipo di F1 a sei ruote nella massima segretezza. Esamina i suoi rapporti con piloti del calibro di Jody Scheckter, Ronnie Peterson, Jackie Stewart e Martin Brundle. E traccia la controversa espulsione di Tyrrell dal campionato 1984, la sua necessità di vendere la squadra, e infine la sua commovente battaglia contro il cancro che alla fine se lo portò via. La storia di Ken Tyrrell offre una storia esemplare dei cambiamenti avvenuti nell’ambiente delle corse a partire dagli anni ’60. Prefazione di Jackie Stewart.9788897173878L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Translators: Alessandra Petrelli Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 342 |
 | The Invention of the Automobile - (Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler)St. John C. NixonEdizioni Savine-01-01-2017160 pagesDescription: “ . My excuse for writing this book is a desire to ventilate certain facts in relation to the early work of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler of which the public is largely ignorant. Among those who have taken the trouble to investigate the early days of the motor movement, there is a certain amount of controversy as to who invented the motor vehicle, although this question has not, at the moment, extended to the general public. Inevitably it will do so, if the prevailing interest increases, in which event, it is hoped that this book will prove useful, for all the dates and facts, etc., have been fully authenticated. There are, however, several to whom I must express my sincere gratitude for the assistance they have given me. Herr Rudolf Caracciola, the winner, during the 1935 season of motor racing, of the Grand Prix of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and Tripoli, to say nothing of other triumphs, and therefore the Champion of Europe, has most kindly written a preface after reading through the manuscript. The Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft of Germany has been indefatigable in providing me with material in regard to certain facts connected with the early experiments of both Benz and Daimler. Mr. Frederick R. Simms, too, has spared no effort to help me with some of the inner details of Daimler’s engineering career.” ( ST. John C. Nixon - September, 1936)9788899914097L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileFormat: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 160 |
 | The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen BeetleBernhard RiegerHarvard University Press-16-04-2013416 pagesDescription: At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile-the Volkswagen Beetle-was one of the most beloved in the world. Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology, politics and economics, and industrial design and advertising genius to reveal how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became an exceptional global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. Beyond its quality and low cost, the Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of people across nations and cultures. In West Germany, it came to stand for the postwar "economic miracle" and helped propel Europe into the age of mass motorization. In the United States, it was embraced in the suburbs, and then prized by the hippie counterculture as an antidote to suburban conformity. As its popularity waned in the First World, the Beetle crawled across Mexico and Latin America, where it symbolized a sturdy toughness necessary to thrive amid economic instability. Drawing from a wealth of sources in multiple languages, "The People's Car" presents an international cast of characters-executives and engineers, journalists and advertisers, assembly line workers and car collectors, and everyday drivers-who made the Beetle into a global icon. The Beetle's improbable story as a failed prestige project of the Third Reich which became a world-renowned b...9780674050914L1AutomobileCategories: Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 416 |
 | How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat IdiotA Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Compleat IdiotJohn Muir,Tosh GreggRick Steves-29-08-2001480 pagesDescription: First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the practical skills to keep their Volkswagen running smoothly. Inside you'll find: Expert knowledge on any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghias, vans, and campers Easy-to-understand, fun-to-read information for novice and veteran mechanics alike, with anecdotal descriptions and clear language to help take the mystery out of diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures Trusted advice from the late John Muir, whose in-depth knowledge and sense of humor have guided Volkswagen enthusiasts for nearly 50 years Hand-lettered with intricate hand-drawn illustrations throughout Updated information on problem-solving, with new photos and an updated resource list Packed with trusted insight, troubleshooting tips, and clear directions, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive is the ultimate VW manual.9781566913102L4AutomobileCategories: Maintenance & Repair Illustrators: Peter Aschwanden Format: Paperback Language: en |
 | Rudolf Diesel: Pioneer of the Age of PowerW. Robert NitskeUniversity of Oklahoma Press-08-02-1965348 pagesDescription: On February 17, 1894, the Diesel engine was operated successfully for the first time. Since then it has been a prime mover for civilization, and today much of the world depends on it as a source of power. Nowhere, perhaps, is it in more widespread use than in America, where the word “diesel” is a part of our language. Rudolf Diesel: Pioneer of the Age of Power is the first English-language publication of Rudolph Diesel’s biography. Authors W. Robert Nitske and Charles Morrow Wilson offer a warm and moving account of Diesel from the time of his birth in Paris in 1858 to his mysterious death in 1913. They present Diesel as he was—a man who lived, worked, and invented so far ahead of his time that the world is only now beginning to catch up to him.9780806111643L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Technology: General Issues Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 348 |
 | My Forty Years with FordCharles E. SorensenWayne State University Press-01-01-2006345 pagesDescription: In My Forty Years with Ford, Charles Sorensen-sometimes known as "Henry Ford's man," sometimes as "Cast-iron Charlie"-tells his own story, and it is as challenging as it is historic. He emerges as a man who was not only one of the great production geniuses of the world but also a man who called the plays as he saw them. He was the only man who was able to stay with Ford for almost the full history of his empire, yet he never hesitated to go against Ford when he felt the interests of the company demanded it. When labor difficulties mounted and Edsel's fatal illness was upon him, Sorensen sided with Edsel against Henry Ford and Harry Bennett, and he insisted that Henry Ford II be brought in to direct the company despite the aging founder's determination that no one but he hold the presidential reins. First published in 1956, My Forty Years with Ford has now been reissued in paperback for the first time. The Ford story has often been discussed in print but has rarely been articulated by someone who was there. Here Sorensen provides an eyewitness account of the birth of the Model T, the early conflicts with the Dodge brothers, the revolutionary announcement of the five-dollar day, and Sorensen's development of the moving assembly line-a concept that changed our world. Although Sorensen conceived, designed, and built the giant Willow Run plant in nineteen months and then proceeded to turn out eight thousand giant bombers, his life's major work was to make possible the vision o...9780814332795L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorie19-02-2014 - 02-03-2014Categories: Biography: Business & Industry,Memoirs,Road Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 345 |
 | The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's VolkswagenPaul SchilperoordRvp Publishers-15-12-2011352 pagesDescription: The astonishing biography of Josef Ganz, a Jewish designer from Frankfurt, who in May 1931 created a revolutionary small car: the Maika�fer (German for May bug). Seven years later Hitler introduced the Volkswagen. He not only 'took' the concept of Ganz's family car, he even used the same nickname. To this day the VW Beetle or Bug is considered one of the most important of all automobile designs. It incorporated many of the features of Ganz's original Maika�fer, yet until recently Ganz received no recognition for his pioneering work. The Nazis did all they could to keep the Jewish godfather of the German compact car out of the history books. Now Paul Schilperoord sets the record straight. In a biography that reads like a spy thriller, he tells how Ganz was imprisoned by the Gestapo, until an influential friend with connections to Gaoring helped secure his release. Soon afterwards he was forced to flee Germany while Porsche created the Volkswagen for Hitler using many of his groundbreaking ideas. Ganz was hunted by the Nazis even beyond Germany's borders and narrowly escaped assassination. After the war he moved to Australia, where he died in 1967. This biography is a great read for anyone interested in World War II, Jewish history, the evolution of car design or simply the life stories of extraordinary individuals.9781614122012L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileFormat: Hardcover Pages Read: 352 |
 | Billy Durant: Creator of General MotorsLawrence R. GustinUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL-15-04-2008304 pagesDescription: Praise for the first edition: "A fascinating book [and] a sympathetic look at the man who glued General Motors together and in the process made Flint one of the great industrial centers of America." ---Detroit Free Press "It is refreshing to report that Billy Durant is one of the best researched books dealing with an automotive giant." ---Antique Automobile "Billy Durant fills in a masterly way the only important void remaining concerning the work of the motorcar pioneers." ---Richard Crabb, author of Birth of a Giant: The Men and Incidents That Gave America the Motorcar What explains Billy Durant's powerful influence on the auto industry during its early days? And why, given Durant's impact, has he been nearly forgotten for decades? In search of answers to these questions, Lawrence Gustin interviewed Durant's widow, who provided a wealth of previously unpublished autobiographical notes, letters, and personal papers. Gustin also interviewed two of Durant's personal secretaries and others who had known and worked with the man who created General Motors. The result is the amazing account of the mastermind behind what would become, as the twentieth century progressed, the world's largest company.9780472033027L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,Automobile25-03-2014 - 12-04-2014Categories: Biography: Business & Industry,History Of The Americas,Entrepreneurship Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 304 |
 | The Fall of the Packard Motor Car CompanyJames A. WardStanford University Press-01-09-1997324 pagesDescription: This is the compelling story of the puzzling decline and fall of one of America's most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the midst of one of the greatest automotive booms in history.9780804731652B1AutomobileFormat: Paperback Pages Read: 324 |
 | Tutte le Auto del Mondo 73 74DomusDescription: Il TAM (Tutte le Auto del Mondo) è una rassegna completa e particolareggiata di tutte le fabbriche di automobili e di tutti i modelli che esse hanno prodotto. Di ogni marca viene riportata la storia ed i dati essenziali. Di ogni modello sono elencate le caratteristiche tecniche, le prestazioni e il prezzo. Presenti anche numerose fotografie e spaccati delle vetture. Compilato dalla redazione di Quattroruote, questo volume è un testo indispensabile per tutti gli appassionati di automobilismo.B1Automobile |
 | Brake Design and SafetyRudolf LimpertSAE International-01-01-1992460 pagesDescription: Provides a systems approach to designing safer brakes for cars, light trucks, tractor-trailers, and heavy equipment. All necessary analytical tools to study and determine involvement of brakes in accidents are covered, as well as essential concepts, guidelines, and design checks. This second edition is updated to cover newer brake technology, including anti-lock braking systems, braking by wire, and the mechanical and thermal analysis of disk brakes. For those involved in brake design, performance analysis, and accident reconstruction.9781560912613B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 460 |
 | The design and tuning of competition enginesSmith WennerDescription: No other book gives you better insight into the expert preparation of engines for racing and high-performance road use, whether your interest lies in street, oval track, drag, or stock car racing. The first chapters explain the fundamentals that govern high-performance engines: thermodynamic laws, gasflow, mechanical efficiency, and engine materials and construction. Understanding these basic factors is crucial to making correct decisions when tuning or modifying your engine. Actual engine preparation techniques are described in the middle section, including cylinder head work and balancing and blueprinting. The final part of the book focuses on modifying specific engines: American V8s, Porsche 911, Volkswagen Air-cooled and Water-cooled, Cosworth BDA, Formula Ford 1600, Datsun 4- and 6-cylinder, and Mazda rotary engines. You'll learn proven techniques to increase performance and reliability, and, just as important, which modifications won't give you meaningful gains.B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,Automobile |
 | Tire and Vehicle DynamicsH. B. PacejkaSociety of Automotive Engineers-01-01-2002627 pagesDescription: The definitive book of tire mechanics, by the acknowledged leading world authority, Hans Pacejka, fully explores the mechanical behavior of the pneumatic tire and its impact on vehicle and motorcycle dynamics and handling. The text covers the tire modeling gamut, from the basics to advanced modeling for extreme driving conditions, critical for the successful design of chassis active control systems. Theoretical treatments are presented with supporting experimental observations to provide the reader with an understanding of tire forces and with the basis for developing and using suitable mathematical models.9780768011265B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 627 |
 | Advanced Engine TechnologyHeinz HeislerTrafalgar Square Publishing-01-12-1997794 pagesDescription: This work provides a comprehensive reference for anyone wanting to study the way modern vehicle engines work, and why they are designed the way they are. All engine configurations in commerical production, electronic engine management and emission control are covered.9780340568224B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automobiles,Motors,Internal combustion engines Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 794 |
 | The Franklin Automobile Company: The History of the Innovative Firm, Its Founders, the Vehicles It Produced (1902-1934), and the People Who Built ThemSinclair PowellSAE International-01-01-1999484 pagesDescription: This book examines the history of the H.H. Franklin Company, which made significant contributions to the American automobile scene during the first third of the twentieth century. From 1902 to 1934, Franklin produced high quality, luxury cars, including America's only truly successful gasoline-powered motor car incorporating an air-cooled engine. Based on extensive research, author Sinclair Powell tells the story of the partnership of Herbert H. Franklin, skilled in business, advertising and public relations, and John Wilkinson, the engineer and designer who developed an automobile which was a pacesetter in its day. The book also describes how the Syracuse-based Franklin Company was a pioneer in research, production and employee relations. Covering the company's glory years, and its decline during the Depression, The Franklin Automobile Company, also humanizes the story via the reminiscences of surviving employees of the firm.9780768002218B1AutomobileFormat: Paperback Pages Read: 484 |
 | Studebaker: The Life and Death of an American Corporationthe life and death of an American corporationDonald T. CritchlowIndiana University Press-01-01-1997273 pagesDescription: A chronicle of the life and death of an American automobile company where management's concept of tradition played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy. This book explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas in shaping institutions in 20th-century America.9780253330659B1AutomobileCategories: Economic History,Business & Management,Industry & Industrial Studies Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 273 |
 | Motor Vehicle EnginesM.KhovakhMir-01-01-1971Description: Motor Vehicle Engines by M. Khovakh. This handbook is a revised edition, translated from the Russian by A. Troitsky and translation edited by G. Leib. ‘The presentation of material is based on the classical method of theoretical analysis of the processes characterizing an actual cycle, the kinematics and dynamics of a crank gear and the design of individual units and parts with a view to an alternating load. The fundamentals of the theory are set out as applied to spark ignition and compression-ignition. The book describes the typical features of the processes taking place in each of these types of engine within a broad range of speeds and loads.’ This fantastic edition is illustrated throughout with clear and precise line drawings and diagrams.B1Automobile,Scienza e Tecnologia |
 | Internal Combustion Engine FundamentalsJohn B. HeywoodMcGraw-Hill Education-01-01-1988960 pagesDescription: Written by one of the most recognized and highly regarded names in internal combustion engines this trusted educational resource and professional reference covers the key physical and chemical processes that govern internal combustion engine operation and design. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, Second Edition, has been thoroughly revised to cover recent advances, including performance enhancement, efficiency improvements, and emission reduction technologies. Highly illustrated and cross referenced, the book includes discussions of these engines environmental impacts and requirements. You will get complete explanations of spark-ignition and compression-ignition (diesel) engine operating characteristics as well as of engine flow and combustion phenomena and fuel requirements.9780070286375B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automotive Engineering - Engines Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 960 |
 | Motori endotermiciDante Giacosa01-01-1986848 pagesDescription: Il classico volume "Motori endotermici" di Dante Giacosa continua a rappresentare un'utile opera di riferimento nel settore della tecnica automobilistica per studenti, progettisti e tecnici. In particolare sono stati riscritti i capitoli relativi a: raffreddamento e lubrificazione del motore; combustione, iniezione, organi principali, gruppi e caratteristiche costruttive dei motori ad accensione per scintilla; combustione, iniezione e regolazione dei motori ad accensione per compressione; prove dei motori.9788820314576B1AutomobileLanguage: it Pages Read: 848 |
 | Ford: The Dust and the GloryLeo LevineSAE International-31-01-2001672 pagesDescription: Originally published in 1968, this history chronicles the races, cars and personalities of Ford auto racing. Former racing driver and journalist Levine describes events from Henry Ford's own victory at the 1901 Detroit Driving Club race to the 1967 LeMans triumph of A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney. Coverag9780768006636B1AutomobilePages Read: 672 |
 | Ford: The Dust and the GloryLeo LevineSAE International-01-01-2001431 pagesDescription: This second volume of Leo Levine's history of Ford's 100-year involvement in auto racing covers the 33-year span from 1968 through 2000, the years in which the sport grew from a regional attraction to a national television phenomenon. Levine goes behind the scenes to chronicle the greatest personalities, cars, and races of the era, from all types of racing - NASCAR, CART, Formula One, NHRA, Off-Road, and others. The stories and words (via first-hand interviews) of: Mario Andretti Junior Johnson Parnelli Jones Bobby Rahal Jackie Stewart And many others. With an emphasis on Ford's groundbreaking accomplishments, this volume of The Dust and the Glory also serves as a comprehensive history of international racing since 1968. Thus, in addition to the stories of the drivers closely associated with Ford - Cale Yarborough, Dale Jarrett, Mario Andretti, Bob Glidden, and Bill Elliott, to name but a few - the book also provides information on the careers of superstars such as Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. The results of different racing circuits' major events, and their year-end rankings, are provided for each year covered by the book.But The Dust and the Glory, is more than a series of dates and facts about racers and their victories. The ideas, the decisions, the foresight - and in some cases, the mistakes - of car owners, engineers, sponsors, and corporate management are also a large part of the story. Levine explains why Walter Hayes is 'the most important man in...9780768008142B1AutomobileCategories: Automotive Technology & Trades,Motor Sports,Car Racing Format: Hardcover Language: en |
 | Bosch Automotive HandbookRobert BoschBentley Pub-01-01-2005Description: In the Bosch Automotive Handbook, a team of accomplished automotive experts delivers a comprehensive and authoritative resource for automotive engineers, designers, technicians, and students alike. Since 1936, the Bosch Automotive Handbook has been providing readers with of-the-moment coverage of the latest mechanical and research developments in automotive technology, from detailed technical analysis to the newest types of vehicles. It includes detailed and simple explanations of automotive technologies and offers over 1,000 diagrams, illustrations, sectional drawings, and tables.9780768015133B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Automobiles,Maintenance and repair,Handbooks, manuals Format: Paperback Language: en |
 | Automotive Quality Systems HandbookDavid Hoyle01-01-2000578 pagesDescription: A step-by-step guide to interpreting and implementing the new international technical specification, ISO/TS 16949. The guide includes details of the certification scheme, the differences with existing standards, check lists, questionnaires, tips for implementers, flow charts and a glossary of terms.9780750672436B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Technology & Engineering Language: en Pages Read: 578 |
 | Chassis DesignWilliam F. Milliken,Douglas L. Milliken,Maurice OlleySae Intl-15-02-2002676 pagesDescription: Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis is based on Olley's technical writings, and is the first complete presentation of his life and work. This new book provides insight into the development of chassis technology and its practical application by a master. Many examples are worked out in the text and the analytical developments are grounded by Olley's years of design experience. Well-illustrated with over 400 figures and tables, as well as numerous appendices.9780768008265B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Mechanical Engineering,Automotive Technology & Trades,Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 676 |
 | Manual Gearbox DesignAlec StokesElsevier-01-01-1992162 pagesDescription: A must-have book for anyone designing manual gearboxes, based on 40 years of industrial experience.9780750604178B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Transportation Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 162 |
 | I miei 40 anni di progettazione alla FiatDante GiacosaAutomobiliaDescription: I miei 40 anni di progettazione alla Fiat, pubblicata nel 1979, è la prima autobiografia di Dante Giacosa. Una seconda stesura, riveduta e ampliata, uscirà nel 1988. La storia professionale dell'autore si inserisce così strettamente con quella della Fiat, e a così alto livello, da diventare la storia stessa della progettazione della Casa di Torino, dal 1928 al 1975. Nelle pagine del libro - che si legge con grande curiosità e indubbio interesse - passano e sostano tutti i personaggi che in quegli anni cruciali per la storia dell'industria italiana hanno dato un contributo professionale e umano allo sviluppo dell'automobile. Erano anni difficili e appassionanti, nei quali il talento dei capi e dei disegnatori progettisti si fondeva armonicamente nel lavoro di gruppo, per produrre automobili più efficienti, più economiche, più peculiarmente italiane. Erano gli anni della Topolino, della Cisitalia e della 1100 Mille Miglia, poi delle 1400 e 1900, della Nuova 1100, della 600, della Nuova 500, della 8V, della 1300-1500, della 1800 e della 2300, della 124, della 128, della 127. Dante Giacosa è stato il progettista di tutti questi modelli ed il creatore di una vera e propria scuola di progettazione, frutto di due componenti: la genialità e l'applicazione. I giornali l'hanno spesso definito come "il papà della Topolino": ma la sua storia è stata assai più ricca, completa e interessante.B1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,Automobile |
 | The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Vol. 1Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow, PerformanceCharles Fayette TaylorThe MIT Press-19-03-1985584 pagesDescription: This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution. The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descriptive treatment of actual engine cycles, the exhaustive studies of air capacity, heat flow, friction, and the effects of cylinder size, and the emphasis on application have been preserved. These are the basic qualities that have made Taylor's work indispensable to more than one generation of engineers and designers of internal-combustion engines, as well as to teachers and graduate students in the fields of power, internal-combustion engineering, and general machine design.9780262700269B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Advanced Mechanics in Aerospace,Civil Engineering Mechanics,Mechanical Engineering Format: Paperback Edition: second edition, revised Language: en Pages Read: 584 |
 | Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, second edition, revised, Volume 2Combustion, Fuels, Materials, DesignCharles Fayette TaylorThe MIT Press-19-03-1985783 pagesDescription: This revised edition of Taylor's classic work on the internal-combustion engine incorporates changes and additions in engine design and control that have been brought on by the world petroleum crisis, the subsequent emphasis on fuel economy, and the legal restraints on air pollution. The fundamentals and the topical organization, however, remain the same. The analytic rather than merely descriptive treatment of actual engine cycles, the exhaustive studies of air capacity, heat flow, friction, and the effects of cylinder size, and the emphasis on application have been preserved. These are the basic qualities that have made Taylor's work indispensable to more than one generation of engineers and designers of internal-combustion engines, as well as to teachers and graduate students in the fields of power, internal-combustion engineering, and general machine design.9780262700276B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Engineering,Science,Automotive Repair Format: Paperback Edition: second edition, revised Language: en Pages Read: 783 |
 | The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and Its Engineering LegacyCarl BreerSAE International-01-12-1994Description: The story of the three-member engineering team at Chrysler Corp., by team member Breer. The team worked together for 35 years, beginning in 1916, designing and testing early automobiles. After a look at Breer's early years, the book's focus shifts to the design team's work first at Studebaker and th9781560915249B1AutomobileFormat: Hardcover |
 | The Sports CarIts design and performanceColin CampbellSpringer Science & Business Media-06-12-2012306 pagesDescription: 1 The Development of the Sports Car.- Motor sport.- The sports car.- The history of the sports car.- The first sports car.- The fabulous years.- Historic sports cars.- The future of the sports car.- 2 The Engine: Combustion.- Cylinder head history.- Combustion chamber research.- Volumetric efficiency.- Knock.- Limiting compression ratio.- Types of combustion chamber.- 3 The Engine: Induction and Exhaust.- The induction system.- The 4-cylinder in-line engine.- The 6-cylinder in-line engine.- The V-8 engine.- Ramming induction pipes.- Ramming pipe theory.- Forward-ram intakes.- Cold-air intakes.9781461333845B1AutomobileCategories: Science Language: en Pages Read: 306 |
 | Sloan RulesAlfred P. Sloan and the Triumph of General MotorsDavid FarberUniversity of Chicago Press-15-11-2002330 pagesDescription: Alfred P. Sloan Jr. became the president of General Motors in 1923 and stepped down as its CEO in 1946. During this time, he led GM past the Ford Motor Company and on to international business triumph by virtue of his brilliant managerial practices and his insights into the new consumer economy he and GM helped to produce. Bill Gates has said that Sloan's 1964 management tome, My Years with General Motors, "is probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business." And if you want to read only one book about Sloan, that book should be historian David Farber's Sloan Rules. Here, for the first time, is a study of both the difficult man and the pathbreaking executive. Sloan Rules reveals the GM genius as not only a driven manager of men, machines, money, and markets but also a passionate and not always wise participant in the great events of his day. Sloan, for example, reviled Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal; he firmly believed that politicians, government bureaucrats, and union leaders knew next to nothing about the workings of the new consumer economy, and he did his best to stop them from intervening in the private enterprise system. He was instrumental in transforming GM from the country's largest producer of cars into the mainstay of America's "Arsenal of Democracy" during World War II; after the war, he bet GM's future on renewed American prosperity and helped lead the country into a period of economic abundance. Through his business geniu...9780226238043B1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Language: en Pages Read: 330 |
 | Chrysler: The Life and Times of an Automotive GeniusVincent CurcioDescription: Walter P. Chrysler was a man who loved machines, an accomplished mechanic who also had highly developed managerial skills derived from half a lifetime on the railroads, and whose success came from his deep understanding of engineering and his total commitment to the quality of his vehicles. Here, Vincent Curcio presents a richly detailed account of one of the most important men in American automotive history, based on full access to both Chrysler Corporation and Chrysler family historical records. Curcio traces Chrysler's rise from a locomotive wiper in a Kansas roundhouse to his rescue of the Maxwell-Chalmers car company, which led to the successful development of the 1924 Chrysler--the world's first modern car--and the formation of Chrysler Corporation in 1925. Chrysler was quite different from the other auto giants--a colorful and expansive man deeply involved in the design of his cars, he established his headquarters in New York City and built the world's most famous art deco structure, the fabled Chrysler Building. Because of his emphasis on quality at popular prices, the company weathered the Great Depression with flying colors and remained profitable right up to Chrysler's death in 1940. The definitive portrait, Chrysler is a must read for all car enthusiasts and for everyone interested in the story of a giant of industry9780195078961B1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,Automobile |
 | Automobile Design: Twelve Great Designers and Their WorkRonald BarkerSAE International-01-02-1992411 pagesDescription: A collection of long papers by authorities throughout the world on the world's auto pioneers. The new edition adds coverage of Dante Giacosa. Gives much biographical-personal detail as well as technical data. We may hope that this nostalgic book signals a decline in production and use of this belove9781560912101B1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: General,Automotive Technology & Trades Editors: Anthony Harding Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 411 |
 | Theory of Engine Manifold Design: Wave Action Methods for IC Engineswave action methods for IC enginesDesmond E. Winterbone,Richard J. PearsonJohn Wiley & Sons-18-07-2005512 pagesDescription: This book, together with its companion volume "Design Techniques for Engine Manifolds - Wave Action Methods for IC Engines," reports the significant developments that have occurred over the last twenty years and shows how mature the calculation of one-dimensional flow has become. In particular, they show how the application of finite volume techniques results in more accurate simulations than the 'traditional' Method of Characteristics and gives the further benefit of more rapid and more robust calculations. CONTENTS INCLUDE: IntroductionGoverning equationsNumerical methodsFuture developments in modelling unsteady flows in engine manifoldsSimple boundaries at pipe endsIntra-pipe boundary conditionsTurbocharging componentsThe application of wave action methods to design and analysis of flow in engines.9781860582097B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Mechanical Engineering,Engines & Power Transmission,Automotive Technology & Trades Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 512 |
 | Competition Car SuspensionDesign, Construction, TuningAllan StaniforthHaynes Publications-01-01-1994239 pagesDescription: The design and development of competition car suspension systems is a vital ingredient for winning performance. This title demystifies this complex subject, explaining the theory and practice of successful suspension engineering, and exploring how and why suspension systems work. It also includes examples and case studies.9780854299560B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Transportation Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 239 |
 | Motor VehicleKenneth Newton,T.K. Garrett,W. SteedsSociety of Automotive Engineers-01-01-1996999 pagesDescription: "As a reference book it has to be classed as one of the best! There should be a copy of it in every college library." Association of Motor Vehicle Teachers' Newsletter The Motor Vehicle has been an essential reference work for both the student and practising engineer ever since the first edition appeared in 1929. Today it is as indispensable to anyone with a serious interest in vehicle design techniques, systems and construction as it was then. The current edition has undergone a major revision to include seven new chapters. These include Electric Propulsion; covering all aspects from lead acid and alternative batteries to fuel cells and hybrid vehicles, Static and Dynamic Safety, and Wheels and Tyres. The chapter on the compression ignition engine has been expanded to form three chapters, concentrating on aspects such as common rail injection, recently developed distributor type pumps and electronic control of injection. Automatic, semi-automatic and continuously variable ratio transmissions are covered in two new chapters. A third contains information on the latest developments in computer-aided control over both braking and traction, for improving vehicle stability, while another contains entirely new information on the practice and principles of electrically-actuated power-assisted steering. Also included is coverage of material detailing the latest knowledge and practice relating to safety systems, vehicle integrity, braking systems and much more. The established layout of the book is retained, with topics relating to the Engine, Transmission and Carriage Unit dealt with in turn. Each chapter is well-provided with diagrams, sections, schematics and photographs, all of which contribute to a clear and concise exposition of the material under discussion. Latest extensive revisions to a well-established title New chapters on electric propulsion and vehicle safety.9781560918981B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Automobiles,Design and construction,Motor vehicles Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 999 |
 | Automotive HandbookRobert Bosch GmbHWiley-03-12-20141544 pagesDescription: The Automotive Handbook, 9th Edition, is the flagship publication in the Bosch handbook series on automotive technologies and is one of the most definitive sets of reference books that automotive engineers have at their disposal. As progress in the field of automotive engineering has grown apace it has expanded from 96 pages in 1936, to 1544 pages today. This new edition is significantly updated, with key changes including coverage of electrical systems and batteries for hybrid drives. Many other new chapters are also included, which cover emergency braking systems, active pedestrian protection and the future of driver assistance. The Automotive Handbook, 9th Edition is a quick and easy reference guide for engineers in industry and also for students in automotive engineering.9781119032946B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 1544 |
 | How Detroit became the automotive capitalRobert G. SzudarekDescription: Published in 1996, as the 100th Anniversary of the automobile industry was celebrated in the United States, this book details the amazing story of how Detroit become the automobile capital of the U.S. All the of the automobile manufacturers in Detroit and surrounding areas are covered along with 49 additional topics that are woven in-between and presented in chronological order. This book includes over 500 time period photographs of factories, both inside and outside, personnel, cars, and logos. Readers will gain an appreciation for the talented people that created Detroit's automobile industryB1Automobile |
 | Edsel Ford And E. T. Gregorie: The Remarkable Design Team And Their Classic Fords Of The 1930s And 1940sThe Remarkable Design Team and Their Classic Fords of the 1930s and 1940sHenry L. DominguezSAE International-01-06-1999364 pagesDescription: Dominguez has spent the past 20 years studying and writing about the Ford Motor Company. Here he characterizes the relationship between Edsel Ford and the company's first design chief as that of patron and artist. He analyzes how each model of the early Fords, Mercuries, and Lincolns was designed, b9780768004007B1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Road Vehicle Manufacturing Industry,Automotive Technology & Trades,Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 364 |
 | Vehicle Thermal Management (Progress in Technology)Alex C. AlkidasSociety of Automotive Engineers-01-01-1994442 pagesDescription: A collection of SAE papers about all thermal management matters in automotive engineering9781560915027B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Cooling systems,Transmission,Heat Pages Read: 442 |
 | Ferrari Formula 1Under the Skin of the Championship-winning F1-2000Peter WrightSae International-01-01-2003260 pagesDescription: Provides readers with an unprecedented level of detail and understanding of Formula 1 technology, through Ferrari's own technical drawings, computer models, and interviews with key players.9780768013412B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Sports & Recreation Language: en Pages Read: 260 |
 | Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles: From Fluid Mechanics to Vehicle Engineeringfrom fluid mechanics to vehicle engineeringWolf-Heinrich HuchoButterworth-Heinemann-01-01-1986566 pagesDescription: Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles covers the fundamental principles that influence vehicle performance, handling, safety and comfort.9780408014229B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Technology: General Issues Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 566 |
 | Formula 1 TechnologyPeter WrightSAE International-01-06-2001437 pagesDescription: Identifies and outlines five parameters -- Power, Weight, Tire Grip, Drag and Lift -- and shows how each can be maximized. The author describes the variety of technologies that are involved in the makeup of Formula 1 cars, the component manufacturing, systems testing and the actual racing.9780768002348B1AutomobileCategories: Automotive Technology & Trades,Motor Cars,Motor Sports Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 437 |
 | Cinematica e dinamica della motociclettaVittore CossalterProgetto Libreria-01-01-1999236 pagesDescription: il libro tratta le problematiche cinematiche e dinamiche del motociclo. E' articolato in otto capitoli:cinematica della motocicletta, pneumatici, il moto in piano, il moto in curva,dinamica nel piano, l'assetto, la stabilità, la maneggevolezza.9788887331035B1AutomobileCategories: Transportation Language: it Pages Read: 236 |
 | Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speeddesigning for speedJoseph KatzRobert Bentley, Inc-08-03-1996280 pagesDescription: The first book to summarize the secrets of the rapidly developing field of high-speed vehicle design. From F1 to Indy Car, Drag and Sedan racing, this book provides clear explanations for engineers who want to improve their design skills and enthusiasts who simply want to understand how their favorite race cars go fast. Explains how aerodynamics win races, why downforce is more important than streamlining and drag reduction, designing wings and venturis, plus wind tunnel designs and more.9780837601427B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automotive Technology & Trades,Motor Sports Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 280 |
 | Engineer to WinCarroll SmithMotorbooks-11-01-1985278 pagesDescription: Current state of the art in racing technology by a foremost expert in the field. Covers all forms of racing cars and includes a thorough analysis of metallurgy, metal fatigue and general materials technology. Details specific components and specific activities such as heat treatments, stress relieving, etc. Plus aerodynamics, ground effects, brakes, tools, and more. ...excellent information. Popular Cars magazine.9780879381868B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Road & Motor Vehicles,Motor Cars,Motor Sports Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 278 |
 | Race Car Engineering and MechanicsPaul Van ValkenburghPaul Van Valkenburgh-01-01-2000176 pagesDescription: A comprehensive guide on how to tune, test, and win in any form of racing. Includes technical information on all areas of race car engineering, including suspension and chassis, springs, brakes, aerodynamics, engine systems, safety, driving, testing, computers in racing, and a special section on race cars of the future.9780961742508B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Automobiles,Racing Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 176 |
 | Tune to WinCarroll SmithCarroll Smith Consulting-01-06-1978173 pagesDescription: Covers the development and tuning of race car by clearly explaining the basic principles of vehicle dynamics and relating these principles to the input and control functions of the racing driver. An exceptional book written by a true professional.9780879380717B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Transportation Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 173 |
 | Design of Racing and High Performance EnginesJoseph HarralsonSAE International-01-02-1995271 pagesDescription: This book presents, in a clear and easy-to-understand manner, the basic principles involved in the design of high performance engines. Editor Joseph Harralson first compiled this collection of papers for an internal combustion engine design course he teaches at the California State University of Sacramento. Topics covered include: engine friction and output; design of high performance cylinder heads; multi-cylinder motorcycle racing engines; valve timing and how it effects performance; computer modeling of valve spring and valve train dynamics; correlation between valve size and engine operating speed; how flow bench testing is used to improve engine performance; and lean combustion. In addition, two papers of historical interest are included, detailing the design and development of the Ford D.O.H.C. competition engine and the coventry climax racing engine.9781560916017B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 271 |
 | Mixture Formation in Spark-Ignition EnginesHans P. Lenz,W. BöhmeSpringer Science & Business Media-01-01-1992422 pagesDescription: This publication covers technological advances in the field of mixture formation and combustion in the spark-igntion engine, with information on both the theory and actual design of mixture formation units and appropriate intake manifolds. Chapters include: basic principles of combustion; basic principles of mixture formation; laboratory diagnostics; types of mixture formation systems; intake manifold design; and special mixture formation varieties.9783211823316B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Nature Language: en Pages Read: 422 |
 | Race Car Vehicle Dynamics Workbook [R-146]L. Daniel Metz,William F. Milliken,Douglas L. MillikenSociety of Automotive Engineers-01-01-199863 pagesDescription: A workbook for introductory courses on vehicle dynamics.9780768001037B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 63 |
 | Race Car Vehicle DynamicsWilliam F. Milliken,Douglas L. MillikenSAE International-01-12-1995890 pagesDescription: Written for the engineer as well as the race car enthusiast, the authors, who developed many of the original vehicle dynamics theories and principles covered in this book, including the Moment Method, pair analysis and lap time simulation, include much information that is not available in any other vehicle dynamics text.9781560915263B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automotive Technology & Trades Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 890 |
 | Lubrificazione CammeFiatDescription: Raccolta di papers e normative del Gruppo Fiat concernenti la lubrificazione delle camme e del gruppo distribuzioneB1Scienza e Tecnologia ,Automobile |
 | Sport & Prototipi ItalianiAlberto Rastrelli01-01-2008407 pagesDescription: Opera assolutamente unica nella letteratura motoristica internazione,ricostruisce in forma completa e riccamente illustrata l’affascinante mondo delle biposto nazionali da corsa. Dalla A di Abarth alla V di Vico,in ordine alfabetico tutte le Sport e Prototipo di costruzione italiana e con motore posteriore prodotte dal 1958 al 1977.9788888165189B1AutomobileLanguage: it Pages Read: 407 |
 | Rally Tech MagazineIan BamseyRaceCar Graphic Ltd-01-01-2005160 pages9780953352401B1AutomobileCategories: Motor Rallying / Rally Driving Editors: Bamsey, Ian Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 160 |
 | Anatomy and Development of the Sports Prototype Racing CarIan RamseyMotorbooks International-01-01-1991218 pagesDescription: Tackling the subject of the technological development behind the modern World Sports Car Championship contenders, this book gives an analysis of the historical background of racing cars, the different cars involved in racing and structural developments such as transmission and brake adjustments.9780879385866B1AutomobileCategories: Technology: General Issues,Antiques & Collectables,Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 218 |
 | My Years with General MotorsAlfred SloanCurrency-01-10-1990496 pagesDescription: My Years with General Motorsbecame an instant bestseller when it was first published in 1963. It has since been used as a manual for managers, offering personal glimpses into the practice of the "discipline of management" by the man who perfected it. This is the story no other businessman could tell—a distillation of half a century of intimate leadership experience with a giant industry and an inside look at dramatic events and creative business management. Only a handful of business books have reached the status of a classic, having withstood the test of over fifty years' time. Even today, Bill Gates praises My Years with General Motors as the best book to read on business, and Business Week has named it the number one choice for its "bookshelf of indispensable reading."9780385042352B1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Business,Infrastructure,Corporate & Business History Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 496 |
 | The Ricardo Story: The Autobiography of Sir Harry Ricardo, Pioneer of Engine ResearchThe Autobiography of Sir Harry Ricardo, Pioneer of Engine ResearchSir Harry RicardoSAE International-01-03-1992282 pagesDescription: First published in 1986 as Memories and machines, recounts Ricardo's (1885-1974) career, which included designing engineer for World War I tanks and World War II aircraft, and the combustion system for the automobile diesel engine. A friend and colleague brings the story up to 1990 in the second ed9781560912118B1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Autobiography: General,Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,Engines & Power Transmission Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 282 |
 | Handbook of Vehicle Design AnalysisJohn FentonSAE International-01-01-1996755 pagesDescription: A reference for engineers concerned with the automotive industry, summarizing analytical techniques necessary to design vehicle body structures and systems for improved performance and environmental acceptance. Presents fundamentals of vehicle design systems and details analytical techniques of perf9781560919032B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Transportation Language: en Pages Read: 755 |
 | An Introduction to Modern Vehicle DesignBertrand D. HsuSAE International-01-01-2002585 pagesDescription: Provides an introduction to the many aspects of passenger car design. This work starting with basic principles, builds up analysis procedures for the various aspects of vehicle and component design. It also covers failure prevention, designing with materials, ergonomics and control systems.9780768005967B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automobiles,Design and construction,Vehicles Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 585 |
 | Testing Automotive Materials And ComponentsDon H. WrightSAE International-01-01-1993243 pagesDescription: When Wright looks back at his 40 years of testing car parts, he figures that the best tools for identifying the cause of failures are realism, practicality, and accumulated wisdom. Nevertheless, he describes and illustrates test methods for designers and development engineers that might help save ti9781560913771B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automobiles,Materials,Parts Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 243 |
 | SuperturismoFranco NugnezB1Automobile |
 | Engine Testing: Theory and PracticeTheory and PracticeMichael Alexander Plint,Anthony MartyrSAE International-01-01-1999362 pages9780768003147B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Internal combustion engines Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 362 |
 | Introduction to Internal Combustion EnginesRichard StoneSociety of Automotive Engineers-01-01-1993574 pagesDescription: New text, illustrations, and worked examples have been added to this second edition. Added material includes four new chapters on two-stroke engines, computer modeling, turbulence, and cooling systems, and additions to instrumentation used in engine testing, lead-free and alternative fuels, use of c9781560913900B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 574 |
 | Fundamentals of Vehicle DynamicsThomas D. GillespieSAE International-01-02-1992520 pagesDescription: This book attempts to find a middle ground by balancing engineering principles and equations of use to every automotive engineer with practical explanations of the mechanics involved, so that those without a formal engineering degree can still comprehend and use most of the principles discussed. Either as an introductory text or a practical professional overview, this book is an ideal reference.9781560911999B1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Automotive Technology & Trades Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 520 |
 | Motori ad alta potenza specifica. Con CD-ROMGiacomo Augusto Pignone,Ugo Romolo Vercelli01-01-2003560 pagesDescription: L'opera si propone di guidare il lettore, in modo semplice e razionale, attraverso i concetti fondamentali della tecnica delle vetture da competizione. La parte di maggior approfondimento, dedicata al motore, passa in rassegna tutti i fondamentali paramet9788879113021B1Automobile,Scienza e TecnologiaCategories: Technology & Engineering Language: it Pages Read: 560 |
 | Lessico della CarrozzeriaPininfarinaAutomobiliaB1Automobile |
 | La Grande Fabbricaorganizzazione industriale e modello americano alla Fiat dal Lingotto a MirafioriDuccio BigazziFeltrinelli-01-01-2000288 pagesDescription: Duccio Bigazzi ; Introduzione Di Giuseppe Berta E Giandomenico Piluso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.9788807103001B1AutomobileCategories: Business & Economics Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 288 |
 | Engine RevolutionsMax BenteleSAE International-01-02-1991312 pagesDescription: Readers will be fascinated by Bentele's stories of the setbacks and the successes he encountered over the course of his acclaimed career. The dawn of the jet age, developments at the end of World War II, the development of automotive and aircraft gas turbines, and the rotary engine era are just some of the historical events which are recounted in this book. A pioneer in the development of the internal combustion engine, Dr. Max Bentele provides a first-hand account of some of the major engineering achievements of the twentieth century. Throughout Engine Revolutions, Bentele discusses his participation in groundbreaking developments such as the jet engine/gas turbine (1941) and the rotary Wankel engine (1958). Both engineering students and the general reader will be fascinated by Bentele's stories. Chapters include: the quest for superior specific engine power the last hurrah of the high-performance aircraft engine the dawn of the jet age end of World War II the automotive gas turbine Stuttgart again aircraft gas turbines, revisited; the rotary engine era lightweight aircraft gas turbine engines AVCO Lycoming post-retirement pursuits and engineering history, collections, rights9781560910817B1Automobile,Aeronautica ,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,Technology: General Issues Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 312 |
 | They Found Our Engineer: The Story of Arthur Goddard. the Land Rover's First EngineerThe Story of Arthur Goddard, the Land Rover's First EngineerMichael BishopAuthorhouse UK-03-05-2011152 pagesDescription: The British Land Rover 4x4 has grown from 1948 to become one of the world's leading automotive brands. Exactly how it all came together back in the late 1940's and early 50's has been the topic of interest and debate for many years. This was until two Australian enthusiasts, Michael Bishop and Alex Massey quite literally stumbled across senior member of the original Land Rover development team, Arthur Goddard living in Brisbane, Australia in 2009. The discovery led to many of the myths and tales surrounding the early vehicles to be heard as it happened from Arthur's point of view. Then to a trip by Arthur to visit his old work place in Solihull and to the vehicle that he helped bring to life back in 1948. The book contains both a technical and human side to this incredible story as well as a great reunion between Arthur and his old colleague Spen King who went onto design the Range Rover in the 1960's. This is truly a unique story from the time of post War World two Britain to modern day Australia and how the iconic 4x4 grew up so quickly in the 1950's to become the world leader that it is today.9781456777586L1AutomobileCategories: Biography: General Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 152 |
 | La vita in quattro giorniBeppe DonazzanL4Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Ayrton Senna |
 | ...però, Zanardi da Castel Maggiore!Alex Zanardi,Gianluca GasperiniBaldini Castoldi Dalai-15-07-2003399 pagesDescription: Con l'aiuto di Gianluca Gasparini, giornalista alla "Gazzetta dello Sport", Alessandro Zanardi ripercorre la sua storia singolare: l'infanzia a Castel Maggiore, la scoperta del mondo sconosciuto dei kart, le vittorie iniziali e la lunga scalata fino alla Formula 1, gli anni nei GP con il team della Lotus, il salto in America da emigrante al volante, l'amore, il figlio, gli amici, un'altra parentesi amara in F1 e poi il tragico incidente del Lausitzring in cui ha perso le gambe e ha rischiato di morire. Ma anche e soprattutto il recupero straordinario, la voglia di vivere e di tornare a una vita normale, senza mai perdere il sorriso.9788884903297L4Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Sports & Recreation Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 399 |
 | Le macchine sport e prototipo01-01-1982240 pages9788885058262L4AutomobileCategories: Transportation Language: it Pages Read: 240 |
 | Pensa se non ci avessi provato: L'autobiografiaPensa Se Non Ci Avessi Provato: L'autobiografiaValentino RossiMondadori-01-01-2005Description: Con la sua solita schiettezza, il "dottor Rossi" confessa i risvolti più gustosi di una vita intensissima. La sublime follia del passaggio alla Yamaha "alla ricerca di qualcosa che si chiama motivazione", con tanto di tormenti interiori e retroscena esilaranti. Le rivalità pepate con gli altri piloti, e poi il modo in cui nascono le gag, i pensieri prima e dopo le gare, il rapporto con gli amici, con i fan e con i giornalisti, l'amore per la notte e quello, viscerale, per la moto.9788804547389L4AutomobileFormat: Hardcover Language: it |
 | NuvolariAldo SantiniRizzoli-01-01-1983268 pagesL4AutomobileFormat: Hardcover Pages Read: 268 |
 | Questi anni alla FiatCesare Romiti,Giampaolo PansaRizzoli386 pagesDescription: Cesare Romiti ; Intervista Di Giampolo Pansa. Includes Index.9788817536233L4Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Romiti, Cesare,HistoryFiat (Firm),Businessmen Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 386 |
 | Maserati: una storia nella storia dal 1945 ad oggiLuigi Orsini,Franco Zagari01-01-1982494 pages9788876720451L4AutomobileCategories: Technology & Engineering Language: it |
 | Maserati: una storia nella storia dalle origini al 1945Luigi Orsini,Franco Zagari01-01-1980405 pages9788876720468L4AutomobileCategories: Technology & Engineering Language: it |
 | BeastThe Top-secret Penske-Ilmor Engine that Shocked the Racing World at the Indy 500Jade GurssOctane Press-01-01-2014304 pagesDescription: Roger Penske was always looking for ways to gain the 'Unfair Advantage' with his cars. The Penske PC23 Mercedes, debuted at the 1994 Indy 500, bent the rules very close to the breaking point. Created in absolute secrecy, the new engine from Ilmor gave Team Penske 200 more horsepower than any other car in the race.9781937747336G1AutomobileCategories: Automobiles,Racing Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 304 |
 | How to Build a CarThe Autobiography of the World's Greatest Formula 1 DesignerAdrian NeweyHCollinsUK-19-12-2017400 pagesDescription: 'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon Hill The world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian’s unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he’s been involved. A true engineering genius, even in adolescence Adrian’s thoughts naturally emerged in shape and form – he began sketching his own car designs at the age of 12 and took a welding course in his school summer holidays. From his early career in IndyCar racing and on to his unparalleled success in Formula One, we learn in comprehensive, engaging and highly entertaining detail how a car actually works. Adrian has designed for the likes of Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, always with a shark-like purity of purpose: to make the car go faster. And while his career has been marked by unbelievable triumphs, there have also been deep tragedies; most notably Ayrton Senna’s death during his time at Williams in 1994. Beautifully illustrated with never-before-seen drawings, How to Build a Car encapsulates, through Adrian’s remarkable life story, precisely what makes ...9780008196806G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: SPORTS & RECREATION/Motor Sports,BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/Sports Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 400 |
 | Ferdinand Porsche and the Legacy of GeniusLaurence MeredithBank House Books-26-05-2010268 pagesDescription: When Ferdinand Porsche was born Europe was peaceful, developing, capitalist and largely feudal. Britain was the world's only true 'superpower', and America would not emerge as an economic giant for at least forty-five years. Motor cars, aircraft, television, computers, ballpoint pens and other modern conveniences didn't exist. Ninety-five years after Porsche's arrival in the world, cars bearing his name were in action at Le Mans, their 4.5-litre 12-cylinder air-cooled engines propelling them to speeds of 240mph. Conventional wisdom dictated that air-cooling was unsuited to high-speeds. Under the inspired leadership of three generations of the family, Porsche proved, and continues to prove, that traditional rules are there to be broken. With more than a score of books to his credit on the great German marques, Laurence Meredith brings a unique authority to this, his eighth Porsche-related work, and the first to examine the prime movers and master engineers behind this most hallowed of motoring icons.9781904408673G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: General,Black & Asian Studies,Road & Motor Vehicles Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 268 |
 | Making Cars at LongbridgeGillian Bardsley,Colin CorkeTempus-01-01-2006191 pagesDescription: For 99 years, cars were made at Longbridge. Less than a year off its century, the factory closed and 6,000 people lost their jobs. The first cars to roll off the production plant were Austins, and the site has been a center of car manufacturing ever since. From the original Austin 7 of the 1920s to Rovers and MGs, there is a rich history of Longbridge that has been offset by the the recent misfortune.9780752437415G1AutomobileCategories: Automobile industry and trade--History,Automobile industry and trade--England--Longbridge--History--Pictorial works,Automobile factories--History Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 191 |
 | The Mechanic's Tale. Life in the pit-lanes of Formula OneLife in the Pit-Lanes of Formula OneSteve MatchettOrion-03-02-2000240 pagesDescription: Essential reading for anyone interested in life behind-the-scenes at Formula One. Formula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett takes the reader on a compelling journey through his life in the pit-lane, from his beginnings as a young apprentice, through his time at Ferrari and BMW to his later success with Benetton. He gives eye-witness views of the great drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. He also talks of key Benetton personalities, and explains how the team was transformed into a strong, competitive organisation, winning three World Championships. His determination and frustration in trying - and eventually succeeding - to break into the high-pressure world of Formula One leaps off the page.9780752827834G1AutomobileCategories: Biography: Sport,Motor Sports,Car Racing Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 240 |
 | Charles F. KetteringA BiographyThomas Alvin BoydBeard Books-01-05-2002284 pagesDescription: The engrossing story of the great inventor as a man and his philosophy.9781587981333G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 284 |
 | The Frame ManThe Frame ManKen SpraysonPanther Publications-01-03-2012229 pagesDescription: This is Ken Sprayson's personal account of his life from his early days through his long service with Reynolds to his time as a consultant on welding and fabricating in tubing. His life has been eventful, rich in detail and provides a fascinating flimpse into post-war manufacturing as well as motorcycle racing.9780956497567G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Motorcycle industry workers Language: en Pages Read: 229 |
 | Roy D. ChapinThe Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car CompanyJohn Cuthbert Long,Charles K. Hyde01-01-1945269 pagesDescription: "John Cuthbert Long’s Roy D. Chapin is a thorough and detailed biography of a remarkable, but little-known Detroit automobile industry pioneer. Historians should include Roy Dikeman Chapin (February 23, 1880–February 16, 1936) in any listing of significant American auto industry pioneers, along with the Duryea brothers, Ransom E. Olds, Henry Leland, Henry Ford, William C. Durant, and the Dodge brothers. Outside the cloister of automotive historians, Roy Chapin is an unknown. This is in part because no company or car bore his name. Unlike many contemporary auto pioneers, Roy Chapin was a modest man who did not promote himself. Even Long’s superb biography of Chapin is not well-known because it was privately printed in 1945 with a small press run. In reprinting this volume, Wayne State University Press is making an important contribution to automotive history." —From the introduction by Charles K. Hyde, Department of History, Wayne State University9780814331842G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Language: en Pages Read: 269 |
 | Wheels for the WorldHenry Ford, His Company, and a Century of ProgressDouglas G BrinkleyPenguin Books-01-06-2004896 pagesDescription: In this monumental work, one of our finest historians reveals the riveting details of Ford Motor Company’s epic achievements, from the outlandish success of the Model T and V-8 to the glory days of the Thunderbird, Mustang, and Taurus. Brilliant innovators, colorful businessmen, and clever eccentrics, as well as the three Ford factories themselves, all become characters in this gripping drama. Douglas Brinkley is a master at crafting compelling historical narratives, and this exemplary history of one of the preeminent American corporations is his finest achievement yet.9780142004395G1AutomobileCategories: Business,Automobile Industry,Reference Editors: Douglas G. Brinkley Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 896 |
 | Alec IssigonisThe Man Who Made the MiniJonathan WoodDB-01-04-2012224 pagesDescription: Alec Issigonis, the brilliant British designer of the Morris Minor and the Mini, is one of the commanding figures in the history of automobile design and engineering. This book offers a rounded portrait of his life and work. Issigonis's ingenious and effe9781780910970G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Automobile engineers Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 224 |
 | Brabham Ralt Honda the Ron Tauranac StoryM. LawrenceVeloce Enterprises, Inc.-01-02-2011290 pagesDescription: 288 pages, 63 illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Until now, the man whose racing cars have won more victories than anyone else's, and whose design skills have brought fame to hundreds of drivers and made champions of a good many of them, has remained in the background.Ron Tauranac - British-born, but brought up in Australia - always preferred to let his cars sing his praises where it really mattered - on the race tracks of the world. They have never been known as Tauranacs, but the names Brabham and Ralt will be very familiar to anyone who has followed motor racing since the Sixties. And so, of course, is Honda, the company which supplied the engines for some of Tauranac's most successful Brabham and Ralt racing cars and with which he still retains close links as a design consultant, working behind the scenes on several of their motor racing activities.Sir Jack Brabham, in his foreword to this long overdue biography, pays generous tribute to his former business partner into whose hands he entrusted the design and construction of all his own racing cars from 1962 until his retirement from driving in 1970, plus all the production Brabhams which brought so much success to many other top drivers during their formative years. Many of Ron Tauranac's former colleagues and customers - amongst them the most powerful people in motor racing today - speak candidly about the man they have known and worked with, someone who has never courted popularity, but whose talents have been su...9781588501592G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Motor Cars Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 290 |
 | Colin Chapman, l'uomo e le sue autoGerard Jabby CrombacMare Verticale-18-05-2017480 pages9788897173847G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Industria manufatturiera Translators: Ilaria M. Linetti Editors: Emanuele Pirro Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 480 |
 | The Fast Times of Albert ChampionFrom Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of Speed, Success, and BetrayalPeter Joffre NyePrometheus Books-01-01-2014462 pagesDescription: This is the first biography of the short but exciting life of Albert Champion-record-setting bicyclist and motorcyclist, daredevil race car driver, early automobile innovator with thirty US patents, charismatic ladies' man, and celebrity of the Jazz Age. Though most Americans have heard of the two companies he founded-Champion Spark Plug and ACDelco-few know much about the flamboyant man behind the companies. The book's lively narrative describes the many adventures of the Frenchman who rose from poverty in Paris to great wealth and fame in both his native France and the United States. As a bicycle racer, Champion set more than a hundred world records. When the urban speed limit was 8 mph, he was the first ever to drive a motorcycle a mile under a minute. Then a car-racing crash in Brooklyn snapped a leg bone that kept him in traction for eleven weeks. Handicapped but undeterred, he hobbled out of the hospital on crutches and recovered to win the French national cycling championship. He subsequently invested his prize money to become a tycoon in the American auto industry, working closely with the leading players in this new revolutionary industry. Good looking and a natty dresser, he was an incorrigible ladies' man, whose many dalliances finally ended in a love triangle that resulted in his death under mysterious circumstances.9781616149642G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 462 |
 | First Principles: The Official Biography of Keith Duckworth OBEThe Official Biography of Keith DuckworthNorman BurrVeloce Publishing-01-07-2015352 pagesDescription: The names 'Keith Duckworth' and 'DFV' are practically synonymous, such is the reputation of the famous F1 racing engine which he designed. Whilst there are books covering the technical aspects of the DFV engine, and other designs from Cosworth, the company which he founded with Mike Costin, there are many gaps in the story of Duckworth's career, before and after Cosworth. This book comprehensively fills those gaps, taking the reader into the world of Britain's finest 20th century engineers. It was a world consisting of far more than motorsport, embracing an astonishing variety of mechnical devices, including aircraft, boats, and motorcycles - particularly Triumph, for whom he was a consultant during his retirement. A man of strong convictions and high integrity, Keith Duckworth OBE cared passionately about his work, fitting almost every aspect of his life around it. His northern industrial roots, the ups and downs of his personal life, his health problems, and his generous support of charities and business start-ups, combine to create the story of one of motorsport's - and engineering's - most endearing and enduring characters. Foreword by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE.9781845845285G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: Sport,Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,Autobiography: Science, Technology & Engineering Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 352 |
 | Dante Giacosa, l'ingegno e il mito. Idee, progetti e vetture targate FIATLoredana DovaAraba Fenice-01-01-2008224 pages9788895853055G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 224 |
 | General Motors: Life Inside The Factory: One Blue-Collar Worker's JourneyRichard Thomas GallG1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,Automobile15-03-2015 - 29-03-2015 |
 | The Man Who Saved the V-8: The Untold Stories of Some of the Most Important Product Decisions in the History of Ford Motor CompanyThe Untold Stories of Some of the Most Important Product Decisions in the History of Ford Motor CompanyChase Jr. MorseyCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform-11-01-2014158 pagesDescription: When Chase Morsey Jr. joins Ford Motor Co. in 1948, he has no idea the part he'll play in automotive history. Morsey's arrival comes as Henry Ford II and other titans in the industry are about to kill the vaunted V-8 engine. He sees it as his sole mission to talk them out of it. In The Man Who Saved the V-8, he shares the never-before-told story of how his crusade saved the engine that would go on to power iconic cars like the Ford Thunderbird and Mustang. "To this day, I have no idea how a young, newly hired manager like myself...had the nerve to challenge the most powerful men inside Ford Motor Company and tell them they were wrong," Morsey says. "But that is exactly what I did." The twenty-nine-year-old executive embarks on massive market research. He works with manufacturing experts to find ways to produce the V-8 engine more efficiently. After finding success, he goes on to continue playing a central role in some of the most pivotal decisions that would ensure Ford remains one of the powerhouses in the automotive industry. The Man Who Saved the V-8 tells the story of his successes and lessons learned.9781492357339G1AutomobileCategories: Automobile industry and trade Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 158 |
 | David Buick's Marvelous Motor Car: The Men and the Automobile That Launched General Motors (Updated 2013)Lawrence R. GustinCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform-17-10-2011292 pagesDescription: UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION Praise for the first edition: "A meticulously researched book written in a popular style that's difficult to put down. By skillfully weaving together the careers of David Buick and his contemporaries and their car, Larry Gustin fills a gaping hole in automotive history." -David L. Lewis, professor of business history, University of Michigan "A good, succinct history of the early days of one of America's great mainstream automo- biles, and the men responsible for it." -Z. Taylor Vinson, The New York Times "If the question is Buick-related, Larry Gustin has the answer. He's also an entertaining story teller and accomplished wordsmith." -Don Sherman, technical editor, Automobile magazine "Gustin is an award-winning author and one of the world's leading Buick authorities...the ideal person to write this book. He skillfully weaves the eventful story of the man who launched a world-famous automobile marque that became the favorite of royalty, business leaders and movie stars." -Bill Vance, National Post [Canada] "The phrase, 'It's now or never, ' explains the drive behind this work on David Buick. Larry Gustin has studied the person, his work and the characters in the David Buick drama for decades. In this book, he has brought all that research material into sharp focus. The interests of automotive history are well served by this welcomed work." -Leroy Cole, past president, Society of Automotive Historians "When it comes to writing Buick history, Lar...9781466263673G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: Business & Industry,Road Vehicle Manufacturing Industry,Road & Motor Vehicles Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 292 |
 | Capire la Formula 1. I segreti della sua evoluzione dagli anni '60 a oggiMauro Forghieri,Marco GiachiSul filo di lana-01-01-2017240 pagesDescription: Dall'esperienza dell'ing. Mauro Forghieri insieme al collaboratore Marco Giachi, nasce questo volume, curato dal noto giornalista Daniele Buzzonetti che spiega in modo rigoroso ma accessibile a tutti l'evoluzione delle monoposto da Gran Premio, senza formule matematiche ma con l'aiuto di una grafica intuitiva che rende chiare le scelte dei progettisti.9788873819431G1Scienza e Tecnologia ,AutomobileCategories: Sports & Recreation Format: Hardcover Language: it Pages Read: 240 |
 | Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American HistoryThe Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American HistoryWilliam PelfreyAmacom-01-01-2006336 pagesDescription: 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. Alfred Sloan was the intellectual, an expert in business strategy and management, master of all things organizational. Together, this odd couple built perhaps the most successful enterprise in U.S. history, General Motors, and with it an industry that has come to define modern life throughout the world. In Billy, Alfred, and General Motors, business leaders and history buffs alike will discover: timeless lessons, cautionary tales, and motivational inspiration. The book includes vivid, warts-and-all portraits of the legends of the golden age of the automobile, from Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and Charles Nash to the brilliant but uncredited David Dunbar Buick and Cadillac founder Henry Leland. The impact of Durant and Sloan on their contemporaries and their industry is matched only by the powerful legacy of their improbable and incredible partnership. Characters, events, and context -- all are brought skillfully and passionately to life in this meticulously researched and supremely readable book.9780814433874G1AutomobileCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 336 |
 | Life of an American WorkmanWalter Chrysler,Boyden SparkesOxford City Press-25-08-2011156 pagesDescription: Walter Chrysler established the Chrysler Corporation from the embers of the Maxwell-Chambers Auto Works; then founded the much larger Dodge Brothers Motor Co. In this book he tells his story simply and with many entertaining anecdotes. He talks about his childhood, his work on the railroads, his turn-around of American Locomotive, Buick and then Maxwell-Chambers. Chrysler writes in an easy style, in the book he explains his philosophy that R&D are vital to a company's success. The Chrysler Building was in the planning stage and that is discussed in the book along with his belief that his children must start at the bottom and worth their way up. This easy-to-read autobiography is a delight for anyone but a must-read for automotive enthusiasts.9781849023276G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: Business & Industry,Biography: Arts & Entertainment,Road & Motor Vehicles Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 156 |
 | A Life in Car Design - Jaguar, Lotus, TVR: Oliver WinterbottomOliver WinterbottomOliver WinterbottomVeloce Publishing-19-09-2017176 pagesDescription: A Life in Car Design gives a unique insight into design and project work for a number of leading companies in the motor industry, including Jaguar, Lotus, TVR and General Motors. The book recounts the author's experiences from within the industry, tracing the changes in the design process over a period of nearly 50 years, and follows his career at home and around the world. It shows how the change from imperial to metric measurements and the growing use of computers revolutionized the quality and accuracy of modern vehicles. It also covers the issues and challenges of meeting project targets, and some of the issues that can deflect those efforts. It features previously untold stories, and is thoughtfully illustrated with historical engineering drawings and photographs. As well as informing automobile enthusiasts it is also hoped that this book will inspire upcoming generations to consider a career in the creative field.9781787110359G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 176 |
 | Vehicle Suspension and Steering SystemsSociety of Automotive EngineersSAE International-01-01-199393 pages9781560913375G1AutomobileCategories: Technology & Engineering Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 93 |
 | The Romance of EnginesTakashi SuzukiSAE International-01-05-1997468 pagesDescription: This book examines the development of the engine from a historical perspective. Originally published in Japanese, The Romance of Engines' English translation offers readers insight into lessons learned throughout the engine's history. This book belongs on the bookshelves of all engine designers, engine enthusiasts, and automotive historians. Topics covered include: Newcomen's Steam Engine The Watt Steam Engine Internal Combustion Engine Nicolaus August Otto and His Engine Sadi Carnot and the Adiabatic Engine Radial Engines; Piston and Cylinder Problems Engine Life Problem of Cooling Engine Compartments Knocking; Energy Conservation Bugatti; Volkswagon Rolls Royce Packard Daimler-Benz DB601 Engine and more!9781560919117G1AutomobileCategories: Road Vehicle Manufacturing Industry,Mechanical Engineering,Engines & Power Transmission Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 468 |
 | Alfa Romeo. La tela di Penepole. Fatti, disfatti e misfatti in un caso di «malasanità» industrialeItalo RosaFucina-01-01-2014560 pages9788888269375G1AutomobileCategories: Business & Economics Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 165 |
 | Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The official biography of Virgil M. Exner, designer extraordinairePeter GristVeloce Publishing-15-08-2007160 pagesDescription: The official biography the man who brought his own personal style to the world of industrial design, from automobiles to powerboats. Some 50 years after his design masterpieces wrested styling leadership away from General Motors' Harley Earl. Thirty four years after his untimely death, Virgil Exner's name still remains inexorably linked to the Chrysler Corporation in the minds of car enthusiasts worldwide. For an all too brief period, Exner's name epitomized all that was great and exciting in America. His thrilling automobile designs from the mid-fifties took the world by storm and put Chrysler at the top. His work was nothing less than a revolution. Exner introduced to Chrysler, first with his "idea cars" then with production models, vehicles that were wanted for their looks but at the same time, were soundly engineered; automobiles that carried classic proportions and gave the illusion of movement even while stationary. His design of the 1947 Studebaker established the design pattern for all modern cars and was a huge success. With many previously unseen works of art and family photos among the 150 color images throughout, this is a unique and fascinating insight into a pivotal player in the development of the modern automobile.9781845841188G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Road & Motor Vehicles Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 160 |
 | Tony Southgate From Drawing Board to Chequered Flag: The Autobiography of One of Motorsport's Most Prolific and Versatile Racing Car DesignersThe Autobiography of One of Motorsport's Most Prolific and Versatile Racing Car DesignersTony SouthgateMotor Racing Publications Ltd-15-09-2010Description: The author's 38-year career as a racecar designer brought him into contact with many of the most colorful personalities in the sport. He was solely responsible for almost 50 cars, contributed to the design of a further 25, and was able to claim the 'triple crown' of major victories: his cars won the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. He writes about the challenges and stresses of designing and developing safe and race-winning cars, of periods of sadness after fatal accidents, and constantly pushing the boundaries of design technology. The wealth of color and black-and-white pictures and drawings are testament to the talent and versatility of this brilliantly successful designer.9781899870820G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design,Biography: Sport,Autobiography: Sport Format: Hardcover Language: en |
 | The Jeep: History of a World War II Legend: History of a World War II LegendDavid DaletSchiffer Publishing-15-11-201380 pagesDescription: An American classic! This new book is a detailed, highly illustrated look at the legendary World War II era Jeep. Detailed text discusses Jeep planning, development and production, then moves into its World War II variants, specialized equipment, accessories and use by other Allied forces. Nearly 200 high-quality color and war-era photos show the Jeep in its many functions. Up-close, detailed images show the differences between variant types. This book is a concise reference for the Jeep enthusiast, historian and restorer.9780764344602G1AutomobileCategories: Military History,Second World War,Military Vehicles Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 80 |
 | Mauro Forghieri. 30 anni di Ferrari e oltre. Ediz. illustrataMauro Forghieri,Daniele BuzzonettiGiunti Editore-19-11-2008240 pages9788809062092G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Tempo libero,Automobilismo,Trasporti e meccanica Format: Hardcover Edition: Illustrated Language: it Pages Read: 240 |
 | La Ferrari secondo Forghieri. Dal 1947 a oggi. Ediz. illustratadal 1947 a oggiMauro Forghieri,Daniele BuzzonettiNada-04-04-2012304 pagesDescription: Molte delle Ferrari, monoposto e Sport, che possono vantare l'alloro iridato, sono uscite dalla sua fantasia e sono state tracciate dalla sua mano. Così è stato per la 158 F1 di Surtees del 1964, così per le imbattibili T dell'era Lauda-Regazzoni, ma altrettanto si potrebbe dire per le varie 250 P, 330 P3 e P4, oltre naturalmente alla 312 "PB", indiscusse protagoniste tra le Sport fra gli anni Sessanta e i Settanta. È finalmente un Forghieri a tutto tondo quello che si racconta in questo volume dove storie note, ma soprattutto inedite, si intrecciano in un appassionante racconto supportato da un ricchissimo apparato iconografico assolutamente inedito, per gran parte proveniente dall'archivio della casa editrice. Il volume è inoltre arricchito da una serie di disegni tecnici a firma di Giorgio Piola, relativi ad alcune delle Ferrari iridate, commentati e spiegati da Mauro Forghieri. Presentazione di Gian Paolo Dallara.9788879115377G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Tempo libero,Automobilismo,Trasporti e meccanica Illustrators: G. Piola Format: Hardcover Edition: Illustrated Language: it Pages Read: 304 |
 | Equations of Motion: Adventure, Risk and Innovation - an Engineering AutobiographyWilliam F. MillikenBentley Publishers-02-02-20099780837615707G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorie12-04-2014 - 23-05-2014Format: Paperback |
 | Lancia and De VirgilioAt the CentreGeoffrey GoldbergDavid Bull Publishing,U.S.-01-05-2014332 pagesDescription: Geoffrey Goldberg chronicles one of Italy's great marques through the life of designer-engineer Francesco De Virgilio. In addition to playing a central role in the creation of the first V-6 engine and Lancia's technically advanced Aurelia road car, De Virgilio was part of the company's inner circle through his marriage to the daughter of founder Vincenzo Lancia.9781935007258G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Lancia automobile Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 332 |
 | The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the LegacyThe Men, the Motor Cars, and the LegacyCharles K. HydeGreat Lakes Books Series-08-04-2005251 pagesDescription: At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, much to Ford's advantage, John and At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, much to Ford's advantage, John and Horace Dodge again changed the face of the automotive market in 1914 by introducing their own car. The Dodge Brothers automobile carried on their names even after their untimely deaths in 1920, with the company then remaining in the hands of their widows until its sale in 1925 to New York bankers and subsequent purchase in 1928 by Walter Chrysler. The Dodge nameplate has endured, but despite their achievements and their critical role in the early success of Henry Ford, John and Horace Dodge are usually overlooked in histories of the early automotive industry. Charles K. Hyde's book The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy is the first scholarly study of the Dodge brothers and their company, chronicling their lives--from their childhood in Niles, Michigan, to their long years of learning the machinist's trade in Battle Creek, Port Huron, Detroit, and Windsor, Ontario--and examining their influence on automotive manufacturing and marketing trends in the early part of t...9780814332467G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: Business & Industry,Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,Industrialisation & Industrial History Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 251 |
 | Master of Precision: Henry M. LelandOttilie M. LelandWayne State University Press-01-09-1996300 pagesDescription: Henry Martyn Leland (1843-1932) is one of the most outstanding figures in automotive history. Best known for developing the Cadillac and the Lincoln, Leland was among the pioneers who set Detroit on its course as the automobile capital of the world. Master of Precision is the fascinating firsthand account of Leland's life and work during the early days of the automobile industry. Trained in New England factories known for their precision manufacturing, Henry Leland was an expert machinist before he began to reshape automobile production. Affectionately called Uncle Henry and the Grand Old Man of Detroit, he was a demanding but highly-respected employer who set new standards of precision, quality, and performance. First published in 1966 by Wayne State University Press, Master of Precision was re-released in 1996 in celebration of the centennial of automobile manufacturing in North America.9780814326657G1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biography: Business & Industry,Biography: Sport,Regional Studies Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 300 |
 | Life at the LimitTriumph and Tragedy in Formula OneSid WatkinsPan Macmillan-01-01-1996258 pages9780333657744G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Automobile racing Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 258 |
 | Panhard Levassor: Pioneers in Automobile ExcellencePioneers in Automobile ExcellenceDavid BeareAmberley Publishing-15-12-2017128 pagesDescription: Panhard & Levassor was a ground-breaking company whose innovations set the standard for modern motoring. Not only was it the first company to produce a vehicle with an internal combustion engine mounted at the head of the chassis rather than under the driver's seat, the entire 'Panhard' layout of engine, gearbox, shaft drive to rigid rear axle, set the standard which is still used today. As the author reveals, Panhard & Levassor can also claim to be the first manufacturer to sell cars commercially.Author David Beare follows the fortunes of the company and its two founders, the affable and portly René Panhard complementing the intelligent and somewhat haughty Émile Levassor. From the late 1800s through the two world wars, they continued to produce revolutionary designs, including sleeve valves, monocoque chassis units and the new economy cars with air-cooled flat-twin engines and bodies and chassis made largely of aluminium. As an important contributor to the design and performance of their subsequent road cars, Panhard & Levassor’s pioneering competition successes in early road-racing in the period from 1894 to 1903 are also covered, when the company was at the forefront of motor-racing technology and won many races. The story ends with the take-over of the company by Citroën, which ultimately absorbed the Panhard & Levassor creative genius into their own designs.9781445665344G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Automobile engineers Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 128 |
 | American IconAlan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor CompanyBryce G. HoffmanCurrency-05-02-2013432 pagesDescription: The inside story of the epic turnaround of Ford Motor Company under the leadership of CEO Alan Mulally. At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, Ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its divided global operations, transform its lackluster product lineup, and overcome a dysfunctional culture of infighting, backstabbing, and excuses. It was an extraordinary risk, but it was the only way the Ford family—America’s last great industrial dynasty—could hold on to their company. Mulally and his team pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in business history. As the rest of Detroit collapsed, Ford went from the brink of bankruptcy to being the most profitable automaker in the world. American Icon is the compelling, behind-the-scenes account of that epic turnaround. In one of the great management narratives of our time, Hoffman puts the reader inside the boardroom as Mulally uses his celebrated Business Plan Review meetings to drive change and force Ford to deal with the painful realities of the American auto industry. Hoffman was granted unprecedented access to Ford’s top executives and top-secret company documents. He spent countless hours with Alan Mulally, Bill Ford...9780307886064G1AutomobileCategories: Business,Corporate & Business History,Automobile Industry Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 432 |
 | Scarfiotti. Dalla Fiat a RossfeldPaola RivoltaLiberilibri-19-04-2018472 pages9788898094448G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Automobilismo Format: Hardcover Language: it Pages Read: 472 |
 | Michigan’s C. Harold WillsThe Genius Behind the Model T and the Wills Sainte Claire AutomobileAlan Naldrett and Lynn Lyon Naldrett for the Wills Sainte Claire MuseumArcadia Publishing-01-01-20171 pagesDescription: One of the unsung heroes of the auto world, C. Harold Wills designed the Model T when he worked as Henry Ford's right-hand man. Later, he founded his own company to produce the legendary Wills Sainte Claire. Every endeavor displayed his trademark inventiveness, from the development of the overhead cam engine to the toboggan run on the roof of his house. He used his money to create one of the first worker model cities at Marysville, Michigan. In this long-overdue biography, Alan and Lynn Lyon Naldrett preserve the legacy of an automotive icon.9781625859877G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Business & Economics Language: en Pages Read: 1 |
 | The Perfect Car: The Biography of John Barnard – Motorsport’s Most Creative DesignerThe Biography of John Barnard Motorsport s Most Creative DesignerNick SkeensEvro Publishing Limited-11-09-2018656 pagesDescription: John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for perfection in racing car design. Written with Barnard's cooperation and with input from dozens of associates, drivers and rivals, this biography tells the entire story, both personal and professional, of a British design genius. Barnard's technical achievements are explored in detail--and in accessible language--with special emphasis on his brilliant initiatives while at McLaren (the first carbon-fiber composite chassis) and Ferrari (the first semi-automatic gearbox). The Perfect Car is also a human-interest story, telling a tale of innovation under intense pressure while Barnard endeavoured to maintain a stable family life. This is a landmark book that will be relished by anyone interested in motorsport and design.9781910505274G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Motor Sports Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 656 |
 | Car Guys vs. Bean CountersThe Battle for the Soul of American BusinessBob LutzPortfolio-09-06-2011256 pagesDescription: A legend in the car industry reveals the philosophy that's starting to turn General Motors around. In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its embrace of Lutz's philosophy. When Lutz got into the auto business in the early sixties, CEOs knew that if you captured the public's imagination with great cars, the money would follow. The car guys held sway, and GM dominated with bold, creative leadership and iconic brands like Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC, and Chevrolet. But then GM's leadership began to put their faith in analysis, determined to eliminate the "waste" and "personality worship" of the bygone creative leaders. Management got too smart for its own good. With the bean counters firmly in charge, carmakers (and much of American industry) lost their single-minded focus on product excellence. Decline followed. Lutz's commonsense lessons (with a generous helping of fascinating anecdotes) will inspire readers at any company facing the bean counter analysis-paralysis menace.9781591844006G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorienull - 19-05-2013Categories: Business,Automobile Industry,Biography & Memoir Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 256 |
 | MiniThe True And Secret History Of The Making Of A Motor CarSimon GarfieldFaber & Faber-03-08-2010200 pagesDescription: In 1959, the first Mini was produced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. They would clash over an uncomfortable and unsafe prototype, and the public had to be convinced to buy a car that let in water when it rained. But somehow the Mini became an icon. Designed for austerity and efficiency, the car came to represent individuality and classlessness. Today, the car is still produced at Cowley - it is now owned by BMW and called the MINI. A great British manufacturing story, it is more popular throughout the world than it has ever been, a symbol of the age that created it. But who makes these things, and what do they think about their work? By meeting the people behind the MINI, Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating story of endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. The modern MINI has come a long way from the leaky floor and sliding windows. But throughout its history, the people behind it have always known that they have been making something rare - a car with soul.9780571248117G1AutomobileCategories: Sports,Sports & Recreation Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 200 |
 | Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of DetroitHarley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of DetroitWilliam KnoedelsederHarper Business-18-09-2018320 pagesDescription: The New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the remarkable life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile styling, thereby revolutionized the way cars were made, marketed, and even imagined. Harleys Earl’s story qualifies as a bona fide American family saga. It began in the Michigan pine forest in the years after the Civil War, traveled across the Great Plains on the wooden wheels of a covered wagon, and eventually settled in a dirt road village named Hollywood, California, where young Harley took the skills he learned working in his father’s carriage shop and applied them to designing sleek, racy-looking automobile bodies for the fast crowd in the burgeoning silent movie business. As the 1920s roared with the sound of mass manufacturing, Harley returned to Michigan, where, at GM’s invitation, he introduced art into the rigid mechanics of auto-making. Over the next thirty years, he functioned as a kind of combination Steve Jobs and Tom Ford of his time, redefining the form and function of the country’s premier product. His impact was profound. When he retired as GM’s VP of Styling in 1958, Detroit reigned as the manufacturing capitol of the world and General Motors ranked as the most successful company in the history of business. Knoedelseder tells the story in ways both large and s...9780062289070G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Industries / Automobile Industry,BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/Business,TRANSPORTATION/Automotive / History Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 320 |
 | Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of TomorrowSteve LehtoChicago Review Press-01-04-2018272 pagesDescription: A 2017 Michigan Notable Book After World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to retool their production to meet the demands of the American public, for whom they had not made any cars since 1942. And then in stepped Preston Tucker. This salesman extraordinaire from Ypsilanti, Michigan, had built race cars before the war, and had designed prototypes for the military during it. Now, gathering a group of brilliant automotive designers, engineers, and promoters, he announced the creation of a revolutionary new car: the Tucker '48, the first car in almost a decade to be built fresh from the ground up. Tucker's car would include ingenious advances in design and engineering that other car companies could not match. With a rear engine, rear-wheel drive, a safety-glass windshielf that would pop out in case of an accident, a padded dashboard, independent suspension, and automatic transmission, it would be more attractive and aerodynamic—and safer—than any other car on the road. But as the public eagerly awaited Tucker's car of tomorrow, powerful forces in Washington were trying to bring him down. An SEC commissioner with close ties to Detroit's Big Three automakers deliberately leaked information about an investigation the agency was conducting, suggesting that Tucker was bilking investors with a massive fraud scheme. Headlines accused him a perpetrating a hoax ...9780912777733G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 272 |
 | The Unknown Kimi RaikkonenKari HotakainenSimon & Schuster Ltd-18-10-2018336 pagesDescription: Kimi Räikkönen is the Finnish superstar Formula One driver with a reputation for being fast on the track and silent off it – until now! In this superb and authorised portrait of Räikkönen, Kari Hotakainen gets to reveal the side of the man that few beyond his close family and friends have ever seen. Enigmatic and private, Ferrari’s former world champion driver rarely opens up to outsiders, but he granted Hotakainen exclusive access to his world and to his way of thinking. It ensures that this will be a book that will delight all fans of motorsport, who have long revered the Finn. Including never-previously-seen photographs from his own collection, The Unknown Kimi Räikkönentakes the reader into the heart of the action at grands prix around the world, behind the scenes as race strategies are planned, and opens up the private side of his life that he normally guards so carefully. With all the cult appeal of I Am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the raw excitement of Formula One and the insight of the best biographies, this is a book every sports fan will want to treasure.9781471177668G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: Sport Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 336 |
 | Bugatti & Lotus thriller. La costruzione di un sognoArtioli RomanoCairo Publishing-01-01-20199788830900172G1AutomobileCategories: Fiction Language: it |
 | The Brawn Story: The Man And The Team That Turned Formula 1 Upside DownChristopher HiltonNot Avail-01-12-2009320 pagesDescription: This is the story of Ross Brawn and his career in motorsport.9781844259373G1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Motor Sports,Formula 1 & Grand Prix Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 320 |
 | Zora Arkus-Duntov -The Legend Behind CorvetteJerry BurtonRobert Bentley, Inc-03-01-2003432 pagesDescription: Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette tells the story of how a gifted engineer brought up by Russian Revolutionary parents became the guiding force behind the legendary American sports car, and in the process attained the elite status of American legend himself. Author Jerry Burton, founding editor and current editorial director of Corvette Quarterly, has worked with many of Zora's friends and colleagues, as well as his widow Elfi, to write the first major biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov. Burton has illustrated his book with hundreds of unpublished photos, blueprints, and archival documents.This book puts Duntov in the perspective needed to understand his achievements as a Russian-Jewish immigrant fighting to make his mark at General Motors.9780837608587L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorie29-11-2014 - 24-12-2014Format: Hardcover Pages Read: 432 |
 | A History of ProgressChronicle of AUDI AGL1Automobile |
 | Paul Roscheein genialer Motorenkonstrukteur ; Geschichten zur GeschichteKarl H. HufstadtEgmont VGS-01-01-2003126 pages9783802515200L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieFormat: Hardcover Language: de Pages Read: 126 |
 | Colin Chapman: Inside the InnovatorInside the InnovatorKarl LudvigsenEvro Publishing Limited-07-09-2021400 pagesDescription: Renowned as one of the greatest creative forces in the world of the automobile, Lotus’s Colin Chapman (1928–82) left a mixed legacy. Was he an unparalleled innovator or an uninhibited exploiter of the uncredited ideas of others? In this landmark book, celebrated author Karl Ludvigsen gets to grips with the legend, digging deep beneath the skin of Chapman and his cars to explore and expose the motivations that drove this mercurial and controversial genius. Interviews with key figures in the Chapman story mesh with information from the author’s extensive archives to make this book a unique and compelling encounter between the engineer-innovator and the historian-investigator. Conceiving concepts: assessment of the man whom Keith Duckworth described as ‘the most brilliant conceptual engineer I’ve known’. Engine enterprise: recognising that he was, in his words, ‘not an engine man’, Chapman made the best of engines available to him, whether Ford 1172 side-valve, BRM H-16, Cosworth DFV V8 or Pratt & Whitney gas turbine. Transmission topics: this chapter moves through Lotus-designed ‘Queerbox’ transaxles, four-wheel drive, automatic clutch actuation and much more. Suspension sagas: from makeshift suspension ingenuity on his first Austin-based special to espousal of active suspension just before his death, Chapman gained and exploited an advanced understanding of a car’s underpinnings. Structure stories: Chapman’s accomplishments in this field are numerous. Best-known among them ...9781910505649L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 400 |
 | The Cars of Harley EarlDavid W TempleCarTech Inc-16-05-2016193 pagesDescription: At 6-foot, 3-inches tall, Harley Earl was an imposing figure, but his true stature lies in his towering talent for automotive design and styling. Over his 50-year career, he created as well as collaborated on the most innovative, bold, technologically advanced cars made by General Motors. As a titan of American auto design, the cars he helped create are still celebrated today. And as an enduring legacy, he inspired a generation of engineers, designers, and stylists. Veteran automotive historian David W. Temple has researched and unearthed the complete story of Harley Earl’s cars, his notable design achievements, and many accolades. Working as a coachbuilder at his father's Earl Automotive Works in Hollywood, California, the young Earl learned his trade. After styling the 1927 LaSalle for GM president Alfred P. Sloan, Earl rose to prominence and ran the newly created department of Art and Color. Automobile design stagnated during the Depression and World War II, but the number of his contributions to the automotive world in the 1950s is staggering. When the jet age hit, he fully embraced aviation design and infused it into GM cars. The Buick Y-Job and GM Le Sabre featured many firsts in automotive design and hardware. The Y-Job's fender extensions trailing over the doors, disappearing headlamps, flush door handles, a metal cover over the convertible top were a few innovations. When General Motors needed to show off its cars and technology, Harley Earl-designed cars were the...9781613252345L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Transportation Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 193 |
 | Mauro Forghieri. Deus ex machinaMauro Forghieri,Pino Allievi,Paolo Barillà01-01-2019148 pages9788894414912L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Sports & Recreation Language: it Pages Read: 148 |
 | Porsche 917 Owners' Workshop Manual 1969 onwards (all models): An insight into the design, engineering, maintenance and operation of Porsche's legendary sports-racing carAn insight into the design, engineering, maintenance and operation of Porsche's legendary sports-racing carIan WagstaffHaynes Publishing UK-10-12-2015160 pagesDescription: Today, the Porsche 917 is one of the most sought-after and revered classic sports-racing cars of all time. This manual provides a fascinating insight into the design, evolution, operation, maintenance and restoration of the Porsche 917.9780857337658L1AutomobileCategories: Motor Cars Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 160 |
 | Creative Industries of Detroit: The Untold Story of Detroit's Secret Concept Car BuilderThe Untold Story of Detroit's Secret Concept Car BuilderLeon DixonCartech, Incorporated-01-01-2017192 pagesDescription: " The most exhaustive and complete account of the Creative Industries'Äôs 40-plus-year history of creating dream, prototype, concept, and one-off cars. Get the exclusive story behind the automotive creations at Creative Industries of Detroit from Dwight D. Eisenhower'Äôs 1950 Presidential Limousine to the 1993 Mustang Mach III concept cars and more. Dream cars examined, with great detail, in this volume include the Ford Atmos-FX, Mercury XM-800, Dodge Granada, Packard Balboa, Packard Panthers, Packard Request, Ford Mystere, Corvette Corvair, Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, DeLorean, and many more. An amazing amount of hardware was constructed, each made separate from the other and with a high level of secrecy. The careers of the company's founder, Fred Johnson, and his successor, Rex Terry, are featured to show how two former Chrysler employees led the most diverse automotive firm in all of Detroit. As America entered the postwar 1950s, a resurgence by the auto manufacturers enabled them to create the most eccentric and extravagant automobiles of all time. Fierce competition between designers from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and independents, such as Packard, all turned to one car builder nestled firmly in America's bustling automotive mecca to help design the most elaborate prototype and concept cars ever: Creative Industries of Detroit. This all-inclusive book is the first ever on the subject and features behind-the-scenes images and interviews that have never bef...9781613252130L1AutomobileCategories: Transportation Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 192 |
 | Inspired to Design: F1 cars, Indycars & racing tyres: the autobiography of Nigel Bennett– F1 cars, Indycars & racing tyres: the autobiography of Nigel BennettNigel BennettVeloce Publishing-01-12-2013176 pagesDescription: The differences between running an Indy car on a road circuit and an oval are covered, as is the struggle to get the best from a car for the Indy 500 - a task which is described with unusual clarity. Nigel also describes the story of the ‘Big Beast’ – the Mercedes pushrod engine that won the 1994 Indy 500. Sharing in detail his own view of the importance of suspension geometry, and how it deviates from present practices, this book also includes personal views on the Penske years from a number of motor sport figures, and those of a rival Indy car designer Bruce Ashmore. A fascinating first-hand behind-the-scenes insight. Included in the story is considerable detail of Nigel’s eight years spent with the Firestone European Racing Division, covering an area vital to racing car performance, plus the relationship between a tyre company and its leading contracted team. The 60s and 70s were rife with tyre wars, and many interesting stories unfolded during those decades. With descriptions of the importance of the Race Engineer to the driver, and to a team’s competitiveness, Nigel Bennett draws on his years of experience to offer detailed insight to how an engineer worked with a car and tuned its set-up in an era before computer readouts and telemetry came to dominate.9781845845360L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Sport,Autobiography: Science, Technology & Engineering Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 176 |
 | Una vita per la FerrariPaolo ScaramelliIncontri Editrice-01-01-2018144 pages9788899667221L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biografie e autobiografie,Tempo libero,Automobilismo Editors: Leo Turrini Format: Paperback Language: it Pages Read: 144 |
 | History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed: James Dean's Killer Porsche, NASCAR's Fastest Monkey, Bonnie and Clyde's Getaway Car, and MoreJames Dean's Killer Porsche, NASCAR's Fastest Monkey, Bonnie and Clyde's Getaway Car, and MoreMatt Stone,Preston LernerMotorbooks-01-10-2014256 pagesDescription: All of the weird, wonderful, and amazing tales of cars and the characters who drove them. The automotive world is filled with crazy stories, mysteries, myths, rumors, and legends. Here are just a few covered in History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed. - After James Dean's death behind the wheel, parts of his car were sold off -- and cursed their subsequent owners. - Bonnie and Clyde almost exclusively stole Ford V8s as their getaway cars because they were the fastest cars of their day. Clyde Barrow even wrote Henry Ford a thank-you note for his unsuspecting help. - Peanuts in the shell are considered bad luck at NASCAR races. - James Brown's wife once claimed diplomatic immunity when fighting a traffic ticket because her husband was "the ambassador of soul." - Harry Houdini learned to drive late in life only because he needed to get to an airport for a stunt, and it was the only drive he ever made. - There is a myth of a 200-miles-per-gallon carburetor that oil companies and auto manufacturers are rumored to have kept hidden from the public. - A mechanic working in a car's trunk was once mistaken for a kidnapping victim. History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed covers every aspect of the intersection between people and their machines. The racing, manufacturing, crime, pop culture, and mechanical lives of cars are explained, along with the shockingly poor judgment of some human characters. Separate the fact from the fic...9780760347140L1AutomobileCategories: Transportation Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 256 |
 | The Magic of a Name: How Rolls Met Royce and Formed Britain's Most Prestigious CompanyRolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britains Most Prestigious CompanyPeter PughIcon Books-15-12-2015320 pagesDescription: The Magic of a Name tells the story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer—Rolls-Royce. Peter Pugh tells the story, beginning with the historic meeting in 1904 of Henry Royce and the Honourable C.S. Rolls, and the birth in 1906 of the legendary Silver Ghost.9781848319240L1AutomobileCategories: British & Irish History,Industrialisation & Industrial History,Business & Management Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 320 |
 | Total CompetitionLessons in Strategy from Formula OneRoss Brawn,Adam ParrSimon & Schuster-03-11-2016336 pagesDescription: Total Competition is the most compelling, comprehensive and revealing insight into what it takes to get to the top in Formula One that has ever been published. Across four decades, Ross Brawn was one of the most innovative and successful technical directors and then team principals in Formula One. Leading Benetton, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn and Mercedes, he worked with drivers such as Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton to make them world champions. In 2017, he was appointed F1's managing director, motor sports, by the sport's new owners Liberty Media. Now, in this fascinating book written with Adam Parr (who was CEO and then chairman of Williams for five years), he looks back over his career and methods to assess how he did it, and where occasionally he got things wrong. Total Competition is a definitive portrait of modern motorsport. In the book, Brawn and Parr explore the unique pressures of Formula One, their battles with Bernie Ecclestone, and the cut-throat world they inhabited, where coming second is never good enough. This book will appeal not only to the millions of Formula One fans who want to understand how Brawn operates, it will also provide many lessons in how to achieve your own business goals. 'A must-have insight into the awe-inspiring career of a true motor racing great' Daily Express9781471162350L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Autobiography: Sport Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 336 |
 | Andre Lefebvre and the Cars He Created at Voisin and CitrodnGijsbert-Paul BerkVeloce Publishing-01-11-2009144 pagesDescription: Together with his colleagues at Citroën, Andre Lefebvre created the Traction Avant (1934), the TUB (1939) – Citroën's first front wheel drive utility van that was succeeded by the H and HY vans (1947) – the Deux Chevaux (1948), and, last but not least, the DS (1955). From 1923 to 1931 Lefebvre also designed several highly original and outstanding competition cars and record-breaking automobiles for Voisin. He even drove some these cars in races and record attempts. It is obvious that during his 16 years with Gabriel Voisin he was very much influenced by the ideas of this illustrious aviation pioneer and car manufacturer. The experience gained during that period gave him the self-confidence to persuade his successive bosses at Citroën that his unorthodox approach to automobile design was what the company needed; first he convinced André Citroën, later Pierre Michelin, then Pierre-Jules Boulanger, and finally Robert Puiseux and Pierre Bercot. His oeuvre for Citroën alone earns him a place of honour among the great automobile designers of the past century. The fact that most present-day cars still carry the DNA of his design philosophy makes him stand out above other automotive pioneers and innovators. That is why it is amazing that so little is known about this fascinating and brilliant engineer. Andre Lefebvre and the Cars He Created at Voisin and Citroën was written in order to remedy that, and to pay tribute to André Lefebvre: the passionate pioneer who left car enthu...9781845842444L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Transportation Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 144 |
 | The Old Car Nut BookDavid DickinsonDavid D Dickinson-09-08-2013312 pagesDescription: The Old Car Nut Book was designed with the idea that EVERYONE in the old car hobby has a story or two to tell. These are stories from regular Old Car Nuts from across America. Contributors range from people like the average Joe at a car show to collectors and restorers that are very well known and respected in their local communities. The stories in this book tell about the contributor’s experiences from the time that cars first caught their eye up to their latest project and reveal the people and events that made an impact on them. You’ll find that you will enjoy reading these stories over and over again and will want to share them with friends and family, as well. You'll laugh and you'll cry. You'll step right into the past with each story told....9780989806503L1AutomobileCategories: Automotive History Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 312 |
 | Charles Clifton of Pierce-ArrowA Sure Hand and a Fine AutomobileRoger J. ShermanMcFarland-12-03-2019289 pagesDescription: As head of Pierce-Arrow in its formative years, Colonel Charles Clifton played a significant role in the development of a venerated automobile manufacturer. Roundly respected in his time, Clifton was a force in automobile trade associations for nearly a quarter century but slipped into undeserved obscurity after his death in 1928. This biography covers Charles Clifton's role in the earliest conflicts and achievements of the American automobile industry and the growth of the Pierce-Arrow company, using industry publications and periodicals of the time as well as recollections of his associates and contemporaries. It details his wider importance in shaping the industry itself, especially his role in the controversies surrounding the Selden patent and the patent cross-licensing agreement between auto manufacturers. The impact of World War I on the industry and Clifton's activities responding to the vast operational changes the war brought about conclude the book.9781476675848L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Transportation Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 289 |
 | The Studebaker History CornerJan YoungLulu.com-09-08-2020150 pagesDescription: The Studebaker History Corner is a collection of more than a hundred anecdotes and short stories covering the entire span of Studebaker's history from 1852 through 1966. Including both the famous and the obscure, it provides perspective, adds detail to existing histories, and entertains with facts you haven't heard before, accompanied by authenticated and corrected versions of some of the stories you most likely have heard. For instance, the Studebaker History Corner includes an article on the Studebaker Electrics, setting them in the context of the rest of the electric auto industry. Studebaker, we learn, was an important manufacturer, but neither the largest nor the longest-lived. The book also includes the story of the Selden patent and Studebaker's place in it, the fascinating story of a theft from the Studebaker administration building, the history of Studebaker's unionization, an account of the relationship between Studebaker and Trans International Airlines and much more.9781716680441L1AutomobileCategories: Business & Economics Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 150 |
 | DrivenInside BMW, the Most Admired Car Company in the WorldDavid KileyJohn Wiley & Sons-02-04-2004348 pagesDescription: An exclusive look at one of the world's most successful and controversial companies, and the mysterious family behind it. BMW is arguably the most admired carmaker in the world. It's financial performance is the envy of its competitors, and BMW products inspire near-fanatical loyalty. While many carmakers struggle with falling sales, profits and market share, demand for BMWs continues to grow, frequently outpacing production. Now, David Kiley-Detroit Bureau Chief at USA Today and author of Getting the Bugs Out, which covered Volkswagen's demise and rebirth, goes inside the fabled German automaker to see how it does what it does so well. With unprecedented access to BMW executives, Kiley goes behind the walls of BMW's famed "Four Cylinders" headquarters in Munich at a time when the company is in its most aggressive, and some say riskiest, expansion in its history and when some of the company's new products, like the 7 Series sedan and Z4 roadster, are for the first time drawing as many barbs from critics as bouquets. Kiley covers intimate details of the boardroom drama surrounding the company's nearly disastrous acquisition and subsequent sale of the British Rover Group and its expansion into selling MINI and Rolls Royce cars. Besides being a world-class carmaker, BMW is also considered one of the smartest consumer marketing companies and Kiley explores the extraordinary value and management of the BMW brand mystique. He also takes a revealing look at the mysterious and ult...9780471269205L1AutomobileCategories: Business & Economics Format: Hardcover Language: en Pages Read: 348 |
 | Andre CitroenThe Man and the Motor CarsJohn ReynoldsSutton Publishing Limited-01-01-1999238 pagesDescription: The French automobile pioneer and entrepreneur Andre Citroen is one of the neglected founding figures of the industry. Although his name remains a familiar household word, his colourful personality and spectacular achievements are now largely unrecognized. This illustrated biography reviews Citroen's life and work and catalogues the cars he produced. It restores his reputation as one of the most progressive and imaginative characters in the history of the motor car.9780750923224L1Automobile,Biografie, lettere e memorieCategories: Automobile engineers Format: Paperback Language: en Pages Read: 238 |
 | Ferrari rex. Biografia di un grande italiano del NovecentoLuca Dal MonteNada-01-01-20161104 pagesDescription: Il volume, di oltre 1100 pagine, corredato da immagini del tutto inedite, è frutto di quattro anni di scrittura e di sette di ricerche condotte su quotidiani e riviste così come su documenti e carte private mai studiate in precedenza; il tutto arricchito dalla testimonianza di molti dei personaggi della cerchia più stretta dell'uomo di Maranello. Indiscusso protagonista del libro è soprattutto l'uomo Ferrari: dal ragazzino sognatore al pilota dei primi anni Venti, dal giovane imprenditore all'istrionico direttore sportivo della "Scuderia Ferrari" che, alla soglia dei cinquant'anni, realizza il proprio sogno diventando costruttore di automobili. Dopo il Secondo conflitto mondiale, il "Drake" si getta ancora una volta nella mischia e, a suon di vittorie e titoli iridati, consacra il suo nome e quello della sua fabbrica nell'Olimpo dall'automobilismo mondiale. Folgoranti successi si alternano ad incalcolabili perdite sino a quando Ferrari, come soltanto i grandi uomini sanno fare, esce di scena, in silenzio.9788879116329L1Biografie, lettere e memorie ,AutomobileCategories: Biography & Autobiography Format: Hardcover Language: it Pages Read: 1104 |