Car

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A photo essay about the history, development, and impact of automobiles from horseless carriages and Model T Fords to modern high-performance racing cars; featuring detailed cutaway photos showing how the moving parts of a car work.

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Title Statements

Full title :Car / written by Richard Sutton.

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Publication Date:2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):DK
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2005.

Notes

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.

The Physical Object

Description:72 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color) ; : 29 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0756613841, 9780756613846, 0756613930, 9780756613938
oclc:ocm61494009
LC Classification:TL147
Dewey Decimal:629.222

Horseless power -- Pioneers -- Warning signals -- Coachbuilt splendor -- Open road -- Mass-production -- Supercharged power -- Lighting the way -- Traveling in style -- High performance -- American dream -- Cars for the city -- Racing car -- Creating a car -- Anatomy of a car -- Driving force -- How the engine works -- Inside the engine -- Fuel and air -- Vital spark -- Drive train -- Smoothing the ride -- Stopping and steering -- Changing wheels -- Riding on air -- Marques and makes -- Did you know? -- Car culture -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

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Automobiles Automobiles -- Juvenile literature engineering History Juvenile works Literature machinery Machinery -- Juvenile literature Machines -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive Transportation -- History Transportation, Automotive -- History Transportation, Automotive -- Juvenile … Transports routiers -- Ouvrages pour la…