Illustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles

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Penguin, Jan 6, 2009 - Transportation - 360 pages

A nostalgic look at the world's best-loved and most significant automobiles

Drive down memory lane with this celebration of 150 of the world's greatest cars, from the weird and wonderful to the largest, fastest and most infamous.

From 0 to 150 take a journey through the first steam-powered vehicles and the Model T Ford, to favourites like the James Bond amphibian car, the holder of the supersonic land speed record and the latest Air car recently hailed as the true car of tomorrow.

Just the thing for boys of all ages!
A nostalgic look at the world's best-loved and most significant automobiles Drive down memory lane with this celebration of 150 of the world's greatest cars, from the weird and wonderful to the largest, fastest and most infamous.From 0 to 150 take a journey through the first steam-powered vehicles and the Model T Ford, to favourites like the James Bond amphibian car, the holder of the supersonic land speed record and the latest Air car recently hailed as the true car of tomorrow. Just the thing for boys of all ages!

 

Selected pages

Contents

The Birth of Internal Combustion 8
8
Benz Motorwagen 10
11
Lanchester 12
12
Ford Quadricycle 14
15
Jenatzy La Jamais Contente 16
17
LohnerPorsche 18
19
Oldsmobile Curved Dash 22
22
Stanley Steamer 24
25
Trabant 186
186
Zil 111 188
189
Ghia Selene 192
193
BMC Mini 194
195
Shamrock 196
196
Simca Fulgur 198
199
SteyrPuch Haflinger 200
200
A Decade Without Limits 202
202

Mercedes 60hp 26
26
RollsRoyce Silver Ghost 28
29
Ford Model T 30
30
Vauxhall KN 32
33
Fiat S76 300hp 34
34
Schilovski Gyrocar 36
37
Alfa Romeo 4060hp Aerodinamica 38
38
Austin Seven 40
41
Lancia Lambda 42
42
HighamThomas Babs Special 44
44
Sunbeam 350hp Bluebird 46
47
Monotrace 48
49
Bugatti Type 41 Royale 52
52
Opel Rak 2 Rocket Car 54
55
Bentley 45liter Blower 56
56
Speeding Through the War Years 58
58
Burney Streamline 60
61
Citroën Petite Rosalie 62
62
Maybach DS8 Zeppelin 64
65
Chrysler Airflow 66
66
Citroën Traction Avant 70
71
Tatra Type 77 72
72
Bluebird 74
75
Stout Scarab 76
76
Auto Union TypeC 78
79
Peugeot 402 Andreau 1940 80
80
Toyota AA 82
83
Fiat 500 Tipo Corsa 84
85
Chrysler Thunderbolt 86
86
MercedesBenz T80 88
89
KDFWagenVolkswagen 90
90
Willys MB Jeep 92
93
Healey 24liter 94
94
Tucker 48 Torpedo 98
99
Cisitalia 202 100
100
Davis Divan 102
103
Citroën 2CV 104
104
Hudson Commodore 106
107
Jaguar XK120 108
108
Land Rover Series 1 110
111
Panhard Dynavia 112
112
Tasco 116
117
Saab 92 118
118
The JetPropelled ChromePlated Era 120
120
Rover Jet 1 122
122
Triumph TRX 124
125
Chrysler K310 126
126
Pegaso Z102 128
129
Bentley RType Continental 132
132
Dodge Firearrow 134
134
Isetta 136
137
Jowett Jupiter R4 138
138
BertoneAlfa Romeo BAT 7 140
141
Cadillac El Camino 142
142
Ferguson R4 144
144
General Motors Firebird XP21 146
147
NashAustin Metropolitan 148
149
Jaguar DType 150
150
Maserati 250F 152
153
MercedesBenz 300SL 154
154
MercedesBenz W196 156
157
Ghia Gilda 158
159
Citroën DS 160
160
Damolnar Bisiluro 162
163
Lincoln Futura 166
166
Powerdrive 168
169
Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 170
171
Pontiac XP200 Club De Mer 172
173
Renault Etoile Filante 174
174
Aurora 178
178
Edsel Pacer 180
181
Fiat Nuova 500 182
182
Cooper T4345 Climax 184
184
Pininfarina X 204
205
Amphicar 770 206
206
Chrysler Turboflite 208
209
Ford Gyron 210
211
Jaguar EType 212
212
Renault 4 214
215
Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark XP755 216
217
Ford Mustang 1 218
218
ShelbyAC Cobra 220
220
Studebaker Avanti 222
223
Willys Jeep Wagoneer 224
225
Bertone Testudo 228
229
Aston Martin DB5 230
230
Chrysler Turbine 232
232
Excalibur SS 234
235
NSU Wankel Spider 236
236
Porsche 911 238
239
Ford GT40 240
240
AustinFLM Panelcraft Taxi 244
244
Goldenrod 246
247
Oldsmobile Toronado 248
248
Lotus Europa 250
251
Bertone Carabo 252
253
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 256
256
Ikenga 258
259
Fuel Crisis and Moon Landings 260
260
Bond Bug 262
262
Citroën SM 264
265
Costin Amigo 266
266
Sommer Joker 268
269
Lamborghini Countach 270
270
NASA Lunar Roving Vehicle 272
273
Fiat ESV 1500 274
275
Zagato Zele 1000 278
278
AMC Pacer 280
281
Lepoix Ding 282
282
Lotus Esprit 284
285
Aston Martin Lagonda 286
286
Stimson Scorcher 288
288
Tyrrell P34 290
291
Lotus 79 294
295
Copper Electric Runabout 296
296
DeLorean DMC12 298
298
Weitz X600 300
301
Driving in a Faster Cleaner World 302
302
Ligier JS4 304
304
McLaren MP41 306
307
General Motors Lean Machine 308
309
Range Rover Popemobile 310
310
Africar 312
313
Glenfrome Facet 314
314
Saab EV1 316
317
Sinclair C5 318
318
Italdesign Aztec 320
320
MercedesBenz F 100 322
322
AM General Hummer 326
327
Hobbycar 328
329
McLaren F1 330
331
Renault Zoom 332
332
GM EV1 334
334
MercedesBenz F 300 LifeJet 336
337
MCC Smart 338
338
Rinspeed XTrem 340
341
TVR Speed 12 342
343
Idea KAZ 344
344
Renault Sport Clio V6 348
348
Bentley State Limousine 350
351
Enzo Ferrari 352
352
Isuzu ZEN 354
355
Bugatti Veyron 356
356
Index 358
358
Acknowledgments 360
360
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

Giles Chapman is an award-winning journalist and author of more than 40 books on a wide spectrum of car subjects. Drive is the third major title he has directed for DK after the internationally successful The Car Book (2011) and The Classic Car Book (2016), bringing his knowledge of car culture, history, and industry from 35 years in the motoring media. He was editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world's best-selling classic car magazine, and since 1994 he has contributed to dozens of major newspapers and magazines. Besides his own books - which include My Dad had One Of Those, Chapman's Car Compendium, and Britain's Toy Car Wars - he has worked as an advisor to many other authors and publishers. He founded the Royal Automobile Club's Motoring Book Of The Year Award, and appears regularly on TV and radio commenting on motoring and automotive industry issues.

Bibliographic information

TitleIllustrated Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Automobiles
AuthorGiles Chapman
PublisherPenguin, 2009
ISBN0756655625, 9780756655624
Length360 pages
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Technology & Engineering / History
Transportation / Automotive / History
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