Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Automotive    4. Automotive - Antique & Classic    5. Automotive - General    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Ford automobile    8. History    9. Transportation   

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Extremely well gotten Up !!!!
Pedal Cars is literally "mind candy"An inescribably delicious feast for the eyes and the mind,(and the lover of the unique within us all)!The photographs, renederings,and adverts are par excellence. The printing is lavishly well done in extremely clean and magical colours.The photographs of children proudly seated in their autos are priceless.I f you wish to enter the realm of the authentic pedal car, and also a tour of American Childhood Nostalgia,I urge you to purchase this book immediately!

Comprehensive, insightful and a delight to read...
Mr. Bloemker's journalistic approach favors detail and context over mindless hype. It's refreshing to see Pedal Cars -- largely ignored by many antique buffs -- covered in such a comprehensive manner. Highlights include the pre-world World War II era, with excellent detail on American National, Garton, Steelcraft and other top manufacturers. AMF's 1960s era heyday is explored thoroughly as well.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Automotive - General    3. History    4. Pedal cars    5. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    6. Toys    7. Transportation    8. Antiques & Collectibles / Toys    9. Other manufacturing technologies    10. Road & motor vehicles: general interest   

Editorial Review

The electric vehicle of historian David Kirsch's title is an old technology that seems ever on the verge of making a comeback. In the late 1890s, the electric engine competed with steam- and gasoline-driven engines to become the standard for automobile manufacturers, and it remained competitive for nearly a decade until, in the early 1900s, the internal-combustion engine captured the market.Read more

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Great Read ... Interesting Thesis
Electric Vehicles giving way to the Internal Combustion Engine was not a given at the turn of the 20th century.
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Subjects:  1. Automobile industry and trade    2. Automobiles    3. Automobiles, Electric    4. Automotive - Antique & Classic    5. Design and construction    6. History    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Transportation    9. United States    10. American history    11. Atmospheric pollution    12. Automotive technology    13. Impact of science & technology on society    14. Petroleum technology    15. Social history    16. Sociology, Social Studies    17. USA   

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An excellent piece
This is truly an oustanding book with lovely photography and compact writing. The result is an interesting read with plenty of history coveyed in a complete and interesting way.

Super Book for Vintage Trailer Fans
This book is essential for any fan of vintage campers.It has so much more than the story of Airstreams with coverage of many varities, both unique and common.Great photos on every page, with enough text to describe without a lot of needless details. Keister is on target with the vintage trailer hobby.If you are not a trailer collector, you might be after this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antique and classic cars    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Antique & Classic    4. Automotive - Miscellaneous Vehicles    5. Popular Culture - General    6. Transportation    7. Travel trailers    8. Travel trailers and campers    9. United States    10. Road & motor vehicles: general interest    11. Transportation / General   

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Exciting Mix Of Automobile History & Premium Photography
When it comes to the love of automobiles, my hub is somewhat of a road warrior. So, when he purchased this book, I must admit I feigned polite interest. After thumbing through pages of classy, glossy dream vehicles--- I was hooked.This was no ordinary book on cars. This was eye candy with all pedals to the metal. The Open Road Comes Alive
Lewis captures the epic wonder, strange beauty, and raucous vitality of the American road. Her eye is attracted to the things we often notice, but seldom observe. The text is excellent, offering actual experiences of those who journeyed along these fabled highways in the past. The color photography is mouth-watering and extremely vivid (the neon practically jumps from the page), but the black and white photos are especially haunting. They explore some of the same terrain immortalized by photographers such as Robert Frank and Dorothea Lange. All in all, a splendid book.

Worthwhile time-travel guide; review exerpt from lacar.com
...Arranged in chronological order, the seven chapters take us from 1895 through 1999. The pictorial focus is on American iron, largely from the '50s and '60s. Lewis' narration accompanies in a casual tone with dry humor and interesting historical anecdotes, allowing the reader to mentally complete the cross-country journey with ease. I found myself reliving the multiple coast to coast excursions I took in the 1970s and felt the seeds of yet another trip being planted.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile travel    2. Automobiles    3. Automotive    4. Automotive - Antique & Classic    5. Automotive - History    6. Automotive - Pictorial    7. Calendars    8. History    9. Individual Photographer    10. Pictorial works    11. Popular culture    12. Transportation    13. United States    14. Motor cars: general interest    15. Transportation / Automotive / Antique & Classic    16. USA   

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Mainstream
This book was a disapointment for me. I am going to vacation on the northern California coast this Fall and was hoping to learn something from this book, but it is mostly just the well worn mainstream information that doesn't need retelling. It completely omits the area I'll be and the areas it does cover are handled more effectivly in other books. The pictures are great, though.

A guidebook to the little known treasures of California
Famous for it's glitzy tourist meccas such as Hollywood, San Francisco and Venice Beach, many visitors - and not a few residents - are unaware that California offers breathtaking vistas and surprising varieties of experience only miles from the more popular tourist destinations.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile travel    2. California, Northern    3. Guidebooks    4. Scenic byways    5. Subjects & Themes - Travel - U.S./West    6. Tours    7. Travel    8. Travel - United States    9. United States - Pacific - California    10. United States - West - Pacific (General)    11. Antiques & Collectibles / Americana    12. California    13. Travel & holiday guides   

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Attention E-body lovers!!
This is a must have for you! Dedicated to the worlds toughest musclecars: the 'Cuda and Challenger.Any mopar fan will love it and any musclecar fan will appreciate the photos.This book is jam packed with big beautiful photos in the tradition of the author, Robert Genat.Special attention is given to the performance models and racing history (Trans Am and drag racing).Every coffee table should have one.No disappointments. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Automotive - General    4. Automotive - History    5. Automotive - Pictorial    6. Barracuda automobile    7. Challenger automobile    8. History    9. Transportation    10. Motor cars: general interest    11. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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Every would be Mustang owner should have this book
Thinking of buying that Mustang you always dreamed about?Then this book will help you.Each chapter refers to a model year.Read up on each model and find out what model suits your needs,desires and budget.If you want a basic mustang or a rare classic like a Shelby Mustang this book has the information.Good colour photos,great information in an easy to understand format will reward you with fulfilling your dream of mustang ownership.If you just love Mustangs and just want a good book this book is ideal. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobile Buying Guides    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Antique & Classic    4. Automotive - Buyer's Guides    5. Automotive - History    6. Domestic Automobiles - History    7. Transportation    8. Motor cars: general interest    9. Transportation / Automotive / General   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Automotive - Foreign - Repair & Maintenance    4. Automotive - Repair & Maintenance    5. Transportation    6. Road & motor vehicles: general interest    7. Transportation / Automotive / Foreign / Repair & Maintenance   

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Classy look at a classy era
I do love the creme de la creme cars from the 30's for their unique style and presence, and I had not found a book that came close to doing them justice till this one. There is not much detailed information on the models, just a short narative in the back, but the aesthetics of the pictures is almost overwhelming and for me obviated the need for more statistics. The cars are segmented by country, and it is fun to look at the differences in the underlying styles (and true to stereotype the French are clearly the most outrageous). There are some great, great cars in here (from the impressive Mercedes 500K to the fabulous Bugatti Atlantic) and I must say I fell in love with the Scarab pictured on the cover (kind of an elite VW van that would clearly not make it out of a design shop today!).It would be hard to make the selected autos look anything but terrific, but Furman's sensual photo's magnify the impact and luster of each model.The close ups of selected fittings, while not quite as breathtaking, do provide the sense of the individual and artistic attention paid to each of these very special creations. What a great gift for anyone who loves great design and great cars.If I could hand out 6 stars I would.

Nice photos lost in the binding.
I saw a review for this book in one of the classic car magazines and ordered the book. I myself produce a cable tv program. One of the vehicles that we featured was the Stout Scarab, the cover vehicle for this book. When the book arrived I was very dissappointed that almost 10 percent of every automobile photo was lost in the binding of the book. If ever there was a need for fold out pages or a wider format this was it. Though the photos are beautiful, so much is lost that in the whole it is painful to look at. I returned the book.
Coffee Table Picture Book
This is not a book about cars; it is an excercise in photography. If you are looking to read about the cars, you will be extremely dissapointed. Other than a tag stating the car model and year, there is no text whatsoever on pages with photos. Tiny capsule captions for each photo are found at the end of the book. The photos are exquisite, but they are all studio shots; none show the cars in their natural surroundings. Most of the photos are only postcard size. Those that are larger run across the center gutter due to the portrait page orientation. A lot of the photo is lost in the gutter. For those that want beautiful photos along with some historical background of the car and manufacturer, I recommend books by Dennis Adler. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Transportation    5. Inter-war period, 1918-1939    6. Motor cars: general interest    7. Second World War, 1939-1945    8. Transportation / Automotive / Antique & Classic   

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Wow
The big book of john deeretractors has a bunch of different types of tractors in all kinds of different styles. John deere tractors are very interesting.
Great Gift
I purchased this for my dad for Christmas and he loved it!

Joan
Hi I received my book in good condition.I was very pleased with your company.I will shop with you again. I know my dad will be happy with his Christmas gift.Do you sell glass lamp globes.I have a pink lamp with only the bottom half.I am looking for the top.It is pink with roses and a small covered wagon with a couple of stands of wheat around it. It is raised design that you have to look close to see.Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Antique & Classic    2. Automotive - Miscellaneous Vehicles    3. General    4. Transportation    5. Transportation / General   

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Doing Car Design DNA
Retrofuturism presents two essays and an interview with the designer of the "New Beetle," the 2005 Mustang and other striking car designs with strong roots in earlier versions of those models.The book was published as the museum "catalog" for a show of "retrofuturism" in the car designs and drawings of Mays and designers in his studios at the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art. "Retrofuturism" is the derivation of new designs such as the New Beetle, from concepts and visual principles established in an earlier design, e.g., the original VW Beetle. The designers' rough sketches and drawings illustrating evolution of their designs are interesting.But the photos try too hard to be art in themselves and present minimal visual information about the design of the cars pictured.Buy this book for the "J. Mays, Designer" essay by C. Edson Armi and the "Q&J" interview with Mays himself, not for its pictures.
Retrofuturism: The Car Design of J Mays
Tracey Shiffman has designed this catalogue to look as though it's going from 0-60 in a few seconds, and has given it a sexy energy that perfectly matches its subject. In some ways it works better than the exhibition that's on view at the Geffen Contemporary... There, the concept cars are at rest and can't be touched; here they emerge suggestively from shadows, stretch, and zoom off in a blur of light. A perceptive essay by curator Brooke Hodge and candid remarks from Mays make this an irresistible treat for lovers of automotive architecture. (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - General    3. Automotive - History    4. Motor Vehicle Design And Construction    5. Transportation    6. Antiques & Collectibles / Cars    7. Art / Design / Product    8. Product design    9. Road vehicle manufacturing industry   

Subjects:  1. Agricultural machinery    2. Automotive    3. Automotive - Antique & Classic    4. Automotive - Miscellaneous Vehicles    5. Automotive - Pictorial    6. History    7. IHC tractors    8. Machinery    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Technology    11. United States    12. Agricultural science    13. Encyclopaedias & Reference Works    14. Mathematics and Science    15. Mechanical Engineering & Materials    16. Motor cars: general interest   

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Very useful
The book is useful for those who want to build their own solar racing car. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Design and construction    4. Solar cars    5. Transportation    6. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    7. Automotive technology   

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Handbooks & Manuals    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Kawasaki motorcycle    5. Maintenance and repair    6. Motor Sports    7. Motorcycles    8. Motorcycles - Repair & Maintenance    9. Reference    10. Motorcycles: general interest    11. Vehicle workshop manuals   

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700 pages of color and history, 300+ cars=hours of pleasure
Keith Harmon's GREAT AMERICAN HOT RODS: A FULL THROTTLE CHRONICLE OF CUSTOM CARS FROM THE STREET, SHOW, AND STRIPpacks over seven hundred pages with color photos and history covering over three hundred cars from the streets and shows of the nation. Only pre-1949 cars are featured here; but that still makes for plenty of pages of detail and a narrowed focus which will appeal to hot rodders of both 'hardcore' and traditional rods. Chapters present both amateur and professional works, rebuilt and original rods, and histories which include color sidebars of at-a-glance information on make, year, body style, engine, and builder. Color shots of each rod accompany the histories.

great book
Dave's right, this book really does have something for any hot rod fan. It really spans the range of styles! Great photos.

great book
i loved this book! 750 pages of great photos. theres something for everyone in this book, with brief interesting descriptions that keep you awake, and reading.. a huge coffee table book that youhave to keep your eyes on so your friends dont walk off with it ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive - Antique & Classic    2. Automotive - History    3. Automotive - Pictorial    4. Domestic Automobiles - History    5. Transportation    6. Motor cars: general interest   

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The best Burgundy book for the general aspects of the region
Mr. Hanson's coverage of the producers is both shallow and too biased on his accidental traderelations. His appellations survey is as adequate as almost every other writer's. But hisin-depth general chapter (which IMHO could and should be published as a 300 pages book of itsown) is without parallel! Simply a must for any Burgundy lover and for anyone seriouslyinterested in this intricate wine region.Read more

Subjects:  1. Beverages - Wine & Spirits    2. Burgundy    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Description And Travel    6. Europe - France    7. France    8. Wine And Wine-Making    9. Wine and wine making    10. BG-TRANSPORTATION - BG-AUTO    11. Cooking / Wine & Spirits    12. Reference works    13. Wines   

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This book teaches the basics and history of the 2002
I just finished this book and I am very pleased with it.I purchased this book from Amazon hoping to learn the history, year by year details, availibility, and possible modifications of the BMW 2002.My expectations were exceeded.The well divided chapters do a good job of explaining the details in plain English with a good number of pictures and illustrations.Just remember that "wings" actually means fender or quarter panel in the author's dialect.There is a good section on how to properly approach a restoration project with plenty of pictures.
Great book!
Hi all, Provided some help in buying one, but . . .
I'm looking to buy a 2002 and found some help in reading this book. Nevertheless, there is a lot of detail here that may be of some interest to enthusiasts, but was a little more than a novice like myself needs to know.Utlimately, the book is what it promises to be, "a comprehensiveguide". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automotive    2. Automotive - General    3. Transportation    4. Automotive technology    5. Road & motor vehicles: general interest    6. Transportation / Automotive / General   

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This is atruly beautiful book!
I purchased this book for our lobby at work and we gave it to a client who absolutely raved about it. I've replaced the copy and I keep hearing "ooh"'s and "ah"'s of appreciation from our clients as they pour over the picures. The photos are large and very clear. The cars are positioned in romantic gorgeous locations which fuels the imagination. I don't expect this copy to stay long either!

Very nice
The author's list of what constitutes the 100 greatest cars is pretty sound but there are many others that would equally deserve a place; however you can't put everything in and still have a book that will sell for an economic price.Most of the photos are superb but there are a few that are disappointing such as the Thunderbird pics or the VW Beetle at the end.The photo of the Cisitalia has the rear cropped off, ouch. A Beautiful Book
Elegant, pretty, but not designed to give much in the way of details on the cars, or more than one or two pictures per car.But he gives you a top 10, and top 100, and a second 100 - but where are the Triumph roadsters? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Automobiles    3. Automotive - Antique & Classic    4. Collectors and collecting    5. History    6. Motor Sports    7. Transportation    8. Antiques & Collectibles / Cars   

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Automotive - Antique & Classic    3. Transportation    4. Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies    5. Motor cars: general interest    6. USA    7. c 1960 to c 1970