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Book Synopsis Microcars at large! by : Adam Quellin
Download or read book Microcars at large! written by Adam Quellin and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates an exciting period in motoring history. In the period following the Second World War, materials were in short supply and many people couldn't afford a proper car. Economies were struggling and several motor manufacturers turned their hand to building basic transportation for motorists. These little cars were noisy, often crude and not over-reliable but provided transport for thousands of impoverished motorists. Due to their shape, many of these vehicles earned the nickname ‘bubblecar' and ensured a place in people’s hearts. The role they played has crucial role in motoring history. They have overcome design challenges and many have reached iconic status. Discover the spherical Isetta and the wedge shaped Bond Bug. As prized collectors items, some microcars now enjoy cult status. Full of original colour illustrations, this volume charts the history and development of bubblecars and microcars from the middle of the twentieth century to the present day. This is a lavishly illustrated guide to the weird and wonderful world of microcars from the basic bubblecars of the 1950s to the sophisticated models of today.
Book Synopsis the little book of microcars by : Adam Quellin
Download or read book the little book of microcars written by Adam Quellin and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second World War Europe was in economic crisis and manufacturing lay in ruins. Materials were in short supply, and factories were forbidden from building aircraft. There was a need for cheap, economical transport, but acquiring a new car was difficult, and secondhand cars were not as readily available as they are today. By the 1950s, a myriad of economy cars had appeared on the market to fill this vacuum. Former aircraft companies – and even a refrigerator manufacturer – turned their hand to producing tiny cars that were often quirky and eccentric. Many of these little cars earned the nickname ‘bubblecars' due to their bulbous shape. The 1960s brought with it new levels of affluence, and these microcars almost faded from view. But today, they are enjoying a resurgence of popularity, with many becoming highly-prized collectors items. Increased traffic levels and fuel prices, and a greater awareness of environmental issues, have also created demand for a new generation of microcars, and car makers have responded accordingly with exciting new designs. Illustrated with over 70 colour photographs, this book celebrates the best of these weird and wonderful motoring marvels.
Book Synopsis British Microcars 1947–2002 by : Duncan Cameron
Download or read book British Microcars 1947–2002 written by Duncan Cameron and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.
Book Synopsis Bubblecars & Microcars Colour Family Album by : Andrea Sparrow
Download or read book Bubblecars & Microcars Colour Family Album written by Andrea Sparrow and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the life and times of bubblecars & microcars in remarkable original colour pictures. Included in this volume are Heinkel & Trojan, Janus, Isetta, Ladybird, Messerschmitt (three-wheelers), Peel Trident, Shelter & Velorex.
Book Synopsis The Big Book of Tiny Cars by : Russell Hayes
Download or read book The Big Book of Tiny Cars written by Russell Hayes and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Book of Tiny Cars presents entertaining profiles of automotive history’s most famous—and infamous—microcars and subcompacts from 1901 to today. Illustrated with photos and period ads.
Book Synopsis The A-Z of popular Scooters & Microcars by : Mike Dan
Download or read book The A-Z of popular Scooters & Microcars written by Mike Dan and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is mainly a photographic reference book to classic scooters and microcars with specification data presented in A to Z order of manufacturer. There are also nostalgic recollections by the author based on ownership and personal experience. In the middle 1950s as a teenager Mike Dan became interested in these then newly-arrived forms of transport. Eventually Mike owned a series of scooters and a microcar. He became involved in Scooter and Microcar Clubs and took part in many local and national sporting events gaining a collection of awards and trophies. In the mid 1980s he had time again to visit many indoor and outdoor classic vehicle shows. Eventually this led to a renewed personal involvement in the restoration of a series of over twenty classic scooters and three classic microcars. This highly entertaining book and reference source is therefore written with the authority of a lifetime enthusiast.
Book Synopsis The Lambretta Scooter Bible by : Pete Davies
Download or read book The Lambretta Scooter Bible written by Pete Davies and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes an in-depth look at the world finest scooter, including detailed information on the main Italian-built models, the Lambretta Concessionaires machines and 1960s British dealer specials.
Book Synopsis Design for Transport by : Mike Tovey
Download or read book Design for Transport written by Mike Tovey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central premise of Design for Transport is that the designer's role is to approach design for transport from the point of view of the user. People have a collection of wants and needs and a significant proportion of them are to do with their requirements for mobility. The authors show how creative designers can take a user-focused approach for a wide range of types of transport products and systems. In so doing their starting point is one of creative dissatisfaction with what is currently available, and their specialist capability is in imagining and developing new solutions which respond to that opportunity. How this is tackled varies depending on the context, and the variety of solutions produced reflects the different aspirations and needs of the people they are designing for. The chapters cover user needs and transport, design and the transport system, transport design case studies, and the case for the automobile. A conclusion briefly signals what the future for transport design might be. Lavishly illustrated throughout in four-colour, Design for Transport, is an imaginative and rigorous guide to how designers can take a user-centred and socially responsible approach to tackling a range of types of transport, from systems to products and from bicycles to automobiles, demonstrating a rich array of solutions through case studies.
Book Synopsis The Little Book of Trikes by : Adam Quellin
Download or read book The Little Book of Trikes written by Adam Quellin and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motor trikes have been around since the dawn of motoring, with many starting out as utility vehicles or prototypes of cars. But trikes haven’t died out or become mere relics of motoring history – companies all over the world still produce them today, and many will convert a motorcycle into a trike. Trikes are not only huge fun, but can also be a lifestyle choice. They are as diverse as the people who ride them, and this book illustrates the vast range of machines available. The reader will discover a plethora of trike designs and layouts from the late 19th century to the present day. Some influential designs include Piaggio’s three wheeled vehicles, the Morgan three wheeler, and the Harley-Davidson Servicar. The book also features the products of companies that convert motorcycles into trikes, and shows some mass-produced examples that you can buy today. Then there are the weird and wonderful machines built by individual enthusiasts – a testament to their engineering skills and true eccentricity ...
Download or read book The Car Show written by Nicolae Sfetcu and published by Nicolae Sfetcu. This book was released on 2014-04-27 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book details the most interesting and important characteristics of the automobiles, car maintenance, styling features, car body style, the standard classification of the cars, an history of the automobiles, introduction in the automotive industry, and the traffic code, rules and signs. An automobile, usually called a car (an old word for carriage) or a truck, is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own engine. Older terms include horseless carriage and motor car, with “motor” referring to what is now usually called the engine. It has seats for the driver and, almost without exception, for at least one passenger. The automobile was hailed as an environmental improvement over horses when it was first introduced. Before its introduction, in New York City, over 10,000 tons of manure had to be removed from the streets daily. However, in 2006 the automobile is one of the primary sources of worldwide air pollution and cause of substantial noise and health effects.
Book Synopsis Russian Motor Vehicles by : Maurice A. Kelly
Download or read book Russian Motor Vehicles written by Maurice A. Kelly and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book concerning Russian Limousines, and the Chinese models that were initially derived from them, has never been attempted before. This book investigates the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how production was subsequently achieved. Following the orders of Stalin, work on the Limousines commenced during the first Five Year Plan (1927-1933) at the Putilov Works, late the Kirov Zavod, where the Leningrad L-1 was made in a limited number. From these beginnings, the Moscow and Gorky models emerged, and later the Chinese-derived types made with Russian aid during the late 1950s. Covering all of these models, up to the last one produced in 2003, and featuring full specifications translated from the relevant primary sources in Russian and Chinese literature, this is a meticulous and unique account of a previously neglected subject.
Book Synopsis Vespa - The Story of a Cult Classic in Pictures by : Günther Uhlig
Download or read book Vespa - The Story of a Cult Classic in Pictures written by Günther Uhlig and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen million Vespas have buzzed their way into the world since 1946. Stood end to end, they would form a line measuring 32,000 kilometres – 20,000 miles – in length. This is an almost inconceivable statistic, as with many things that transcend conventional measures and at some point achieve cult status. How did the little machine come so far? The answer is simple. The Vespa has always remained the Vespa, true to itself, and has what others lack: real character! This book tells the Vespa’s story via over 470 photos, corrects many misconceptions and lets the reader become immersed in the culture of Vespa and la bella vita.
Book Synopsis The Macro World of Micro Cars by : Kate Trant
Download or read book The Macro World of Micro Cars written by Kate Trant and published by Black Dog Publishing. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once a common sight in our towns and cities, microcars were ingenious solutions to the post war demand for economical and accessible motoring. Nowadays they are making a celebrated comeback with all of the big car manufacturers featuring at least one flagship small car, from DaimlerChrysler's Smart and BMW's Mini to Nissan's Micra. But what are the factors, now and then, that turned the microcar into a viable alternative to the 'normal' car? How have the aspirations and ideas behind the microcar changed over the decades? The cars themselves have undoubtedly undergone a radical transformation." "Whereas the current trend in small cars is led by environmental concerns, the first phase of the microcar phenomenon was determined by economic necessity: many manufacturers of planes, trains, and white goods had to re-invent themselves as producers of automobiles. The result was a proliferation of small, cheap and extraordinary looking three- and four-wheeled vehicles." "This book looks at the social and cultural conditions behind the rise, the fall and the ultimate resurrection of the small car, and features some of the most fascinating and best-loved examples. With the debate over transport, sustainability, congestion, fuel consumption, taxation and the environment high on the agenda, there has never been a better time than now to examine the role of the microcar."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book N.A.R.T. written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luigi Chinetti’s association with Ferrari, and the origins, formation and racing history of NART (North American Racing Team). A complex organisation, inextricably linked to Luigi Chinetti Motors Inc, NART enjoyed success on the race tracks of the US and Europe for three decades – as well as financial difficulties and arguments with organisers – to rightly become a legend.
Book Synopsis The Essential Guide to Driving in Europe by : Julian Parish
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Driving in Europe written by Julian Parish and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy to use guide helps you to prepare for your European trip, and check the information you require on the road. With unrivalled coverage, it provides the key facts you need to drive in 50 countries across Europe – as well as general advice to help you deal with the unexpected, no matter where you are!
Book Synopsis More Bubblecars & Microcars Colour Family Album by : Andrea Sparrow
Download or read book More Bubblecars & Microcars Colour Family Album written by Andrea Sparrow and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colourful and informative look at some of the more unusual and/or little known bubble and micro cars. Includes the BMW 600, Frisky, Goggomobil and many more.
Book Synopsis Vincent Motorcycles by : Philippe Guyony
Download or read book Vincent Motorcycles written by Philippe Guyony and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite only nine years of production, Vincents continue to be ridden regularly in rallies, hard in racing, and certainly well beyond the normal lifespan of a motorcycle. This book tells the Vincent story from 1946 until the present day, including the stories of those significant individuals who helped to make Vincents such legendary machines.
