So, you fancy fancy an E-type but the ones in your price range are basket cases or rough complete cars? Can you realistically restore one of these yourself, or should you walk away because everyone tells you it costs at least fifty thousand to do a decent job? Peter Crespin couldnt justify the inflated cost of E-types in the UK, but found a ......

This book tells the story of the modern car industry from the inside. What is it really like to work for the car-makers - the industrial giants that influence the daily lives of millions? How are mass-production cars really designed, engineered, and manufactured? What does it take to engineer a successful vehicle? The story is told through the ......

VW Classic Beetle is the latest in the Maintenance and Upgrades Manual series which are based on real-life experience and written by expert authors. The original air-cooled VW Beetle is a hugely distinctive and popular classic car with over 21 million produced over a 65-year period. It is also an ideal starter classic for anyone looking to get ......

Lyle Cummins continues his series on the internal combustion engines heritage. Internal Fire, his introductory volume, is in its second edition . The author is uniquely qualified to tell the diesel story. Raised in the family of Americas automotive diesel pioneer, his career as a mechanical engineer includes the design, development and ......

Starting with the basics, MAST: Light Duty Hybrid/Electric Vehicles provides students with the building blocks necessary to become highly competent entry-level technicians. This title breaks down the different types of vehicle systems to their most fundamental components and then builds on that knowledge to bring the ......

Small Gas Engines, a recommended textbook by the Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC), is a student-focused approach to learning that starts with the basics--safety, tools, fasteners, and electrical fundamentals--and progresses logically through the design, operation, troubleshooting, and repair of small engines. ......

The electric car now stands centre-stage in the motoring industry as we seek to reverse climate change by eradicating petrol and diesel cars. Yet, battery powered vehicles date back nearly 200 years and predate the development of the internal combustion engine by several decades. In the early Edwardian era electric cars were a strong contender ......

The expert advice in Welding is directed at young adults, and makes it easy for you to get started safely and with confidence, whether you want to fabricate your own designs or repair vehicles, fences, and more.

As a self-sufficient do-it-yourselfer, welding is a skill you need in your portfolio of ......

The increase in air pollution and vehicular emissions has led to the development of the renewable energy-based generation and electrification of transportation. Further, the electrification shift faces an enormous challenge due to limited driving range, long charging time, and high initial cost of deployment. Firstly, there has been a ......

"This book reviews and communicates the state of the art in Electric Vehicle charging technologies, their applications, economic, environmental and social impact and integration with the renewable energy".

The early Hinckley Triumphs produced from 1991 to 2004 - Trophy, Daytona, Trident, Trident Sprint, Tiger, Speed Triple, Adventurer, Thunderbird - were designed and manufactured using a modular concept. This assists in the sharing of components across the range of bikes, which was useful with the restricted availability of spare parts. With over ......

Ant Ansteads Building a Special brings the Haynes story full circle, coming 61 years after the original Building a 750 Special was written by John Haynes, Haynes Publishings founder, when he was still a schoolboy.

This book is a TV tie-in, following the 12-part TV series Ant Anstead Master Mechanic, aired on ......

Sparkled with anecdotes, insights and surprises. It is great fun - and utterly timely Sunday Times Standage writes with a masterly clarity New York Times The product of deep research, great intelligence and burnished prose . . . It is rare that I encounter a non-fiction author whose prose is so elegant that it is worth reading for itself. ......

Who will win the race to develop the autonomous vehicle?

Making predictions about technology, particularly technology as revolutionary as the autonomous vehicle, can be challenging. The Future is Autonomous: The U.S. and China Race to Develop the Driverless Car explores a number of key factors that will ......

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Can a startup conquer the biggest and most entrenched industry in the global economy?

The petrol car transformed our lives, both as a lifestyle object and a means of transport. It created a new economy and changed the design of our cities, but also led to ......