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Drive [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 360 pages, height x width x depth: 262x221x28 mm, weight: 1395 g
  • Sērija : DK Definitive Visual Histories
  • Izdošanas datums: 07-Jun-2022
  • Izdevniecība: Dorling Kindersley
  • ISBN-10: 0744028396
  • ISBN-13: 9780744028393
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  • Cena: 44,70 €
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 360 pages, height x width x depth: 262x221x28 mm, weight: 1395 g
  • Sērija : DK Definitive Visual Histories
  • Izdošanas datums: 07-Jun-2022
  • Izdevniecība: Dorling Kindersley
  • ISBN-10: 0744028396
  • ISBN-13: 9780744028393
From the first horseless carriage to the AI automobile, this book offers a complete timeline of the history of cars and a colorful insight into their future

Charting over a century of progress--from horseless carriages to driverless vehicles--this is a stunning visual celebration of the motorcar and the romance of the open road.

Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, Drive explores how this once rare and luxurious status symbol has become a staple of everyday life. It shows you the ways in which the automobile has influenced breakthroughs in new technology and design, while becoming the focal point of an exhilarating genera of sport. Taking you on a journey along Route 66, inside the engine of a sports car, and into the lives of the most successful pioneers of automobile history, the book also explores the possibilities of the "green" car, the electric motor, and AI technology of the future.

Combining rarely seen images, insightful biographies. and fascinating features, Drive illustrates how after more than a century of development, the car still conveys a sense of freedom, excitement, and desire.
Foreword 8(4)
Jodie Kidd
1 INVENTING THE CAR 1885-1905
Introduction
12(2)
Before the car
14(2)
Internal combustion
16(2)
Motoring into business
18(2)
"La Mouche" advertisement
20(2)
The freedom of the road
22(2)
The triumph of gasoline
24(2)
Behind the wheel
26(2)
Cars for the rich
28(2)
Paris-Madrid race
30(2)
Against the elements
32(2)
Built by hand
34(2)
Reliability trials
36(2)
Coast to coast
38(2)
Lighting the way
40(2)
The Gordon Bennett cup
42(2)
Traveling by forecar
44(2)
Working vehicles
46(4)
2 AN INDUSTRY IS BORN 1906-1925
Introduction
50(2)
Ford's production line
52(2)
The story of gasoline
54(2)
Toy cars
56(2)
Gridlock on the streets
58(2)
Citroen 5CV advertisement
60(2)
Track racing
62(2)
The first sports cars
64(2)
Taming the traffic
66(2)
Refined design
68(2)
Vehicles of war
70(2)
Bygone brands
72(2)
Parking lots in the sky
74(2)
Economy cyclecars
76(2)
Middle-class driving
78(2)
Cars of the maharajas
80(2)
Right or left?
82(2)
Crossing the desert
84(4)
3 SPEED, POWER, AND STYLE 1926-1935
Introduction
88(2)
Mainstream auto racing
90(2)
Record breakers
92(2)
The golden age of gas pumps
94(2)
At the car wash
96(2)
Streamlined style
98(2)
Unitary design
100(2)
Life in the fast lane
102(2)
Art Deco elegance
104(2)
The Bentley Boys
106(2)
Far-flung corners
108(2)
Making roads safer
110(2)
Morris advertisement
112(2)
Early Japanese cars
114(2)
Fast and affordable
116(4)
4 THE CAR COMES OF AGE 1936-1945
Introduction
120(2)
Trading up
122(2)
Driving on a budget
124(2)
Hollywood glamour
126(2)
Engine oil for all
128(2)
Car showroom
130(2)
After the Crash
132(2)
The first four-by-fours
134(2)
Cars in World War II
136(2)
Building the People's Car
138(2)
Home away from home
140(2)
SS Cars advertisement
142(2)
The rise of diesel
144(2)
Automobile adventures
146(2)
The other Mr. Ford
148(2)
Peugeot 402
150(2)
Taking control
152(4)
5 REBUILDING THE WORLD 1946-1960
Introduction
156(2)
The world gets back on the road
158(2)
Easy drivers
160(2)
Mobilizing the masses
162(2)
Everybody wants a car
164(2)
Demolition derby
166(2)
Australia's Holden
168(2)
Sign language
170(2)
European workhorses
172(2)
Traffic grows in cities
174(2)
Route 66
176(2)
Cars for the jet age
178(2)
The rise of the bubble car
180(2)
Sports cars flourish
182(2)
At the drive-in
184(2)
Roll on, roll off
186(2)
Driving in postwar Japan
188(2)
The home mechanic
190(2)
Family load-luggers
192(2)
Car production in the Latin world
194(2)
Glittering prizes
196(2)
A home for your car
198(2)
The US import market
200(4)
6 TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY 1961-1980
Introduction
204(2)
Japanese cars go global
206(2)
International rallying
208(2)
The golden age of sports cars
210(2)
The road sign revolution
212(2)
Space-age driving
214(2)
Safer car design
216(2)
Wheels of fashion
218(2)
British cars set the pace
220(2)
Meyers Manx
222(2)
Popular small cars
224(2)
Crossing the Darien gap
226(2)
Alternative car culture
228(2)
The Dodge Deora
230(2)
A new kind of style
232(2)
Feeding the meter
234(2)
The first air ferry
236(2)
Adapted designs
238(2)
Speed reads
240(2)
Viva Fiesta!
242(2)
Fuel crisis drives change
244(2)
Making a monster
246(2)
Cars of the silver screen
248(2)
The first Hyundai
250(2)
Rise of the hot hatch
252(4)
7 THE CHANGING WORLD 1981-2000
Introduction
256(2)
Computers take control
258(2)
A new class of car
260(2)
Japanese kei cars
262(2)
Chrysler Atlante
264(2)
Safety over speed
266(2)
Europe reunited
268(2)
The decline of Detroit
270(2)
Safer cars, cleaner air
272(2)
Retro designs
274(2)
A world in gridlock
276(2)
Hood ornaments
278(2)
American pickups
280(2)
The rise of the SUV
282(2)
Mega-mergers
284(2)
Taxis of the world
286(2)
Turning against the car
288(4)
8 DRIVING INTO THE FUTURE 2001-Present
Introduction
292(2)
Who killed the EV1?
294(2)
Crossovers for comfort and space
296(2)
Satellite technology improves safety
298(2)
China hits the road
300(2)
Superfast supercars
302(2)
Honda's safety system
304(2)
Dawn of the hybrid
306(2)
Handcrafted cars
308(2)
Under the hood
310(2)
Prototype testing
312(2)
The big electric switch
314(2)
Autonomous cars
316(2)
Future concepts
318(4)
GREAT DRIVES
North America
322(8)
Latin America
330(4)
Africa
334(1)
Europe
335(7)
Asia
342(8)
Australasia
350(3)
Index 353(5)
Acknowledgments 358
Giles Chapman is an award-winning journalist and author of more than 40 books on a wide spectrum of car subjects--including the internationally successful Car (2011) and Classic Car (2016)--with an extensive knowledge of car culture, history, and industry, built up over 35 years working in 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.