ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES By Anthony Bird

28 pages of illustrations 150 black-and-white line drawings

This book is a colourful, accurate history of the automobile from the invention of the first model steam carriage in the late 17th century until the beginning of World War I. Mr Bird, a noted historian of antique automobiles discusses in detail the inevitability of the automobile; the evolution from steam to gasoline engines; the development of the carburetor, radiator and ignition system; the mania for speed and road racing; the increasing importance of design; the early legislative regulation of the automobile; the popular acceptance of motoring; and many other subjects.

Book is a hard back with dust cover in excellent condition – it has a stamp on the inside front page otherwise excellent.

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