| Description |
1 electronic text (xvi, 367 pages) : illustrations (some color), digital file |
| Series |
Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications |
|
Society of Automotive Engineers.
Electronic publications
|
| Contents |
1. The Passion of the Machine -- 2. Masters of the Machine -- 3. The Beginnings -- 4. Fulfillment: The Roaring Twenties -- 5. Pinnacles of the Golden Age -- 6. Project Time Machine |
| Summary |
A best seller and winner of the Antique Automobile Club of America's prestigious Thomas McKean Award. The Golden Age of the American Racing Car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden age. Covering a period of time from the 1910s through the 1930s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and events. Racing pioneers covered include: Fred Duesenberg, Louis Chevrolet, Harry Miller, Leo Goossen, and Fred Offenhauser |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (SAE Web site, 08/03/2012) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-352) |
| Notes |
Also available in print |
| Subject |
Automobiles, Racing -- United States -- History
|
|
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
|
|
TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History.
|
|
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automotive.
|
|
Automobiles, Racing
|
|
United States
|
| Genre/Form |
History
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9780768046830 |
|
0768046831 |
|
