First Gear: Myth Busting Motoring Milestones

First Gear: Myth Busting Motoring Milestones
Keith Ray
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Paperback
h168 x 190mm - 160pg
16 Sep 2019 UK
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9780750988162
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What was the very first real `automobile'? And what actually constitutes an automobile, anyway? Such questions are not easy to answer but Keith Ray has embraced the challenge and compiled a myth-busting book packed with fascinating facts. Ranging from the `firsts' in motoring technology, including the disc brake, fuel injection and four-wheel drive, to legislation and the law with the driving test, speed limit and first conviction, to the roundabout, dual carriageway, motorway, motoring organisation and fatality, he not only reveals what happened first but joyfully rights historic wrongs along the way. The V8 engine did not originate in America, as most people believe, and Rudolph Diesel certainly didn't invent the diesel engine. Illustrated with over 150 photographs, this is perfect gift for any motoring enthusiast.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780750988162
Published: 16 Sep 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The History Press
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 168mm
Width: 190mm
Pages: 160

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