Truck Books - History, Types and Construction (1/2)
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trucks - A guide to classic and contemporary trucks around the world, including 700 photographs
This wonderfully illustrated book begins with a history of the truck, covering its origins, evolution, and the early pioneers of truck design and engineering. A wide variety of trucks are featured, with more than 700 photographs, from general load carriers such as box vans and furniture-removal vans, to specialized vehicles such as fire trucks, military trucks and mobile cranes.
Trucks from Europe, North America and many other countries are discussed, highlighting differences in design and the manufacturers who made them. Each vehicle is put into historical context, showing its uses, how it reached its current position in the market, or how production resulted in its demise.
A newly updated photographic A-Z directory of over 280 makes, including all the most successful manufacturers as well as many lesser-known brands.
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Author:
Peter Davies
Details:
256 pages, 27.5 x 21 x 2.7 cm / 10.8 x 8.25 x 1.06 in, hardback
Illustrations:
700+ b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Anness Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:
9780754834526
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trucks - A guide to classic and contemporary trucks around the world, including 700 photographs
Electric Trucks - A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others
Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries-although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s. Industrial electric vehicles never disappeared from factories and ports.
During the past decade, with the availability of the lithium-ion battery, the electric truck is back on the road for all payloads and all distances. The fourth in a series covering the history and future of electric transport, this book chronicles the work of the innovative engineers who perfected e-trucks large and small.
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Author:
Kevin Desmond
Details:
269 pages, 22.5 x 15 x 1.5 cm / 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.59 in, paperback
Illustrations:
89 photos
Publisher:
McFarland & Co Inc (USA, 2019)
ISBN:
9781476676159
Electric Trucks - A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others
Why did all trucks previously have solid rubber tires? Why did Büssing operate its own bus line? When was the last steam truck built? Which municipal vehicle was called the "electric Berliner"? In this encyclopedia of international commercial vehicle history you will find information, data, explanations and answers to a thousand and one questions.
Halwart Schrader covers all major vehicle brands in the world, not only manufacturers of trucks, tractors, buses, etc., but also producers of trailers, bodies, engines, axles and transmissions.
This book is dedicated to the trucks and buses of Eastern Europe, with the focus on the economic area of the former Eastern Bloc with the CMEA states (Bulgaria, CSSR, GDR, Poland, Romania, Soviet Union and Hungary) as well as Yugoslavia. Michael Dünnebier gained first-hand information through personal impressions during numerous visits to Eastern European manufacturing plants, at trade fairs and exhibitions, and through discussions with company employees.
The focus of the study is on the history of the company and its type, especially during the planned economy period. However, the further history of the companies and the transition to the market economy up to the present day are also presented.
Allrad- und Kettenfahrzeuge - Spezialisten im Gelände
This book presents heavy all-wheel drive vehicles with up to four axles and tracked vehicles that can move through the toughest obstacles. The author shows and explains vehicles that you don't see every day. These include well-known brands such as MAN, Faun, Volvo, IFA, Iveco-Magirus, Mercedes-Benz, Hitachi, Hanomag, Massey Ferguson, Liebherr, Caterpillar and Komatsu. But also lesser-known ones such as Foremost-Terra Flex, Semex-Tatra, Dynapac, Mastenbroek and Morooka.
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Author:
Michael Schauer
Details:
134 pages, 28 x 21 cm / 11 x 8.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:
330 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Verlag Podszun (D, 2006)
ISBN:
9783861334088
Allrad- und Kettenfahrzeuge - Spezialisten im Gelände
Camiones muy antiguos - de guerra, carga, bomberos, autobuses y ambulacias
This book presents readers with an extensive catalog of old trucks, spanning various styles and periods, each accompanied by concise and contextualized documentary contributions. From military trucks to cargo vehicles, fire trucks, buses, and ambulances, the work takes a journey through history, uncovering the origins of the first ambulances and fire trucks, their subsequent evolution, and the revolutionary impact on society as vehicles transitioned away from animal traction.
Positioned as a valuable tool for scholars and collectors, this volume provides in-depth information. It also invites readers to explore its pages in search of intriguing images or to be surprised by captivating anecdotes.
Text in Spanish.
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Details:
256 pages, 27 x 23.5 x 3.5 cm / 10.6 x 9.25 x 1.38 in, hardback
Illustrations:
numerous colour photos
Publisher:
Susaeta Ediciones (E, 2017)
Series:
Atlas ilustrado
ISBN:
9788467757835
Camiones muy antiguos - de guerra, carga, bomberos, autobuses y ambulacias
The first publication in Polish presenting commercial vehicles produced in the countries belonging to the Comecon, the so-called Eastern Bloc, which existed after World War II, until 1990. The author explains what kind of organisation the Comecon was and what kind of vehicles are defined as commercial vehicles. He presents the vehicle manufacturers and their production profile, as well as selected models of vans, trucks and buses, taking into account their construction and operating characteristics and technical data.
The vehicles are presented according to the manufacturers operating in each country, viz: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Soviet Union. The descriptions of the manufacturers and their vehicles are preceded by short chapters providing information on the origins and development of the automotive industry in the countries mentioned.
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