Overview

A popular feature in Antique Automobile magazine, Steven Rossi's columns open up the world of old cars, transporting readers to earlier times from the age of horseless carriages through the evolution of cars and car culture. This compilation from a decade's writings draws on a lifetime of knowledge and experience amassed in the antique auto hobby, the enthusiast community and the automotive industry to explore topics large and small. The selected essays, edited and with photographs provided by award-winning Antique Automobile editor West Peterson, include informative treatments of historical subjects and technical matters, whimsical observations, important brand and model analyses, profiles of compelling personalities and an abundance of fascinating excursions down side roads of the automotive map. For the curious, think of this collection as a crash course in automotive history. For those already immersed in the old car universe, it offers fresh insights and an authoritative perspective on topics of lasting interest.

Full Product Details

Author:   Steven Rossi ,  West Peterson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9781476681177

ISBN 10:   1476681171
Pages:   355
Publication Date:   13 August 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction Historically Speaking Bless the Bicycle The Making of the Motor City The Ascent of an Industry Detroit in Decline Bankruptcy and Beyond Desperate Times, Desperate Measures How the West Won: The Gestation of a Global Automotive Industry Challenging Conventional Wisdom The Return of the Retractable The Unrecognized Origin of the Sport Utility Flights of Fancy Dialing-In a Cast Iron Carburetor The Long-Lost Language of Antique Automobile Lore The Best Way to Embrace the Future … Is to Appreciate the Past Pipedreams and Other Flights of Fancy For All Seasons and Reasons Shipping Shenanigans On The Marque The Halo Around the Hyphen Initial Impression Good Things Come in Threes Happy 100th The 10 Most Significant Automobiles That Influenced the American Automotive Industry What the Heck Is a Hotchkiss? Life’s a Learning Experience Yeah, but … It’s Only a Model T A Pullman for the People Been Thinkin’ About Lincoln People and Personalities My 10 Favorite Car Quotes Enzo Ferrari in Emotion and Feeling From Office Machines to Automobiles, Part I From Office Machines to Automobiles, Part II Technicalities The Roll of the Radio Requiem for the Running Board A New Beginning Three-Peat Talking About Torque Power Density: Lessons Learned from Automotive History Third Time’s the Charm! Persistence Pays Off: The V-6 Saga Here’s to the Hobby The Antique Automobile Hobby: The 10 Best Things That Ever Happened Our Greatest Asset Old Habits Die Hard An Alternative for the Armchair Enthusiast At the Crossroads: In Between the Car Show and the Concours On the Road Again Survival of the Fittest The Automotive Influence on America’s Garden of Eden Shake, Rattle and Roll From Here to Gone: Architecture’s Influence on the Automobile Cars on the Cusp Index

Reviews

If this is something you haven't learned or heard before, you'll greatly enjoy columnist Rossi's prose as he imparts knowledge to you... All in all, cover to cover, Gearhead at Large offers enjoyable auto-oriented reading entertainment. --Speed Readers

Author Information

Steven Rossi serves as senior contributor for Antique Automobile magazine. He lives in East Haddam, Connecticut. West Peterson is an editor for Antique Automobile magazine. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

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