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The Brake Handbook by Fred Puhn is the bible of brake systems. Everything you ever wanted to know about braking theory, practical applications, cylinder size calculations and brake fluids is there.

The book covers both drum and disc brakes as well as single and dual brake systems. It is well recommended for both professional and shade-tree mechanics who want to know how brakes work and what to do to make them work better.

If you want to really understand how brake systems work. Improve your existing brakes, or convert from drum to disc. Read this book first. Fred Puhn conveys loads of info on how these systems work. From basic hydraulics, to how brake boosters work, calipers, pads, rotors, drums. The whole works!

Liked the book so much, I bought it as a gift for a "car guy" at work. He loved it too, sparking internet auction purchases... Great title, the author's enthusiasm for these great collectibles is readily apparent.

Brightwork is the best and definitive reference on American brightwork. The photography is a joy to behold, and the spare but elegant layout focusses your attention on the pieces.

Most of the pieces are beautifully restored, and all are lovingly mounted. The few in the rough pieces look like they could tell a story.

Oh, wow!. Just incredible! Page after page of dazzling chrome car ornaments and Ken Steacy has 'em all. His collection has the best an exuberant Detroit could offer through the mid thirties to the late fifties.

Page 27 shows the famous pin-up artist George Petty working on a 1949 Nash ornament, possibly the only one in the world that had the artist's name stamped on it, page 41 has a 1935 Hupmobile hood rocket ship straight out of a Buck Rogers comic and pages 64-65 with four futuristic rocket designs for a fifties Oldsmobile.

Not only hood ornaments but horn buttons, emblems and my favourite section 'Scripts' with its Ultramatic, Futuramic, Dynaflow and Super DeLuxe, in bright chrome cursive-bold-italic typography.

All of the images just jump of the page thanks to the lovely photos taken by Rob d'Estrube and the layouts by Ken Steacy. I doubt there is a better book of Detroit's brightwork.

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Pat "Hogdoo Grundy" Covert shows the beginner as well as the advanced model builder how much fun the hobby can be. This is an exceptional book on the subject, and a must-have volume for your collection. Also, this is an extremely gifted writer when it comes to presenting how-to information in clear, consice language. The photographs are also exceptional. I Highly recommend it.

Featuring over 300 color photographs, Building And Detailing Scale Model Cars is a guide written especially for hobby enthusiasts. Chapters offer meticulous advice about all aspects of building model cars from preparing parts to painting, achieving a mirror finish, creating realistic wheels and tires, the art of weathering, and much more. Written by an authority on car modeling, Building And Detailing Scale Model Cars is a first-rate guide especially for hobbyists who love working with their hands, and is filled cover to cover with extensive detail and tips that come from years of experience.

fantastic decriptions and a lot of coloured pictures. Very recommendable for scale model cars builders

Yes, this book is a must. It's clear concise and easy to comprehend. It shows many tricks in detail to better model making. A true reference and idea book, like all Pat Covert's books.

This book is a little gem.

It includes a lot of information about car models detailing. The book starts from the needed tools, and includes concise but good description of the systems on a car (engine, electric, brakes, etc.).

Then it includes tips for detailing of the engine, exteriors, interiors, chassis, wheels, etc., together with photos of both models in construction and finished ones.

Pat has captured the essence of detailing scale model cars with this book. He touches upon everything the intermediate or beginner modeller needs to do to rise to "the next level". From engines to suspensions, from interiors to exteriors, Pat's style is simple - give 'em the facts, then show 'em how it's done. In chapter after chapter, he not only gives you everything you need to start detailing your models, but shows you how he's detailed his own models.

Pat's book is highly recommended to all auto modellers.

It was a very good book.I liked it because all the smoke they made when they were having the burnouts.It had these fast cars.And when I say fast I don't mean 85 miles an hour.I mean 2-300mph.Now you couldn't imagine going that fast!It's a rollercoaster!NOW HOW YA LUV DAT!

It was a very good book.I liked it because all the smoke they made when they were having the burnouts.It had these fast cars.And when I say fast I don't mean 85 miles an hour.I mean 2-300mph.Now you couldn't imagine going that fast!It's a rollercoaster!NOW HOW YA LUV DAT!

It was a very good book.I liked it because all the smoke they made when they were having the burnouts.It had these fast cars.And when I say fast I don't mean 85 miles an hour.I mean 2-300mph.Now you couldn't imagine going that fast!It's a rollercoaster!NOW HOW YA LUV DAT!

When you drive up the "left coast" in California, whether it be along Interstate 5 in the San Diego area, old U. S. Highway 101 or California State Highway 1, you see the familiar mission bells. This book tells the story behind those bells and one of America's great pathways. This road was originally blazed to connect California's mission system, and is a good reference point for a visit to any or all of the missions.

I've always loved el camino since I was a kid so I wasn't sure I had anything to learn about it--boy was I wrong! There is such a wealth of history that I knew nothing about, and this book has it all! Now I can appreciate the road's famous marker bells so much more, knowing how much hard work went into them. I bet a lot of hard work went into this book too, and I am grateful to Mr Kurillo and Ms Tuttle.

California's El Camino Real is the first book to document the growth of El Camino Real and the bells which have marked it for almost a century. Collections strong in California history won't want to miss this coverage: it includes numerous vintage black and white photos, maps, and a smooth coverage of the bells and the El Camino's changing history.

This series made my son laugh alot. He can't wait for the next book to arrive!

My son who is 7 loved the first book so off we went to get the next! This book was just as entertaining as the first book! We both laughed so hard that we would have to stop reading! We can't wait for the next one!

My nephews are loving the Otto series... and we have a great time reading them together! Keep 'em coming!

First recommendation of Alan Durning: read the book in a bus. Last recomendation: give the book to the person next to you in the same bus. He has reflexion not only about transportation but also for urban planning, and how to avoid policies that in a middle term affect your transportation.

By far the best indictment of cities built for cars, this pithy, straight-shooting, quick read is full of logical solutions to car addiction. Bristling with facts about the actual cost of cars and car infrastructure, moved along by the success story of Vancouver, B.C.'s West End, suggestions for improving cities livability run the gamut from city planning solutions, to innovative ideas for auto insurance. This book is an indisputable must for city planners, developers, politicians and citizens concerned about the livability of their cities. It's themes are applicable well outside of the Northwest.

This exceptional book makes it enjoyable and quick to understand what's wrong with how we currently design our towns and cities: making them easier to drive through, rather than making them better to actually be in! Durning provides clear examples and suggests concrete steps for making things better, all the while keeping it simple and human, not dry and technical. A must for citizens and local officials interested in addressing traffic problems and building more livable communities. (See also The Geography of Nowhere, by J. H. Kunstler.)

There are a number of books out there that describe how bad it is that we have created a car dependent culture. This book goes a step further and offers solutions. It's good to see that she also comes from a rural environment and offers solutions to those living in a rurual environment-this is often times a hard area to go car free given the distances between bulidings and homes.

Another good book to look at in this topic is "How to Live Well Without Owning a Car" and Carfree Cities.
For me, I live car lite and often commute by bicycle. To deal with the problem of riding at night I ride with my Down Glow Low lighting system.
Down Low Glow Lighting Kit - Two Tubes -Ice(blue)Down Low Glow Lighting Kit - Two Tubes -Fossilized Amber(pink)Carfree CitiesHow to Live Well Without Owning a Car: Save Money, Breathe Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Life

Lynn Sloman was Assistant Director of the environmental group Transport 2000 for ten years and now runs a transport consultancy business, helping the government and other groups find ways to cut down on traffic and car use, so her Car Sick: Solutions for Our Car-Addicted Culture comes not just from ideology but from one who has many practical years helping people through gridlock. From how to make a transition from car-oriented choices to alternatives to the larger picture of how less cars work in places of traffic, it's a winner.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

When I first saw this book I almost passed it by. The title, 'Car Sick' made me expect a book filled with the usual complaints about all the problems that the automobile causes. Then I noticed the sub-title, 'Solutions for our Car-Addicted Culture.' This made it at least worth picking it up.

People don't want to change their driving habits, but as gasoline continues to increase they will have to. $3 a gallon gasoline cause a bit of complaining, but no real changes. $5 a gallon gasoline in Europe causes a lot fewer SUV's. I don't know if it will take $10, $25 or $50 a gallon gasoline to make real changes but it will happen.

The encouraging thing in this book is that Ms. Sloman offers a number of solutions that have been implemented in various places and dramatically reduced the number of cars being used.

Two things she mentions:

The Walking Bus. Each morning a parent of the two children living the most distance from school puts on a safety vest, grabs a small wagon (excuse me Ms. Sloman is a Brit - it's not a wagon it's a trolley), and starts leading the two kids to school. Along the way other children join the parade. Their heavy backpacks or school bags go on the trolley, periodically another parent joins the parade. They walk the kids to school. They don't use gasoline, everyone gets exercise, it's a social event for the kids - and for the parents who wind up getting coffee (Ooooophs, England again, tea.).

Car Clubs. I drive a pickup, but I've organized my life that it only gets started a couple of times a week. (I drove it 2,000 miles last year, including a 700 mile trip.) The rest of the time it sits idle - depreciating, consuming insurance premium, etc. Car clubs are where a group of people buy a vehicle and share the expenses. For a look at a commercially set up car club go visit the FlexCar web site.

One of the most encouraging books I've read in years.

if you have a holley or a rochester or a carter or weber, definitely buy this book. It goes into good detail about carb theory and how they all work.

I have been around cars for more than fourty years,This book was still a great learning Tool.
Clearly written and detailed,Linked up a lot of pieces of Information I had.And put it in order

I received my copy of this book last night. Although I have only read the first 25 pages, they are excellent and I now understand the principles of carburetion much better than before.

I have previously spent quite a bit of time studying Pat Braden's book on Weber Carburetors, which is a good book specific to Webers. However, Aird's book (to me) provides a much clearer explanation as to the principles involved. Aird is especially helpful in his passages about how and why the air correction jets and emulsion tubes work and how they interact with each other and the main circuit.

As a novice trying to understand and tune my Webers, I'd still buy both books, but I would rely primarily on Aird for comprehension of why the darn things work the way they do.

I feel like a nerd getting excited about a carburetion book, but hey, epiphanies are where you find them.