Description

The Citadel Press, New York, Trend Book 120 [Published Date: 1955]. Hardcover, 128 pp. No other printings listed. In acceptable+ condition/ NO dust jacket. Yellow cloth covered boards with red lettering on spine. Light to moderate overall scuffing and soiling to covers. Binding tight. Child's name written in large letters in ink on front-paste down. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout. "A Half Century of Hot Cars : Trend's new book on the exciting background. Contents include: FIRECRACKERS ON WHEELS : They tried electricity, steam, and gasoline in those early racing events: KILLING TIME ON THE BEACH: Beaches in America and Europe soaked up some heat the sun didn't provide; ROAD BURNERS: Americans liked the flat-out speed of track racing. Europeans burned the road; JAZZING IT UP: Mr. Miller and Mr. Duesenberg, among others, tuned their engines for hot music; WHEELS THAT SPUN THE WORLD: The big wheelers in Europe were Mercedes, Bugatti, Alfa-Romeo, and Maserati; MG-KING OF THE RECORD BREAKERs: An illustrious pedigree for the first small car to travel 200 mph: SAND, SALT, AND SPEED: Man-made monsters like the Thunderbolt and Railton pushed speeds up to 400 mph; SUPER SPECIAL: Engines and spare parts from two wars made it easy to build personal go-wagons; TEST OF TIME: Speed isn't everything. Some people wonder, "How long will the car run?": IT'S A HOT COUNTRY: Weather doesn't count where auto racing is the national sport; UNFINISHED BUSINESS: The low-down on some promising speedsters that haven't quite made the grade; THE HOTTEST CAR: The best automobile in the world combines speed with excellent roadability; INDEX