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Madeira Bus & Touring Map - 8th Edition. Madeira's most popular
map has been updated for its 8th edition. Madeira Island road map,
at 60k scale, based on our latest Madeira Tour & Trail Map (40k
scale) is combined with a Greater Funchal Street Plan showing the
horario publico Funchal bus service. We have our 'Funchal Hotel
Locator' index of over 60 hotels so that you can quickly find where
your Funchal hotel is located. Timetable details for the country
bus services operated by SAM Buses, Rodoeste Buses, Transportes
Publicos Interurbana Service and Automoveis do Canico. This is a
big map, 840mm by 600mm, printed on top quality map paper by one of
the UK's top map printers. If you don't need the off - tarmac
detail of our Madeira Tour & Trail Map then our Madeira Bus
& Touring Map 8th Edition contains all the information you need
for planning your touring around the 'Garden Isle' by bus or hire
car.
Take a fanciful journey into the world of vintage camping trailers
through the stories of their owners. Almost 400 photos offer a peek
at the rare, the unique, the coveted, and the just plain adorable.
Tag along to a vintage trailer rally, visit an all-girls camp, and
check out the decor of these jewels-ranging from original birch
paneling, chenille bedspreads, and a period-perfect Dixie stove, to
a "Sharkstream" trailer-as-art-installation. Those with the
conviction that trailers deserve to be loved and lived in will
enjoy exploring the possibilities as they search for, renovate, or
simply dream of living in their own little piece of history.
Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and
contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and
catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic
and developmental aspects.
Philip's is No. 1 in the UK for clear maps and market leader in
Road Atlases. We bring you the latest large spiral-bound format Big
Road Atlas Britain and Ireland 2023 with fully updated maps from
the Philip's digital database. 'Good balance between detail and
clarity with excellent town maps' What Car? * Main scale of maps: 3
miles to 1 inch = 1:200,000 - all fully updated * Practical 'more
to view per page' A3 spiral bound, lie-flat format * Smart
motorways mapped and electric cars explained * Great for planning
and driving long journeys or short hops * Philip's: Britain's
clearest maps for motorists * Completely updated and revised for
2023 with information on Smart Motorways and electric cars * Map of
scenic Britain and a map highlighting railways, airports and ferry
ports - Easy to plan your route in advance - 6-page route-planning
section - 64 fully indexed town and city plans - 16 pages of city
approach maps with named arterial roads - 2-page road map of
Ireland Philip's 2023 Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland contains
96 pages of road maps covering Britain at 3 miles to 1 inch
(Scottish Highlands and Western Isles at 4 miles to 1 inch, Orkney
and Shetland at 5.25 miles to 1 inch). The maps clearly mark
service areas, roundabouts and multi-level junctions for easy
navigation, and in rural areas distinguish between roads over and
under 4 metres wide - a boon for drivers of wide vehicles. The
atlas also includes a 2-page road map of Ireland, route-planning
maps, a distance table, 12 large-scale city approach maps with
named arterial roads, and 64 extra-detailed and fully indexed town
and city plans.
Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and
contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and
catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic
and developmental aspects.
Discover the rise of the motorhome and caravan over the past 100
years. Follow the story of the UK's motorhomes, from a slow start
in 1913 and the father-and-son team who began commercially
producing 'motorised caravans' from 1920. Through a collection of
beautiful images, Andrew Jenkinson looks at the evolution of the
motorhome and its accessories over time. Featuring reminiscences
from motorhome users, this illustrated book is full of detail and
nostalgia.
It has often been said that the world was horse-drawn before the
introduction of electric tramways. So, the establishment of a new
and relatively cheap mode of transport was a revelation to many
people enabling them to travel, work and play beyond their
immediate surroundings. The opening of a tramway route captured
everyone's imagination, ensuring kids, and adults (and the
occasional dog) would turn out to witness the event, always
orchestrated by groups of local civic dignitaries. This book via
breathtaking, pin sharp pictures - taken from rare postcards and
exclusive glass plate negatives - lavishly illustrates the early
years of tramways across Yorkshire, from Sheffield to Hull, from
Doncaster to Keighley and areas in-between including, Rotherham,
Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds. The onlooker today,
besides being at one with the enthralled locals, celebrating their
new tramway systems, will not resist being enchanted by the
everyday street scenes and people going about their daily lives,
examples of which abound page after page in this glimpse into a
long-forgotten age.
The last three decades of the twentieth century saw dramatic
changes in the bus industry with deregulation of bus services
nationally in October 1986 in the provincial areas. Visually London
seemed to stay the same with the buses still operating in the
customary red liveries which all cherished from childhood. This
book sets out to show how the vehicles moved forward from the
traditional layout of rear platform and open half cab to the
introduction of one man buses with their front entrances. The
effects of deregulation are shown with dynamic colour schemes
especially with the Bexleybus blue and cream colour scheme. With
the passing of years we progress to the now familiar single deck
buses, and also cover various other transport experiments.
MUSTANG - Considered by many to be the best fighter aircraft of the
Second World War.\nThis new book by aviation historian Larry Davis
begins with Mustang production in early 1941 with the British Air
Purchasing Committee order fro 320 aircraft in August 1940 with the
first Mustang I, RAF serial AG 345, rolling off the Inglewood,
California assembly line on 16 April 1941. The later P-51D is
considered by many to be the ultimate Mustang and is covered here
in its variety of markings and warfronts. The P-51H lightweight and
the P-82 Twin Mustang are also covered in rare photos including
color.
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Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and
contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and
catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic
and developmental aspects.
This is a general interest trade book that describes the
development of automotive technology and engineering from the start
of the industry before 1900 to the present day. It explains how
various systems and elements in the automobile work in layman's
terms, without resorting to mathematics, and highlights the
keymilestones in the historical development of automotive
technology. All photos and illustrations are in full color. The
intended audience is older teens to adults of any age who are
interested in the subject and may be involved in it as a hobby.
Sometimes referred to as "gearheads" or "motorheads", they form a
huge market. Over the years many of the author's engineering
students were in this category, and he often would meet with
on-campus car clubs to explain the way things automotive worked,
being careful to damp down or eliminate any complicated
mathematics, as he does in this book. An Internet search found only
titles that are either "hard-engineering oriented" -- such as
publications from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) -- or
mere compendiums of dates. Books in the latter category note the
milestones but without hardly any explanation at all of how these
developments actually work in a technical sense - which is the aim
of this book. "Automotive Milestones, by Robert L. Norton, is about
all the mechanisms that are needed in an automobile and how they
work. The book consists of eight main chapters, each one covering a
major mechanical system of the automobile plus a summary chapter
and appendices. There are numerous photographs and illustrations
used throughout the book to support the concepts discussed. The
author has thoroughly researched the subject and leaves the reader
with a new appreciation of what has been tried over the nearly 250
years of automobile history. The book is logically organized and
clearly explained in a way that only a person with in-depth
knowledge could do. His latest book is Automotive Milestones which
provides the cornerstones of a thorough understanding of automobile
technology. If you are just looking for a general understanding of
the automobile, looking for inspiration in support of a new idea,
or just want a concise history of automotive milestones, this book
is a must read."-Parker Ackley, Antique Automobile Enthusiast Did
you ever wonder?... Who formed the first automobile company in
America? When and who made the first fully automatic transmission?
(Hint: it was not GM in 1939) What is the difference between sprung
and unsprung weight in a car, and why does it matter? When did the
frame of a car get replaced by the unibody? How does a differential
work? It took more than 100 years to develop the modern automobile.
This book presents a very readable and informative description of
this evolution. The author, Robert Norton, is an engineer with many
years of experience in the design of machinery. Automotive
Milestomes is a clear presentation of the internal workings of the
automobile over the years. No matter whether you are a seasoned car
buff or just curious to learn more about the history of cars, you
will enjoy reading this book.-William J. Crochetiere, Professor
Emeritus, Tufts University Robert L. Norton, P.E. has 50 years
experience in the practice and teaching of mechanical engineering.
He holds undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering and
industrial technology from Northeastern University, and a M.S. in
engineering design from Tufts University. Having designed cams for
camera mechanisms at Polaroid Corporation, he subsequently spent
many years doing design work at Gillette and many other companies.
He taught kinematics, dynamics, stress analysis, and machine design
to mechanical engineering students for more than 40 years at
Northeastern, Tufts, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he
is theMilton Prince Higgins II Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he has published many
technical papers and holds 13 U.S. patents. He is a member of the
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and a Fellow of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.Motive Power: External Combustion
Engines. Internal Combustion Engines. Electric Vehicles. Chassis
Layouts and Drivelines: The First Production Automobiles. Other
Early European Makes. Engine Configurations: Cylinder Arrangements.
Floating Power. Summary. Valve Trains, Inductions, and
Supercharging: Valve Actuation. Valve Cam Functions. Valve
Arrangements. Variable Valve Timing (VVT). Cylinder Deactivation.
Fuel Control. Summary. Transmissions and Differentials: Gearboxes.
Friction Drive. Planetary Transmissions. Overdrive Transmissions.
Semi-Automatic Gearboxes. Preselector Gearboxes. Dry-Clutched,
Semi-Automatic. Automatic Transmission. Differentials. Summary.
Suspension and Steering: Sprung versus Unsprung Weight. Rear
Suspension. Front Suspension. Dampers. Steering. Brakes:
Mechanical. Hydraulic. Air. Power. Parking. Body: Body on Frame.
Streamlined. Unibody. Monocoque. NVH. Summary.
Each 96 page, hard cover book in the series is 10 1/2" x 7 5/8" and
contains color and black and white photos, drawings, charts, and
catalog facsimiles. Each classic model is presented in its historic
and developmental aspects.
Freewaytopia: How Freeways Shaped Los Angeles explores how social,
economic, political, and cultural demands created the web of
freeways whose very form-futuristic, majestic, and
progressive-perfectly exemplifies the City of Angels. From the
Arroyo Seco Parkway, which began construction during the Great
Depression, to the Century Freeway, completed in 1993, author Paul
Haddad provides an entertaining and thought-provoking history of
the 527 miles of roadways that comprise the Los Angeles freeway
system. Each of Los Angeles's twelve freeways receives its own
chapter, and these are supplemented by "Off-Ramps"-sidebars that
dish out pithy factoids about Botts' Dots, SigAlerts, and all
matter of freeway lexicon, such as why Southern Californians are
the only people in the country who place the word "the" in front of
their interstates, as in "the 5," or "the 101." Freewaytopia also
explores those routes that never saw the light of day. Imagine
superhighways burrowing through Laurel Canyon, tunneling under the
Hollywood Sign, or spanning the waters of Santa Monica Bay. With a
few more legislative strokes of the pen, you wouldn't have to
imagine them-they'd already exist. Haddad notably gives voice to
those individuals whose lives were inextricably connected-for
better or worse-to the city's freeways: The hundreds of thousands
of mostly minority and low-income residents who protested against
their displacement as a result of eminent domain. Women engineers
who excelled in a man's field. Elected officials who helped further
freeways . . . or stop them dead in their tracks. He pays tribute
to the corps of civic and state highway employees whose collective
vision, expertise, and dedication created not just the most famous
freeway network in the world, but feats of engineering that, at
their best, achieve architectural poetry. And let's not forget the
beauty queens-no freeway in Los Angeles ever opened without their
royal presence. Freewaytopia is part colorful lore, part civic and
historical critique, and part homage to the most famous freeways in
the world.
The birthplace of the blues, the cradle of country music, and the
home of the Smokies: get to know the Volunteer State with Moon
Tennessee. Inside you'll find: *Strategic, flexible itineraries,
from a long weekend in Nashville to a Great Smokies road trip, plus
day trips from Memphis and Nashville *The best local flavors: Dig
in to fiery hot chicken and authentic Southern barbecue or sip on
samples at the Jack Daniels Distillery *Can't-miss music: Catch a
performance on the Grand Ole Opry stage or follow in the footsteps
of the King at Graceland. Two-step with the locals at a beloved
honky-tonk, listen to the strums of bluegrass, or tour studios
where legends like Johnny Cash recorded their hits *Outdoor
adventures: Go whitewater rafting in Cherokee National Forest, hike
to rushing waterfalls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or
spot wild bison in the Land Between the Lakes *Expert advice from
local Nashvillian Margaret Littman on when to go, where to eat, and
where to stay, from secluded campgrounds to historic inns
*Full-color photos and detailed maps throughout *Accurate,
up-to-date information on the landscape, wildlife, and history of
TennesseeExperience the best of Tennessee with Moon. Hitting the
road? Check out Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip.About Moon
Travel Guides: Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent,
active, and conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses,
outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably.
Moon Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great
stories to tell-and they can't wait to share their favorite places
with you. For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.
Midland Red Style is the first book in a new series looking at
design in all its aspects in some of Britain's best loved bus
companies. The reader is able to follow the visual developments in
vehicle, infrastructure and printed publicity design up to the
point the company was taken over by the National Bus Company. Over
300 colour and black and white illustrations are included.
The second installment of the Dune Buggy's evolution and heyday,
recorded in photographs and words, and featuring:
Never-before-published period Buggy data and rare archive material;
New photographs showing Buggies, performance parts, and
accessories; A permanent record of Buggy development for builders
and restorers; Buggies in the USA, the UK, Europe, and Australia;
Historical information from Buggy designers; Amazing promotional
material and buggy ephemera. Dune, or Beach, Buggies are still
immensely popular today due to their fun factor, stylish
appearance, and lifestyle associations. This 2nd volume of the
"Dune Buggy Phenomenon" explores the lesser known Buggy brands from
around the world. Employing exhaustive knowledge, previously
unpublished photographs, and rare archive material, this is a
fantastic addition to the collection of dune buggy literature.
Latest title in the sporting nostalgia series "Those Were The
Days...". Author is the resident Buggy expert for Volksworld
magazine.
"Ford at Dagenham" is a fascinating record of car production
techniques and processes at Ford as they have evolved over the
years. This illustrated history gives a fascinating
behind-the-scenes insight into the past and present of Ford's
Dagenham factory, famous for producing some of Britain's favourite
family cars - the Anglia, Cortina, Consul and Zephyr. A revealing
record of the evolution of Ford in Britain, it offers an intimate
portrait of the people who have worked at Dagenham and depended on
it for their livelihood over the past 70 years. Burgess-Wise tells
the story of the fluctuating fortunes of the company and provides a
revealing account of the relationship between Dagenham and the
American headquarters of Ford at Dearborn. His book is a
fascinating record of car production techniques and processes at
Ford as they have evolved over the years, and it offers an intimate
portrait of the people who have worked at Dagenham, and depended on
it for their livelihood, for generations.
Get inspired and get ready to hit the road with the ultimate guide
to America's best RV road trips! Inside Moon USA RV Adventures
you'll find: *25 flexible RV trip itineraries: Gear up for any
adventure with road trip loops, ideas for side trips, and
strategies for linking routes together *The best routes for
national parks, historic sites, natural wonders, beaches, and
pet-friendly destinations *Can't-miss stops from coast to coast:
Camp on the beach in the Florida Keys, follow the ruts on the
historic Oregon Trail, and wildlife-watch in Yellowstone. Hike in
Acadia with your four-legged friend, take in the colorful
wind-swept vistas of the Badlands, and enjoy mountain-peak views
with your morning cup of coffee in Colorado *Delicious local
flavors: From lobster rolls to Key lime pie to the red and green
chiles of the Southwest, taste your way across the country-whether
you dine in restaurants or your RV kitchen *Expert advice from
seasoned RV-ers Bonnie and Grant Sinclair *Comprehensive planning
resources: Easy-to-use maps that highlight where you can (and
can't) drive an RV, nearby grocery stores for each campground, plus
tips for health and safety on the road, navigating weather
conditions, RV-ing with pets, and minimizing your environmental
impact along the way *Gorgeous, full-color photos and a fold-out
map *RV basics and essential tips like how to pack, how to pick
campgrounds, types of RVs, renting an RV, and moreFrom scenic
drives and epic hikes to tranquil campground stops, make your home
on the road with Moon USA RV Adventures. About Moon Travel Guides:
Moon was founded in 1973 to empower independent, active, and
conscious travel. We prioritize local businesses, outdoor
recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably. Moon
Travel Guides are written by local, expert authors with great
stories to tell-and they can't wait to share their favorite places
with you. For more inspiration, follow @moonguides on social media.
The Hot Wheels*r 1/64th scale die-cast cars produced by Mattel from
1995 to 2001 are fully described and beautifully displayed in 560
color photographs. Included among the images of these fast moving,
highly-sought vehicles are models from the Segment Series*TM, the
elusive Treasure Hunt Series*TM, First Editions*TM, and Final Run
Series*TM, Virtual Collection*TM, Legends*TM, 1/64th Scale
Collectibles*TM, 100% Hot Wheels*TM, and convention cars from The
Wild Weekend of Hot Wheels*TM. Each Hot Wheels car produced is
listed by year and a Variation/Price Guide details the variations
of every vehicle and provides current market values for every one.
This book is the definitive guide to Hot Wheel's recent production
by one of the field's leading experts.
The Roads of Roman Italy offers a complete re-evaluation of both
the evidence and the interpretation of Roman land transport. The
book utilises archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for
Roman communications, drawing on recent approaches to the human
landscape developed by geographers. Among the topics considered
are: * the relationship between the road and the human landscape *
the administration and maintenance of the road system * the role of
roads as imperial monuments * the economics of road construction
and urban development.
The archetypal Routemaster is arguably the most recognised vehicle
in the world, as witnessed at the recent Beijing Olympic handover
ceremony. Buses have been operating on London's streets since 1829,
originally with horse-drawn omnibuses, and the London Omnibus
Company was founded in 1855 to regulate the various services. The
first motorised buses made an appearance in 1902 with the LGOC
beginning to manufacture the buses itself two years later. For six
decades London went its own way with specially designed buses. More
recent innovations such as the 'bendy' bus have not been popular,
but today practicality of pushchair and wheelchair access has
consigned the Routemaster to a nostalgic, but much-loved, position.
With full-colour photographs, this book comprehensively tells the
story behind London's famous red buses.
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