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Dogs on Wheels - travelling with your canine companion takes a look
at you, your family, your vehicle, and most importantly your dog,
and tells you how to get the most out of travelling with your
four-legged friend - whether for five minutes or five hours.
Helpful advice, insights into your dog's world, and guidance on
choosing the right vehicle are only a part of this comprehensive
look at travelling with your dog. Packed with original colour
photographs, and containing invaluable information and opinion from
veterinarians and an animal behaviourist.
Although the 1/2-ton American pickup truck was still purchased as a
basic utility vehicle during the '60s, more and more, consumers
were looking for stylish, comfortable, good handling, and good
performing trucks.The important role played in American life by the
lightweight, high-production pickup truck is often overshadowed by
their innate ruggedness, reliability and utilitarian nature. Yet,
as the quickly-changing decade evolved, so did the pickup truck,
and the manufacturers' interpretation of them. Continueing its
trend from the 1950s, a trend towards greater style, comfort and
optional equipment, the pickup truck would less and less assume the
lines and styling of its flashy, sibling car versions, and instead
evolve an identity all of its own.
This highly visual study covers the US and Canadian truck
manufacturers that built trucks in North America in the 1950s.
Following World War II, North American truck manufacturers
responded to the prosperity of the 1950s with fresh designs and
features. These rugged, reliable trucks were capable of
transcontinental commutes of goods on a regular basis, or
performing delivery and construction tasks in and around cities.
This concise volume covers not only the histories of the major and
lesser known truck manufactures, but also the obscure, yet
historically significant manufacturers such as Available,
Biederman, Brown, Corbitt, Leyland Canada and others. Comprehensive
captions and supportive text combine with contemporary brochures,
period literature, road test info of the day, factory photographs
and over fifty colour photos of restored American trucks, to relate
the importance of these historic vehicles. Detailed shots of the
engines and features focus on what it was that set certain
manufacturers apart in this highly competitive market. This
succinct, factual book on American trucking provides a nostalgic
look at a significant era in North American history.
Combining details of truck specifications, previoulsy unpublished
images, lists of optional equipment, and industry facts and
figures, this book reveals the important role played by the
lightweight, high-production, and basic 1/2-ton pickup trick in
American post-war society, a role often overshadowed by its innate
ruggedness, reliability and utilitarian nature.As the 1950s
progressed, so did the evolution of the pickup truck, which added
more and more style, greater comfort, and ever increasing equipment
options to its burgeoning model range. After the few drab colours
first offered at the start of the decade, the pickup would assume
similar styling and tri-coloured pastel paint finishes to its
flashy sibling car versions.Focussing on truck specifications,
optional equipment, and industry facts and figures, this book also
highlights some of the rarer makes and models, and includes never
before published images, revealing cutaway illustrations, and a
dedicated chapter focussing on four very different design
approaches form the decade.
"All in the Family - Pet Menageries" takes an in depth look at
owning two or more pets. This insightful book is aimed at both
current owners and potential pet owners who would like to share
their home with an animal companion, but can't make-up their mind
what kind - or if two or more animals might be a better solution.
Through studies and lots of real life examples, the author hopes to
convince pet lovers that two's company - and even three is
definitely not a crowd. The book explores why more than one pet is
a great idea for all concerned - for both owners and pets. It is
also highlights how pets could benefit from the presence of other
animals in the household, and in some cases be given a completely
new lease of life. Although many might feel two dogs or cats are
plenty, it could be that more are even merrier. Expert advice is
given on making the right choices to avoid a combination that
clearly won't work, perhaps due to the breed of dog or cat; the
owner's location or residence; a current lifestyle situation, or
the incompatibility or some combinations for numerous reasons.
Combinations of dogs and cats, as well as other animals are
discussed, with clear evidence that pets such as rabbits, pigs and
hedgehogs, among others, can all live happily in a mixed
environment. Featuring interviews with multi-animal families, who
relate their personal experiences in their real life, mixed
menageries, the book is illustrated through dynamic photographs of
multiple pets at play, eating, sleeping and interacting with each
other, their owners and families, showing what fun, joy, laughter
and love more than one pet can bring to a home.
This book examines the evolution of the popular Chevrolet Impala
from the late 1950s stylish `specialty' vehicle to become
Chevrolet's best-selling, iconic model in North America. This
volume focuses on specifications, rarer performance models,
industry facts and figures and optional equipment, through detailed
text, brochure and advertising images, and is copiously illustrated
with many previously unpublished photographs. The important role
played by the Impala for Chevrolet (and GM as a whole) is also
examined, from its status as a top-of-the-line `specialty' model,
through the broad range of body styles, to a mainstream,
volume-production car. As the 1950s ended, the Chevrolet Impala
evolved into a status symbol, and added more and more style,
comfort and optional equipment to its ever-increasing model range.
From its similar styling and tri-colour pastel paint finishes, the
original Chevrolet Impala was the flashy, stylish sibling in the
line-up, only to eventually return to a more conservative,
high-volume, mainstream car. As well as the historical aspects of
the car, a final chapter explores present-day custom Impalas and
Resto Rods - from custom bodywork modifications to spectacular
works of art.
This book focuses on the evolution of the popular 3rd generation
Chevrolet 1/2-ton C/K-Series pickup trucks from 1973-1987.
Chevrolet's 1/2-ton pickup trucks were competing head-to-head in a
highly competitive marketplace with Ford's always popular F150. At
the same time, other truck builders such as Dodge, International
Harvester, and Jeep were constantly applying pressure to increase
sales in an attempt to capture more market share at the expense of
the leaders. Following a brief history of Chevrolet's building of
the corporation's 1/2-ton pickup trucks, the book takes an
extensive look at Chevrolet's 1/2-ton C/K-Series pickup trucks with
emphasis on the all new model, followed by a year-by-year
description of the evolving 1970s models, and the various market
demands, which often led to the introduction of niche models to
broaden its market base. Chevrolet reacted to a changing
marketplace that included a greater interest in 4WD, while being
detoured by fuel shortages, ever-changing fuel economy and
pollution regulations, and the constant quest to reduce overall
weight. As well as the production models, there are chapters on the
restoration and the growing interest in the customization of these
Chevy C/K models by enthusiasts.
"American Independent Automakers 1945-1960" covers the attempts by
major makes such as Kaiser-Frazer, Willys, Packard, Studebaker,
Tucker, Nash and Hudson to compete with the 'Big Three' in America.
The 'Independents' were the first to introduce all-new models in an
attempt to increase their market share and ensure the future. Also,
there were dozens of backyard enthusiasts trying to design the
perfect American sports car, such as Cunningham, Fitch, Darrin,
Williams, etc. A similar number endeavoured to build small,
economical cars such as Davis, Allstate, Playboy, Crosley and the
diminutive King Midget, yet all were ultimately doomed to fail.
There were steam cars, microcars, three-wheel cars and flying cars,
all competing to capture the consumer's fancy and become
significant builders in the years following World War II. Detailed
captions and supportive text combine with the use of contemporary
brochures, period literature, factory photos, and over 90 new,
unpublished colour photos of restored examples to relate the
importance of these historic vehicles. This book looks at all the
major makers, focusing on the innovations, unique styling and
features, and why, ultimately, all failed.
Stag enthusiast Norm Mort teams-up with Stag restorer and expert
Tony Fox to write this handy pocket-size guide. Triumph's Stag
combined the smoothness and performance of a V8 in stylish Italian
coachwork designed by Giovanni Michelotti, which allowed for both
closed and open grand touring. This Essential Buyer's Guide
examines the model's history, evolution, features, fittings,
performance and typical problem areas through detailed text and
colour photographs of both restored and original examples. Like
Veloce's other Essential Buyer's Guides this book features chapters
such as "Is it the right car for you?", a very detailed checklist
for rating a potential Stag purchase, advice on deciding whether or
not to restore a Stag, paint problems, issues that can arise
through underuse, and lists of clubs and spares specialists. Tony
Fox bought his first Stag in 1991, and a total of ten other Stags
came and went in the years that followed. He is a director for the
Triumph Stag Club, USA and coordinator for the Stag in the Toronto
Triumph Club. A Triumph and Stag enthusiast, Norm Mort has written
for car magazines and newspapers for the past 25 years. This is his
fourth book on automotive history and restoration.
This highly visual study covers the US and Canadian truck
manufacturers that built trucks in North America in the 1960s.
Canadian-built trucks were often unique, while others were built
specifically for the American market. The North American truck
manufacturers continued to thrive to meet the demands of the
prosperity of the 1960s with fresh designs and features. These
rugged, reliable trucks were capable of transcontinental commutes
of goods on a regular basis, or performing delivery and
construction tasks in and around cities. This concise volume covers
not only the histories of the major and lesser known truck
manufactures, but also the obscure, yet historically significant
manufacturers such as Available, Biederman, Brown, Corbitt, Leyland
Canada and others. Comprehensive captions and supportive text
combine with contemporary brochures, period literature, road test
info of the day, factory photographs and over fifty colour photos
of restored American trucks, to relate the importance of these
historic vehicles. Detailed shots of the engines and features focus
on what it was that set certain manufacturers apart in this highly
competitive market. This succinct, factual book on American
trucking provides a nostalgic look at a significant era in North
American history.
"American Station Wagons - The Golden Era 1950-1975" examines an
important quarter century of this versatile vehicle, a time when it
evolved into a practical, yet sometimes luxurious family
transporter or business vehicle. This volume covers the histories
of the major, minor and obscure station wagon manufacturers and
models. While makes such as Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge and Plymouth
dominated the US market, important roles were played by Oldsmobile,
Buick, Mercury, and Chrysler in making the car more than mere basic
transportation or a reliable workhorse. At the same time, makes
such as Studebaker, Kaiser, Nash and AMC, etc. competed for a slice
of this burgeoning postwar market, and were responsible for novel
innovations in design. Contemporary brochures, period literature,
factory photos and over fifty new, unpublished colour photos of
restored examples help convey the importance of these historic
vehicles. Also featured are images of rarer Canadian versions from
American manufacturers.
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