Auto Biography

Author: Earl Swift
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062282670
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 403

Book Description
A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy—a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his—while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him. Slumped among hundreds of other decrepit hulks on a treeless, windswept moor in eastern North Carolina, the Chevy evokes none of the Jet Age mystique that made it the most beloved car to ever roll off an assembly line. It's open to the rain. Birds nest in its seats. Officials of the surrounding county consider it junk. To Tommy Arney, it's anything but: It's a fossil of the twentieth-century American experience, of a place and a people utterly devoted to the automobile and changed by it in myriad ways. It's a piece of history—especially so because its flaking skin conceals a rare asset: a complete provenance, stretching back more than fifty years. So, hassled by a growing assortment of challengers, the Chevy's thirteenth owner—an orphan, grade-school dropout and rounder, a felon arrested seventy-odd times, and a man who's been written off as a ruin himself--embarks on a mission to save the car and preserve long record of human experience it carries in its steel and upholstery. Written for both gearheads and Sunday drivers, Auto Biography charts the shifting nature of the American Dream and our strange and abiding relationship with the automobile, through an iconic classic and an improbable, unforgettable hero.

Chevy 55-56-57

Author: Mike Mueller
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780879388164
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Shows and describes the Chevrolets, Bel Air convertibles and coupes, and Nomad wagons produced in 1955 through 1957

All Corvettes Are Red

Author: James Schefter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671685015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Book Description
The inside story of the people who made the Corvette a legend for over forty years, "All Corvettes Are Red" is the result of more than eight years of research by the author into every part of the world's #1 automaker. "A true labor of love".--"Booklist". of color photos.

Original Chevrolet

Author: Robert Genat
Publisher: Motorbooks
ISBN: 9780760315484
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
This book covers 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolets(Tri-Chevys) some of the most popular American cars of all time. Beautifully illustrated with 250 color photographs, this book focuses on all the details restorers and enthusiasts want to know. An entire chapter is devoted to the elegant '55, '56, and '57 Nomads and the unique components used on these stylish station wagons. A large appendix includes production numbers, component identification codes, and interior trim charts. Everything pertaining to Chevrolet's passenger car models from 1955-1957 is highlighted.

Ford Differentials

Author: Joe Palazzolo
Publisher: CarTech Inc
ISBN: 161325038X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
A driveline expert guides you through each step of the rebuild process for 8.8- and 9-inch axle assemblies, so you can confidently complete the work yourself. He explains in detail limited-slip and open differential disassembly, inspection, assembly, final calibration, and break-in. He also shows you how to identify worn ring-and-pinion gears, rebuild clutch packs, set the correct contact pattern for pinion and ring gears as well as the backlash, and much more.

Classic Car

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744087600
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this stunning book showcases the most iconic and important classic cars from every decade since the 1940s. Few things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the early 1990s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament. Classic Car brings you the story of more than 20 great marques, including household names Bentley, Mercedes, Ferrari, Cadillac and Aston Martin. Its lavish photography reveals every detail in close-up of models that range from the 1940s giant two-ton Daimler DE36, which ferried royals about in style, through to sleek Ferraris from the 1980s capable of smashing the 200mph barrier. It puts you in the driving seat of such icons as the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Thunderbird, and the Mercedes 300SL, and brings you the designers of these amazing machines and the story of their manufacturers. This ultimate guide to classic cars further features: - A comprehensive catalog that draw out the key features of each important model, with detailed profiles and specification. - Feature pages broaden the scope of the book, covering everything from the designers and manufacturers who created them to their evolution over the decades. - Stunningly shot DPS images add an extra layer of color and flavor to the book. - Written by award-winning author and expert on all aspects of motoring, Giles Chapman, Editor-in-Chief of DK's The Car Book, which has sold over 550,000 copies worldwide to date. Updates will include the key models that have grown in popularity since the last edition. Whether you dream of owning one of these super-cool cars, or you are a collector already, Classic Car is set to become a treasured favorite.

Chevrolet '57 Restoration Guide

Author: Nelson Aregood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780879383947
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
Chevrolet æ57 Restoration Guide By Nelson Aregood, Wayne Oakley & Joe Umphenour. The ultimate guide to what is correct for your æ57 Chevy. Nearly 450 pages of special dealers literature, rare documentary photographs, insiderÆs factory performance and spec charts, blow-up parts drawings, technical service bulletins and more make this the most accurate guide to 100% originality ever published. Sftbd., 8 1/2"x 11", 448 pgs., 1,000+ ill.

Chevy Tri-Five Custom Interiors

Author: Ron Mangus
Publisher: California Bill's Automotive Handbooks
ISBN: 9781931128254
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Chevy Tri-Five Custom Interiors is the first of a series of books featuring the work of Ron Mangus, well-known for award-winning custom hot rod interiors. Chevy Tri-Five Custom Interiors features four, two-page photographic spreads for beautiful, custom, award-winning 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevy hot rods. The cars and interiors presented in the book will inspire readers and help them visualize interior design possibilities for their own cars. Detailed photographs of the interior features accompanied by Ron’s captions explain the ideas behind the interiors—the design process, color and material selections, unique features, challenges, sound system solutions, and some of the creative problem-solving needed to work out the design. Ron is continually asked by customers and hotrod enthusiasts for pictorials of his interiors to enjoy and inspire, and this series answers the desire for a presentation of his creativity and innovation.

Guide to Building a 1957 Chevy Convertible

Author: Ron Ceridono
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733313728
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 125

Book Description
Guide to Buidling a 1957 Chevy Convertible is the latest in the STREET RODDER Magazine series dedicated to teaching you how to build your own hot rod, using the 2017 ARP/STREET RODDER Road Tour 1957 Chevy Convertible as the subject. Subjects covered include chassis, brakes, sheetmetal, cooling and exhaust, bodywork and paint, flamejob, electrical, A/C, interior, and more.

Unsafe at Any Speed

Author: Ralph Nader
Publisher: New York : Grossman
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Book Description
Account of how and why cars kill, and why the automobile manufacturers have failed to make cars safe.