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Lorries
1890s to 1970s
Series: Shire Library
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Lorries
From lumbering house-shakers on solid tyres to smooth turbo-power in the 1970s, the lorry has come a very long way in a remarkably short time. This book traces the developments that created the modern truck in the 1960s and 1970s - tilt cabs, clever transmission technology and turbo power, and the transcontinental journeys they travelled.
A lavishly illustrated history of the British lorry from before the First World War to the 1970s.
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From lumbering house-shakers on solid tyres to smooth turbo-power in the 1970s, the lorry has come a very long way in a remarkably short time. In the early competition between steam, petrol and electricity, the internal combustion engine had more or less won by the 1920s, after proving itself in the First World War, when all-wheel-drive arrived in quantity and thousands of new drivers were trained.
The book traces the developments that created the modern truck in the 1960s and 1970s – tilt cabs, clever transmission technology and turbo power, and the transcontinental journeys they travelled.
Series: Shire Library
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ISBN: 9780747807551
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 November 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Shire Publications
Illustration: 97 col
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 149.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 154g
Pages: 56
About the Author
Nick Baldwin has been a commercial vehicle enthusiast and historian for forty years. He has preserved old photographs, archives and even complete vehicles and has interviewed many drivers, operators and makers of these vehicles over the years. He currently writes for Classic and Vintage Commercial Vehicle magazine.
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