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Some Turtles Have Nice Shells
Some Turtles Have Nice Shells
by Roger Beck
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A book on handmade housetrucks and housebuses. This soft cover book is a collection of over 390 exterior and interior photographs, with descriptions and comments by this Oregon author. Includes construction sections showing the building of a housetruck... (read more)

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Trolley Buses Around the World: A Photo Gallery (Photo Gallery)
Trolley Buses Around the World: A Photo Gallery (Photo Gallery)
by William A Luke
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For more than a century trolley buses have been providing transportation in towns and cities throughout the world. The trolley bus offered several advantages over other vehicles, primarily quiet operation, quick acceleration from a standing start, hill... (read more)

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Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Engines, Fuel & Computerized Management Systems, 2e (Medium/Heavy Duty Truck)
Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Engines, Fuel & Computerized Management Systems, 2e (Medium/Heavy Duty Truck)
by Sean Bennett
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Written by an experienced truck technician in easy-to-understand language, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to highway diesel engines and their management systems. Coverage of the full range of truck diesels from light duty to heavy duty... (read more)

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Diamond T Trucks 1911-1966 Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
Diamond T Trucks 1911-1966 Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
by Robert Gabrick
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The Diamond T Motor Car Company manufactured automobiles until 1911 when the first truck, led to exclusive truck production and legendary status as style leaders. While "The Handsomest Truck in America" became their slogan, Diamond T also emphasized its... (read more)

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Routemaster Bus: 1954 Onwards (All Marks) (Owner's Workshop Manual)
Routemaster Bus: 1954 Onwards (All Marks) (Owner's Workshop Manual)
by Andrew Morgan
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The Routemaster bus – instantly recognizable as the classic red double-decker London Transport bus – is a British icon, and a symbol unmistakably associated with London. Now the Routemaster receives the famous Haynes Manual treatment. This... (read more)

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DAF Trucks Since 1949 (Truckmakers)
DAF Trucks Since 1949 (Truckmakers)
by Colin Peck
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This book chronicles the fascinating first 80 years of DAF’s history, from being a small Dutch trailer manufacturer through to its acquisition by US truck giant Paccar, and the development of the company to its present position as the top-selling... (read more)

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Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks
Evolution of Cab-Over-Engine Trucks
by Norm Mort
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American COE (Cab Over Engine) designs began to appear as a way to maximize loads and abide by individual U.S. state length regulations. By shortening the overall length of the truck cab the trailer size could be increased while staying within the... (read more)

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American Trucks of the 1950s (Those Were the Days...)
American Trucks of the 1950s (Those Were the Days...)
by Norman Mort
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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... (read more)

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Museumotorcoach Milestones
Museumotorcoach Milestones
by Robert L. Smith
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The Twentieth Century was a milestone in itself for transportation history, and buses played a major role in the transformation of America. The Museum of Bus Transportation presents this special book about the buses that made a difference, from the first... (read more)

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Kenworth Trucks of the 1950s (At Work)
Kenworth Trucks of the 1950s (At Work)
by Ron Adams
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For Kenworth, the 1950s were some of its most exciting years. A financial windfall started out the decade, with a special truck built for ARAMCO that became a standard at oil sites around the world. In the mid 1950s Kenworth began building trucks in... (read more)

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The Art Trucks of Japan
The Art Trucks of Japan
by Tomoyuki Kato
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The art trucks of Japan made their debut in the 1975 smash hit Truck Yaro!, roaring onto the big screen to wow Japanese moviegoers. Decorated with banks of flashing lights, lengths of aluminum piping, and sheets of shining steel, these vehicles were... (read more)

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American Trucks of the 1960s (Those Were the Days...)
American Trucks of the 1960s (Those Were the Days...)
by Norm Mort
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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... (read more)

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Crown Coach Corp.: School Buses, Fire Trucks and Custom Coaches
Crown Coach Corp.: School Buses, Fire Trucks and Custom Coaches
by Louk Markham
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Donald Martin Brockway founded the Crown Carriage Company in 1904, the same year that Henry Ford started Ford. With no engineering department at this time, Brockway would draw the outlines of the vehicles in the dirt on the production floor as they were... (read more)

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Peterbilt Trucks of the 1960s (At Work)
Peterbilt Trucks of the 1960s (At Work)
by Ron Adams
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T. A. Peterman needed a better truck to haul logs in the northwest, so after experimenting and then acquiring Fageol Motors, he came up with a formula to create rugged, tough trucks to battle curvaceous, undependable mountain roads, earning the nickname... (read more)

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Studebaker Trucks, 1927-1940: Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
Studebaker Trucks, 1927-1940: Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
by H. Applegate
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A nostalgic photographic history of one of the great names in American motoring. This outstanding collection of rare factory photographs displays the quality and styling that distinguishes Studebaker from all the rest. Essential information for every... (read more)

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British Buses 1946-1975
British Buses 1946-1975
by James Taylor
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By 1945, at the end of a long war, Britain was desperate for new buses and coaches.  And, by the time the government permitted bus production again an almost insatiable demand had built up, and many companies new to making buses came into the... (read more)

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Federal Trucks Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
Federal Trucks Photo Archive (Photo Archive)
by Robert Gabrick
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“Since 1910…Federal Trucks Have Been Known in Every Country—Sold on Every Continent.” One of the great “independents” from Detroit, Federal produced a “high quality truck at a good price.” In July 1910... (read more)

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Encyclopedia of Chevrolet Trucks
Encyclopedia of Chevrolet Trucks
by Don Bunn
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, this massive photographic reference is everything that truck enthusiasts and Chevy fans could want. Truck aficionado Don Bunn has scoured collections throughout the United States to come up with more than 1,000... (read more)

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Medium Heavy Duty Truck Engines Fuel &
Medium Heavy Duty Truck Engines Fuel &
by Sean Bennett
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Written by an experienced truck technician in easy-to-understand language, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to highway diesel engines and their management systems. Coverage of the full range of truck diesels from light duty to heavy duty... (read more)

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John Deere New Generation and Generation II Tractors: History, Models, Variations & Specifications 1960s-1970s (Tractor Legacy)
John Deere New Generation and Generation II Tractors: History, Models, Variations & Specifications 1960s-1970s (Tractor Legacy)
by John Dietz
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Here for the first time is the complete, illustrated history of John Deere's revolutionary New Generation tractors that set a new benchmark around the globe.             In the 1960s and 1970s... (read more)

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