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Beverly Rae Kimes (August 17, 1939 – May 12, 2008) was an American automotive journalist and historian, known as the "First Lady of Automotive History" and "The Grande Dame of Automobile History". She was born in West Chicago, Illinois on August 17, 1939 and grew up in Wheaton, Illinois .
On motor-industry topics Karl Ludvigsen has written books about high-performance engines, the Wankel rotary engine and the histories of American auto makers. He was editor of The Future of the Automobile, the report of the 1981–84 study of the world auto industry by MIT. This was named one of the best business books of the year by Business ...
The author of more than 30 books, Mays is best known for his nine automotive histories—four of which detail the inner workings of the domestic industry. His marque histories emphasize the importance of the Canadian auto industry wherever possible. [4] In 1997, Mays' articles appeared for the first time in the newspapers Old Autos and Old Cars ...
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965. Its central theme is that car manufacturers resisted the introduction of safety features (such as seat belts), and that they were generally reluctant to spend money on improving safety. The ...
'The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine That Made the Modern World' is as entertaining as it is wide-ranging. 'The Car' Is a New Book That Takes a Joyride through Automotive History Skip to ...
Automobile Quarterly was a hardbound, advertising-free periodical publication focused on collectible cars. [1] The publication was known for its quality writing and photography of automobiles, personalities and related subjects. [2]
The Reckoning is a non-fiction book about the automotive industry written by David Halberstam and published in 1986. He spent five years researching and writing it. [1]It is the third and final book of his trilogy study of the forces of power in America, after The Best and the Brightest and The Powers That Be, and has been described as "a parallel history and study of the American and Japanese ...
Automobile Year (formerly as Annual Automobile Review) is a yearbook specialising in automobile and motorsport, published annually in three different languages; English, French (as L'Année Automobile), German (as Auto-Jahr). More recent editions now carry the tagline: "The Annual For Car Enthusiasts".