From lumbering house-shakers on solid tires 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 World War I, 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.
| ISBN: | 9780747807551 |
| Publication date: | 10th November 2010 |
| Author: | Nick Baldwin |
| Publisher: | Shire an imprint of Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 56 pages |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Genres: |
Road and motor vehicles: general interest |
From lumbering house-shakers on solid tires 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 World War I, 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.
Lorries features in the following genres: Road and motor vehicles: general interest
Lorries is available in Paperback
Lorries was written by Nick Baldwin and published by Shire an imprint of Osprey Publishing
Lorries has 56 pages
Yes it is part of Shire Library series