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Green Book: The environmental guide to cars and trucks 2003 by John DeCicco and James Kliesch (American Council, 2003)
With their penchant for gas guzzlers and SUVs, a green guide to driving might seem like a contradiction in terms coming from the US. However, this American guide is useful for anyone interested in eco-friendly vehicles.
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How Stuff Works by Marshall Brain (John Wiley, 2001)
Guide to the inside workings of common machines such as car engines, computers, microwave ovens, aeroplanes, submarines and many more.
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Motor Racing: A century of competition and human challenges by Giuseppe Guzzardi and Enzo Rizzo (White Star, 2001)
Chronology of motor sport in all its forms throughout the twentieth century. The book is crammed with historic prints, black and white archive and modern colour photographs, statistics and roll calls, maps and circuit diagrams.
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Taxi!: The story of the London cab by Malcolm Bobbitt (Veloce Publishing, 2002)
Presents the complete history of the famous taxis known as the 'Black Cabs' associated with London, although they have been produced in many colours and used in many cities around the world.
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AllExperts – Autos
www.allexperts.com/central/autos.shtml
Claims to be the oldest and largest free Q and A service on the internet. The autos category contains sub-sections on auto racing, repairs, motorcycles and trucks and tractors.
Bedford
www.armyvehicles.dk/bedford.htm
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Bedford truck, used by the army and produced until the late 1980s.
History of Classic Cars: Vintage and Thoroughbred Era (1919 – 1939)
www.autoclassic.com/features/classic_car_history/vintage_era.html
Gives an excellent history of the British car industry during the vintage era, and the depression that followed.
How 4 Wheel Drive Works
www.howstuffworks.com/four-wheel-drive1.htm
Seven pages of explanations, diagrams and animations. Includes sections on torque, traction and wheel slip.
Landracing
www.landracing.com/news/history.htm
Lists land speed records from 1813 to 2001, with images of most of the vehicles.
Manganese Bronze Holdings
www.manganese.com/company_lti.php
London Taxis International is the manufacturer of the world-famous London taxi, with more than 100,000 taxis having rolled off their Coventry production line since 1948.
Off-Roaders
www.offroaders.com
The 'Tech' pages of this enthusiasts' website offer advice on general off-road driving techniques, with specific sections on sandy and steep terrain. Also features a wealth of technical information.
The Physics Classroom
www.physicsclassroom.com
School site that offers online advice and tutorials on the laws of physics, including explanations of energy, power and momentum.
Rolls Royce History
www.bentleyboys.com/rolls-royce_history.htm
Excellent history of the meeting between Mr Rolls and Mr Royce, which led to the prestigious company being established in 1904.
Sciencenet
www.sciencenet.org.uk
Science site for younger readers, with lots of information on a range of motor vehicles.
Veg-Oil Car.com
www.veggiepower.org.uk/vegoilcar.htm
Site which aims to help and guide those interested in running vehicles from vegetable oil on the practicalities, pitfalls and legal issues in the UK.
Vehicle Dynamics – Inertia
www.siu.edu/~ritzel/courses/302s/vehicle/vehicledynamics.htm
Explains concepts such as centrifugal force and the polar moment of inertia, which influence how easily a vehicle can turn corners.
Visual Physics
http://library.thinkquest.org/10170/
Resource for learning basic physics including torque and momentum. Run interactive simulations and check your skills in simple tests.
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