Car Design

The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved.

In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski-hailed as "one of the best writers on design working today" by Publishers Weekly-tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers, and gearheads who created them.

The English-language debut of the acclaimed international bestseller - Anywhere but Home crosses continents, cultures, and generations to tell a sweeping story of self-discovery, finding your own place in a new world, and the revelatory mysteries of being a family.

Before the race even begins, engineers and designers have already been hard at work testing each and every part of a racecar.

A brief but comprehensive guide to organizing and initiating a home-built electric or exotic automobile construction project, as performed by the author, with accompanying illustrations and a resource guide.

Why do Americans vacation in walkable European cities but come home to stroads, strip malls, and soul-crushing commutes? Drive Until You Die dismantles the postwar suburban experiment and exposes how asphalt, zoning codes, and car dependency quietly reshaped a nation into a cage of convenience. With biting wit and unsparing clarity, this book reveals the machinery behind America’s sprawl: parking mandates, single-use zoning, traffic engineering, and fiscal policies that subsidize dead space. From McMansions to Costco hauls, from retirement ghettos to office parks, suburbia isn't a ...

FULL COLOUR 30th ANNIVERSARY RECORD EDITION Rosco McGlashan is an icon of drag racing and an Australian land speed record holder. This book tells the unbelievable and remarkable story of his life, one of the best motorsports biographies and land speed record books you will ever read. The Kindle version comprises 390 action-packed pages, featuring 185 incredible colour photos of Rosco's life, cars, and racing career. His early years were very tough. He spent time in state-run homes and remand centres, eventually driving away from his home and school at twelve after a run-in with his family ...

Kevin is a nine-year-old boy who loves cars. He and his best friend Michael often play with Hot Wheels. Yet, when Kevin isn't playing, he is in school or drawing designs of cars. His father is an automotive design engineer, and Kevin desires to be just like him when he grows up. This is the story of a father's influence over his son's life choices.