The Automobile: a Century of Progress

This interesting book commemorates the 100th anniversary of the automobile industry in the United States. Rather than being merely a “who-did-what-when” chronological review of the automobile’s technical history, The Automobile: A Century of Progress covers the car’s development using a systems-approach to more closely mirror the way a car is engineered.

Chapters cover: Powerplant Perspectives: Parts I, II, and III; U.S. Passenger Car Brake History; A History of the Passenger Car Tire: Parts I and II; A Century of Automobile Body Evolution; A Century of Automobile Comfort and Convenience; The First 100 Years of Transportation Safety: Parts I and II; A History of Automobile Electrical Systems; Gasoline Specifications, Regulations, and Properties; A History of Lubrication; and Materials: Key to 100 Years of Automotive Progress.
Well-illustrated with numerous photos and drawings, this series of articles was previously published in Automotive Engineering magazine from April 1995 through December 1996. Now collected together in one commemorative volume, these articles tell the story of the birth and development of an industry that revolutionized the modern world.

A fascinating book that will be of interest to anyone who loves cars, whether it be an engineer who designs them, an enthusiast who tinkers with them, or a fan who drives them.

A collection of 14 fascinating articles on the history of the automobile from Automotive Engineering Magazine