Motor Body-Building in All Its Branches (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Spiers, Spiers

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333143036 ISBN 13 : 9781333143039

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the craft of motor body building with a practical, step-by-step guide. This authoritative reference covers the full scope of design and construction for motor bodies, from framing and paneling to doors, hoods, and complete working drawings. Organized by real-world chapters, it helps builders and students understand material choices, joining methods, and Finish techniques used in the early era of motor carriage work.

The book blends theory with hands-on guidance, offering clear explanations, line drawings, and practical tips drawn from decades of technical teaching. It covers different body types, entrancing details on alignment and proportions, and essential methods for painting, trimming, and finishing to durable, attractive results. Whether you’re studying for exams or refining your workshop skills, this edition provides reliable reference material and accessible instruction.

- Learn how to classify motor bodies and choose framing methods
- Follow step-by-step guidance on panels, joints, and cant boards
- Review painting processes, finishes, and protective coatings
- Explore working drawings for common body styles and hood designs

Ideal for students, professional carriage builders, and anyone restoring early motor bodies who wants solid, practical know‑how grounded in historical technique.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Motor Body-Building in All Its Branches

In bringing together the matter in order that the particular subject should contain that Which is both instructive, practical and useful, it may be noticed how largely we are indebted to the excellent trade journals existing in this country as well as abroad.

About the Publisher

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333143036
• ISBN 13: 9781333143039
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
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