The Straight Eight Engine: Powering the Premium Automobiles of the Twenties and Thirties

Ray, Keith

ISBN 10: 1854433067 / ISBN 13: 9781854433060

Edité par Dalton Watson Fine Books, 2020

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Printed Pages - 200. Illustrated - Colour and Black and White Photographs. Three small holes in front fly sheet. Sellers Note - This is a heavy book 2.3Kgs therefore, the postal costs will be higher and tracked and signed for will be necessary. Please email for quote.

N° de réf. du vendeur 1977

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Straight Eight Engine: Powering the Premium Automobiles of the Twenties and Thirties
• Éditeur: Dalton Watson Fine Books
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1854433067
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781854433060
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Motoring

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Synopsis

The straight eight engine, also known as the inline eight engine, was the driving force behind some of the most fascinating luxury vehicles of the first half of the twentieth century. From its introduction in the 1920s through its demise in the 1950s, the straight eight graced a number of upmarket vehicles from makers like Pontiac, Packard, and Daimler, and even appeared under the hood of the hyper-exclusive Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, of which only eighteen models were produced. Although it was eventually replaced by the V8 engine, the straight eight engine can be found in some of the most valuable and sought-after vehicles of all time. Keith Ray's The Straight Eight Engine is the first volume to be published about this extraordinary mechanism. Featuring four hundred images, the book is a lush tribute to an automotive component likely to never be equaled for smoothness and refinement.

À propos de l?auteur

Keith Ray is a monthly contributor to The Marine Engineers Review and The Marine Professional and the author of The Strangest Aircraft of All Time.