Archive for Author 'Helen Hutchings', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Curtiss Aerocar, 1928–1940
by Andrew Woodmansey
The “aero” in the name has nothing to do with Curtiss’ main claim to fame, aeroplanes, but alludes to the slippery shape that lets this “Motor Bungalow” cruise at a higher speed than some cars of the day could reach.
Curtiss Motorcycles: 1902–1912
by Richard Leisenring Jr
If you know your contemporary exotic machinery you know niche maker Curtiss Motorcycles—but that’s not the Curtiss of this book, the champion bicycle racer most remembered as an aviation pioneer contemporary with the Wright Brothers.
The Saga of the Willys Aero
From Second Fiddle to the Jeep to Proudly Wearing the Ford Badge, 1952–1971
by Mark L. James
How an obscure American compact car was built by four different automakers, over twenty years, on two continents, and helped launch the Brazilian auto industry.
A.J. Foyt: Survivor, Champion, Legend (Vol. 1)
by Art Garner
He got his start in a car that had a lawnmower engine—and went on to become the only driver to win the Indy 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. This is a big book and it can fit only half that story, which is why there will be a second volume.
The Complete Book of AMC Cars
American Motors Corporation 1954–1988
by Foster & Glatch
It was the largest corporate merger in US history when Nash and Hudson regrouped as AMC. Domestically, the Big Three were and remained the big kids on the block but AMC played well in Europe which would lead to a partnership with Renault.
Alvan Macauley of Packard: Detroit’s Forgotten Automotive Pioneer
by Charles E. Flinchbaugh
So much went right at Packard for so long—surviving the Depression and once outselling Cadillac—and then the company went under anyway, and during the greatest car-buying boom the US had ever seen.
The Austin Pedal Car Story, The Fascinating History of Austin’s J40 and Pathfinder from 1946 to Present Day
by David Whyley
Austin J40 pedal cars may be diminutive. Telling their story is anything but. With over 32,000 produced since the first ones 75 years ago, they are being made again albeit with re-engineered, contemporary mechanical components.
The Phantom Corsair, A Remarkable Journey
by Meredith B. Jaffe
Wildly futuristic not just in looks but in technical features it cost around $24,000 to create in 1936 and if it had gone into production you could have bought one for the low-low price of $15,000—never mind that we just came out of the Great Depression. That’s not the only reason it didn’t happen.
Mascots in Motion, Images and Stories of Automotive Aesthetics
by Steve Purdy
In spite of its title, the images are not exclusively motoring mascots as there are some body parts or trim pieces shot for the artfulness of the reflections that drew Purdy’s eye.
Tractor Wars
John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture
by Neil Dahlstrom
A case study of how “power farming” got its start at a particularly precarious time for America and also the wider world. Farm equipment manufacturers were among the largest US companies so the money is big and the egos, too.
Make It Go . . . In The Snow, People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles
by Larry Jorgensen
If the snow isn’t right, the leisure snowmobiler just stays home. The military user, or the logger, explorer, or anyone who lives in a remote wintry area doesn’t have that luxury. Thousands of snow travel ideas have been tried, this book picks a few of them for a closer look.
The 102nd Ambulance Company in World War I
by Andrew W. German
The US entered the war late but right away stood up medical services and set up hospitals that would be located many miles behind the front and accessible by ambulance trains. As if trench warfare and gas gangrene wasn’t bad enough, there’s also the influenza epidemic of 1918. Fortify yourselves.
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