DESIGNING AND BUILDING SPECIAL CARS
Written by Andre Jute
Published by B.T. Batsford
in 1985
ISBN: 0713407786
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DESIGNING AND BUILDING SPECIAL CARS
Written by Andre Jute.
Stock no. 1824888
1st.
1985.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Lucidly written and full of proven short cuts and rules of thumb that will help the new car designer avoid abstruse mathematics, this is a book structures in the order that the non-professional designer (and most professionals) will tackle the job. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0713407786. Minor foxing to half-title page and last page. Text block is a little browned and grubby. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few foxspots to verso, is lightly creased and scuffed, faded to spine.
Front cover
Contents
- SPECIFYING YOUR CAR:
- 1. People and Comfort
- 2. Style and Impact
- 3. How Fast and How Well?
- DESIGNING AND BUILDING YOUR CAR:
- 4. The Whole Car
- 5. Suspension: Principles
- 6. Suspension: Choice
- 7. Suspension: Design
- 8. Steering and Brakes
- 9. Chassis: Principles
- 10. Chassis: Choice
- 11. Chassis: Design
- 12. The Body
- 13. The Drivetrain
- 14. Test and Rectify