Stealing Cars - Technology and Society From the Model T to the Gran Torino

"As early as 1910 Americans recognized that cars were easy to steal and, once stolen, hard to find. A car was its own getaway vehicle, and cars looked much alike. Model styles and colors eventually changed, and so did the means of making a stolen car disappear. Though changing license plates and serial numbers remain basic procedure, thieves have created highly sophisticated networks to disassemble stolen vehicles, distribute the parts, and/or ship the altered cars out of the country. Stealing cars naturally has become as technologically advanced as the cars themselves"-Provided by publisher.

About the author

John A. Heitmann is a professor of history at the University of Dayton, Ohio, and former Knapp Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of San Diego.Rebecca H. Morales holds a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a former curator at the San Diego Automotive Museum.

Product details

• Authors: John A Heitmann, John A. Heitmann, John A. (Professor Heitmann, John A. Morales Heitmann, Rebecca Morales, Rebecca H Morales, Rebecca H. Morales
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2014
• EAN: 9781421412979
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-1297-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Non-fiction book