American 1/2-Ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s

Informationen zum Autor Norm Mort began taking pictures of old vehicles parked at the side of the road before he was ten. At 12 years of age, Norm was the youngest member on the executive of the Antique and Classic Car Club of Canada, Toronto Chapter. In the 1960s he began accumulating photos and information on motoring. His personal vehicle collection has included everything from a 1922 D-Type Vauxhall and 1935 Morgan F2 to a 1966 Autobianchi van and 1962 Studebaker Station Wagon. A writer for magazines and newspapers such as World of Wheels, Sports Car Market, the Toronto Sun, Montreal Gazette, Old Autos, and numerous others in the field of transport for over 30-years, he has written more than 15 historic vehicle books in the Veloce series Those were the days .... Klappentext Examining the evolution of the popular 1/2-ton American pickup truck, from a basic utility vehicle, to stylish icon and North America's best selling vehicle, this volume focuses on specifications, rarer makes and models, industry facts and figures, and optional equipment, via detailed text and previously unpublished images. Zusammenfassung Examining the evolution of the popular ½-ton American pickup truck, from a basic utility vehicle, to stylish icon and North America’s best selling vehicle, this volume focuses on specifications, rarer makes and models, industry facts and figures, and optional equipment, via detailed text and previously unpublished images.

Product details

• Authors: Norm Mort, Mort Norm
• Publisher: Veloce publishing plc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781845848026
• ISBN: 978-1-84584-802-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 195 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Those Were the Days; Those Were the Days ... Series
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, TRANSPORTATION / Public Transportation, United States of America, USA, Buses, trams and commercial vehicles: general interest, Buses, trams & commercial vehicles: general interest