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Fact #1. The first machine generally recognized as a classifiable automobile was developed in 1886 by a German inventor. It used a tricycle wheel arrangement and was powered by an engine producing around two-thirds of a horsepower unit. It drove at a top speed slightly below ten miles per hour.
Fact #2. The first American-made motor vehicle was released in 1893. It was built using a converted horse-drawn carriage outfitted with a combustion engine. Its single-cylinder engine produced four horsepower, and has the dubious distinction of being the first vehicle outfitted with armor and a weapon. An 1898 model of the vehicle was updated with metal plating and a forward-facing machine gun.
Fact #3. When you leaf through a book devoted to classic automobiles, you don't have to possess prior vehicular knowledge to appreciate the famous and fabulous cars that shaped the automotive industry. Consider selecting an automotive topic that interests you generally, or plan to learn more about an era by studying its vehicles. The type of car created in any given year says much about the wider culture of the times.
Fact #4. Before choosing a classic car book, make sure you know whether it's weighted more heavily on the mechanical, technical, and engineering side, or on the side of aesthetics, design, and history. Someone with an appreciation for engine design can often also appreciate artistry and design. However, there tends to be little cross-over in the other direction. Be sure to choose carefully if you or a gift recipient fall into the latter category.
Fact #5. Some car books are ideal coffee table tomes. They're rich with pictures and shorter text sections that make for fine reading in limited doses. Other books are filled with prose and demand actual cover-to-cover reading. Determining which category a book falls into takes mere minutes. Skipping this assessment may leave you with a book that does little to rev your intellectual engine.
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