Great Vehicle resource

[Barghest]

Hi folks,

I picked up a great resource today at Barnes and Noble that you all might be interested in. The book is titled Vintage Cars and it is part of the Five-View series from Motorbooks. The editor is Craig Cheetham and it pretty much covers the 20s and 30s with the odd 40s car thrown in for good measure. The ISBN is 0-7603-2307-0.

Enjoy.

[Alistair]

Hi folks,

I picked up a great resource today at Barnes and Noble that you all might be interested in. The book is titled Vintage Cars and it is part of the Five-View series from Motorbooks. The editor is Craig Cheetham and it pretty much covers the 20s and 30s with the odd 40s car thrown in for good measure. The ISBN is 0-7603-2307-0.

Enjoy.

<checks bookshelf> I've got a copy of that and second the recommendation. There's some incredibly cool and beautiful cars in there. Also lots of nice technical details, so you can use them in games quite easily.

Cheers

Alistair

[Edsel]

I am very tempted to order a copy.

Does it give stuff like top speed and acceleration for the vehicles. Stuff that would be useful for writing them up in Hero System?

[Barghest]

Yes Edsel, it does. Top speed as well as 0-60mph times. Gives other statistics as well. Worth the $20 and then some as far as I am concerned. Nice hardcover book, too.

[st barbara]

Sounds tempting; particularly if it gives stats for non U S vehicles of the era such as the Bentley racers or the Hispano-Suiza !

[Barghest]

Both vehicles are in the book, St. Barbara. Very few US vehicles of the day made it into the book. Just a quick list to whet your appetite. There are Alfa Romeos, Amilcar, Aston Martins, Auburns, Austin, Bentleys, BMWs, and Bugattis and that's only in the first 50 pages.

Information included for each car is as follows. Engine type, construction, valve gear, bore and stroke, displacement, compression ratio, induction system, maximum power, maximum torque, top speed, and 0-60 mph time. Also informs us of the transmission type, what the body/chassis was made of, any special features, the running gear (steeting, front suspension, rear suspension, brakes, wheels, and tires). Lastly, it covers the dimensions (length, width, height, wheelbase, track, and weight).

Order the book.

[st barbara]

Great ! I will do so as soon as I can afford it. I have to wait until my redunency money gets into my account BEFORE I can start spending it ! (Banks are funny like that !)

[Edsel]

Got my copy of Vintage Cars today. I am very pleased. Thanks Barghest it is a very useful resource.:thumbup: