Historical Books and Publications

Here are some examples:

• 360009 Custom Building Production Cars, the building of the Hudsons of the 1930s
• 480086 Hudson's New Look, the introduction of the new Hudsons of the late �40s
• 560020 The New Packard Engine
• 560247 The Packard Non-Spinning Differential
• 570245 Planning a New Automobile, the development of the Edsel
• 580056 Engineering the Edsel, further history on the development of the Edsel
• 670065 Development of Ford GT Mark II sports-racing car, covering engine, body, transaxle, fuel system, suspension, steering, and brakes, a 1967 paper by Roy C. Lunn.
• 670070 Ford Mark II GT sports car disc brake system, covering the development of the brake system for this remarkable car.
• 670071 Laboratory simulation of powertrain for Ford Mark II-GT sports-racing car, a look at how Ford pre-race the LeMans race on the dyno.
• 670069 Development of transaxle for Ford Mark II-GT sports-racing car. A description of the development of this winning powertrain.
• 670066 Modified high-performance 427 cu in. engine as used in Ford Mark II-GT sports-racing car. The story behind the development of this engine used in the 1966 LeMans winning Fords.
• 570328 Birth of the retractable (hard top convertible) by B. J. Smith, Lincoln Division, Ford Motor Company, a 1957 paper leading up to the Ford retractable hardtops of the late 50s.
• 700349 American Motors 1970 Rebel machine by Robert A. Petersen, American Motors Corp.
• 700036 Aerodynamic Development of the Charger Daytona for Stock Car Competition
• 570060 Electrojector—Bendix electronic fuel injection system (the first electronic fuel injection system, as used on a high-performance Rambler in 1957! Photos show the vacuum tube "brain") by A. H. Winkler, Bendix Aviation
• 670016 Chevrolet Camaro is a 4-passenger sports-like car adaptable to a range of power trains by Donald H. McPherson et. al. GMC. The paper on the birth of the Camaro.
• 620222 The Corvair turbosupercharged engine by R. E. Thoreson, GMC.
• 983092 Composite Structures in Race Cars, Douglas Doi, Ford Motor Company
• 890877 Honda Formula One Turbo-Charged V-6 1.5L Engine
• 983037 IRL Aurora V8 design and development, Roger Allen, et al, GM Motorsports
• 904730 The use of composite materials in the design and manufacture of Formula 1 racing cars, B. P. O'Rourke, Williams Grand Prix Engrg. Ltd
• 890600 Study of an open-wheel racing-car's rear-wing aerodynamics, Lee Dykstra, Dept. of Aerospace, Engrg. and Engrg. Mechanics, Special Chassis Inc.

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