Motor Cars and the Application of Mechanical Power to Road Vehicles

This early, extensively illustrated works was originally published in 1902. Contents Include; I. Introduction. II. Animal Power Carriages. III. Spring-Motor Carriages. IV. Carriages Propelled by the Wind. V. The early attempts to apply Steam Power to Road Vehicles. VI. The Steam Carriage Boom 1821-1840. VII. The Application of Compressed Air. VIII. Steam Carriages 1858-1881. IX. Electric Carriages. X. The Modern Revival. XI. The Petrol Motor. XII. Petrol Carriages of To-Day-British. XIII. Petrol Carriages of