'Cheap or rapid or convenient road transport for man and goods is one of the most important of all contributions to national comfort and prosperity.' An early evangelist for the automobile, William Worby Beaumont (1848–1929) drew on his engineering background to produce the first volume of this work in 1900, when motor vehicles were still relatively new to British roads. Rapid developments in the automotive industry prompted the publication of a second volume in 1906. Replete with technical drawings and photographs, the work describes in great detail the design, construction and operation of the earliest motor vehicles, including those powered by steam, electricity and fuels derived from oil. Volume 1 traces the development of the automobile, from various attempts to produce steam vehicles light enough to run on roads through to the advances of Daimler and Benz. It also includes an overview of attempts to harness electrical power to propel road vehicles.

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Product details
- Date Published: August 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108070607
- length: 678 pages
- dimensions: 297 x 210 x 35 mm
- weight: 1.6kg
- contains: 457 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Design, construction and working of early steam road vehicles
2. The intermediate period
3. Power and frictional losses
4. Road resistances
5. Resistance due to gravity and power required
6. Air and wind resistance
7. The modern period and modern motor
8. Recent high speed long distance petrol motor vehicles
9. Recent high speed long distance petrol motor vehicles (cont.)
10. Mors motor carriage and motor
11. The Gobron-Brillié motor carriage
12. The Cannstadt-Daimler motor vehicles
13. The Vallée, Delahaye, Crowden and other cars
14. Modern light petrol motor vehicles
15. Petrol motor cycles
16. Carburettors
17. Motor cars with petroleum motors
18. Cylinder cooling and water coolers
19. Some motor vehicle components
20. Electric ignition and ignition apparatus
21. Petrol motor vehicle performance and mechanical efficiency
22. Electric motor vehicles
23. The Electric Vehicle Company's electric cabs and broughams
24. Modern and recent steam vehicles
25. Some Serpollet steam vehicles
26. Some American light steam carriages
27. American steam vehicles
28. Heavy motor vehicles
29. The Liquid Fuel Engineering Company's 'Lifu' vehicles
30. Heavy steam vehicles
31. Heavy steam vehicles (cont.)
32. Heavy steam vehicles (cont.)
33. On brakes
34. Concerning vibration, balancing, and balanced motors
35. Pivoted steering axles
36. The popular and commercial uses and cost of working motor vehicles
37. The 1896 act and the Local Government Board regulations
38. Tyres
39. Miscellaneous
Index.
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