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Chapmans Car Compendium Giles Chapman

Chapmans Car Compendium By Giles Chapman

Chapmans Car Compendium by Giles Chapman


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Summary

A fascinating and amusing book of automotive miscellanea from around the world, authoritatively compiled by award-winning car journalist Giles Chapman, a regular contributor to Auto Express magazine.

Chapmans Car Compendium Summary

Chapmans Car Compendium by Giles Chapman

At last: a book packed with addictive automotive trivia aimed at every car fan worldwide. Intended to be dipped into (although inevitably read from cover to cover, in the best tradition of all good reference books), Chapman's Car Compendium takes the reader on a fascinating global journey of bumper-to-bumper facts and other miscellanea. What is the brake horsepower of the 10 most powerful cars available today? In which 69 countries worldwide do cars drive on the left? What are the funniest bumper stickers to have been spotted on cars in America? The answers to these and over 250 other questions will inform and amuse the car lover everywhere, making this the perfect gift for husbands, boyfriends, fathers, sons - and oneself.

Chapmans Car Compendium Reviews

Trivia for car enthusiasts - MOTORING AND LEISURE A fascinating masterwork of obscurism - CLASSIC & SPORTS CAR BE WARNED: if you pick this book up, you won't put it down. It's full of the most diverse automotive lore, from the plain odd, through amusing to awesome - CLASSIC CARS Even the best-informed petrolhead is guaranteed to learn something new - CHANNEL 4 WEBSITE A useful, and sometimes hilarious, selection of facts about the motor industry that will keep you annoyingly gripped - MOTORSPORT

About Giles Chapman

Giles Chapman is a leading international and award-winning authority on all aspects of cars and the automotive industry. His many books include Car Badges (published in North America as Car Emblems; 2005) and SUV: The World's Greatest Sport Utility Vehicles (2005), and he has worked as a consultant editor for The Car Design Yearbook (all titles published by Merrell).

Additional information

GOR010555014
9781858944142
1858944147
Chapmans Car Compendium by Giles Chapman
Used - Like New
Hardback
Merrell Publishers Ltd
20071031
208
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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