Wooden-Bodied Vehicles: Buying, Building, Restoring and Maintaining
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847974910 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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john said Five Stars. I am a car nut I loved it very good
During the 1980s he was European Editor of the leading US-based trucking magazines, Heavy Duty Trucking and Transportation Engineer. His experience at such companies led him to a successful career in road transport journalism, writing for trucking magazines from Australia to America, Canada to South Africa. He subsequently entered the public relations industry, and has handled the UK PR strategies for such organizations as BRS and Ryder.. Colin Peck started his career in road
Wooden-Bodied Vehicles - Buying, Building, Restoring and Maintaining provides practical advice for anybody who is contemplating the purchase, restoration or even the building of a wooden-framed vehicle. It will guide the reader around some of the common problems and pitfalls associated with such vehicles, while at the same time highlighting some of the techniques required to end up with a beautiful wooden vehicle of which they can be justifiably proud. Combining a wide range of advice from highly skilled professional and home restorers, and the author's own experience, the book gives tips, advice and techniques concerning the ownership and restoration of a diverse range of wooden-bodied vehicles, from small cars to buses. It covers the following: How to buy - choosing
Peck collected photos and building tips from visits to several U.S. "In 192 pages and some 450 color photos, the book takes the reader/hobbyist through the process of choosing a vehicle to rebuild, what they will need in the way of tools and working space, and all the rebuilding steps from dismantling the subject vehicle, cutting, shaping, finishing and assembling the new woodie body. shops, such as Ron Heiden's, Treehouse Woods, Wood'n Carr, Glenn Redding and Rick Mack, as well as those closer to him in the U.K., making this a truly international effort." â?? Woodie Times