antique and classic cars

With rhythmic verse to the tune of "This Old Man," this children's picture book from prolific children's book authors Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson follows a blue, yellow, red, and purple vintage car as it chugs and bounces through backyards, mountains, and skies in a boy's imagination.

With a roar and powerful good looks, hot rods get the job done. Take a look at the vehicle's unique features, exterior design, and what's under the hood.

"Before cars were invented, people used horse-drawn carts. So early cars looked a lot like those carts. Then car makers worked to make cars sleeker, better, and faster. Many people now like their cars shiny and new. But fans of old cars love the early models the best!"--Back cover.

"Some cars are so popular that people still want them decades after they were made. Take a closer look at some . . . classic cars in history, and learn why collectors prize them so highly"--Back cover.

Features more than 250 classic car models from the 1940s to the early 1990s, highlighting their specificiations and key features.

Seventh-grader Charley Decker's mother is on vacation with her boyfriend, and Charley plans to spend the weekend watching movies with her best friends Wade and Oona and her older brother, Greg; but Greg has a date and takes their mother's boyfriend's expensive, rare automobile, than manages to get it towed; Charley and her friends hatch a plan to get the car back--but things go seriously wrong when they discover somebody called Mitch hiding from a pair of scary dudes in the trunk of the car, and the three friends find themselves on the wildest ride of their lives.

Includes details of extraordinary journeys (some short and some long) that some of these classic cars have made, including London to Mexico, plus heartwarming stories of how a specific car has become a priceless part of the family--Source other than Library of Congress.

"Motoring journalist, David Long ... David discusses the pros and cons of 50 of the best and most popular classic cars in all budgets, ... from the Alfa Romeo Alfasud to the Dino 246 GT, covering basic car maintenance and the common problems with stylish auto ownership."--OCLC.

Contains twenty-six of the author's recollections of classic cars.

"Muscle & Chrome: Classic American Cars captures all the wonder and excitement of a truly beloved era in automotive history. Informative profiles of 70 vehicles serve to chronicle the burst of design and engineering innovations that followed the end of World War II, the exuberant styling and the 'horsepower race' of the Fifties, and the rise of the youth market and the muscle car in the Sixties." -- Amazon.com.