Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Ancient and Early Wheeled Vehicles -- The Wheel -- Carts -- The Chariot -- The Wagon -- Ancient Roman Land Transportation -- Medieval Land Transportation -- Wagons After the Middle Ages -- The Conestoga Wagon -- Wagon Trains -- The Spring Wagon -- The Stage Wagon and Jaunty Car -- The Carriage -- Cabriolet -- Hansom Cab -- Victoria -- Phaeton -- Surrey -- Coaches -- The Concord Coach -- The Stagecoach -- Rickshaws and Pedicabs -- Streetcars -- The Buggy -- Runabout -- Chapter 2: History of the Automobile -- The Age of Steam -- Early Electric Automobiles -- Development of the Gasoline Car -- Karl Benz -- Gottlieb Daimler -- Other European Developments -- The United States -- Ford and the Automotive Revolution -- Model T -- The Age of the Classic Cars -- European Postwar Designs -- V-8s and Chrome in America -- American Compact Cars -- Japanese Cars -- From Station Wagons to Vans and Sport Utility Vehicles -- Alternative-Fuel Vehicles -- Diesel -- Electric -- Electric-Gasoline Hybrids -- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles During the Great Recession -- Ethanol and Fuel Cells -- Chapter 3: Automotive Design -- Automotive Systems and Subsystems -- Body -- Chassis -- Engine -- Internal-Combustion Engine -- Cooling System -- Electrical System -- Transmission -- Axles -- Brakes -- Steering -- Suspension -- Fuel and Lubrication -- Tires -- Security Systems -- Safety Systems -- Emission Controls -- Experimental Systems -- Chapter 4: Trucks and Buses -- Trucks -- Types of Trucks -- Truck Systems -- Noise And Emissions Control -- Buses -- Development -- Modern Buses -- Greyhound Lines, Inc. -- Chapter 5: Motorcycles and Bicycles -- Motorcycles -- Components -- Emission Standards -- Bicycles -- Cycling in a Nutshell -- Bicycle Predecessors -- The Ordinary Bicycle.

The Safety Bicycle -- The Modern Bicycle -- Basic Types of Bicycles -- Bicycle Components -- Chapter 6: Roads and Highways -- Roads of Antiquity -- Roman Roads -- Travel on Roman Roads -- Medieval Roadways -- The Birth of the Modern Road -- Roads in the Age of the Automobile -- National and International Highway Systems -- In the United Kingdom -- In the United States and Canada -- Route 66 -- The Modern Road -- Conclusion: A Summary of Wheeled Transportation -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.