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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by C
Chapter 4: General works on motor vehicles, marques, companies, and automotive and transport industries, plus automotive accessories and components

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Ludvigsen, Karl E., Classic racing engines: expert technical analysis of fifty of the greatest motorsport power units (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 2001). 224 p., illustrations (350, bw, portraits), 22 x 28 cm, index, ISBN: 1859606490 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers 50 engines built between 1913 and 1994. Provides design and development history as well as specifications. Engines featured include: 1936 Auto Union C-type, 1957 Maserati 250F, 1967 Ford DFV, 1949 Cisitalia, 16-cylinder BRM, and 1958 Borgward RS. Material on the personalities behind the engines along with material from interviews. Foreword by Eiji Taguchi.

Mondt, J. Robert, Cleaner cars: the history and technology of emission control since the 1960s (Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 2000). xvii, 262 p., illustrations, 23 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0768002222.
Ingrassia, Paul J. & Joseph B. White, Comeback: the fall and rise of the American automobile industry (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995). 496 p., illustrations (16 p.), 24 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0684804379 (sc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994, ISBN: 0671792148 (hc).
Langworth, Richard M. & Jan P. Norbye, Complete history of Chrysler Corporation 1924-1985 (The) (New York, NY: Crescent Books, 1985). 384 p., illustrations (bw/c), 29 cm, index, ISBN: 0517448130. With the contribution of the editors of 'Consumer Guide'.
Langworth, Richard M., Complete history of Ford Motor Company (The) (New York, NY: Beekman House, 1987). 400 p., illustrations (bw/c, portraits), 29 cm, index, ISBN: 051764147X. With the contribution of the editors of 'Consumer Guide'.
Langworth, Richard M. & Jan P. Norbye, Complete history of General Motors, 1908-1986 (The) (New York, NY: Crescent Books, 1986). 416 p., illustrations (bw/c), 29 cm, index, ISBN: 0517604132 (hc). With the contribution of the editors of 'Consumer guide'.
Yost, Jeffrey R., Components of the past and vehicles of change: parts manufacturers and supplier relations in the US automobile industry (Ph. D. thesis (history): Case Western Reserve University, 1988). 420 p., illustrations, 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 412-420.
Davis, Donald Finlay, Conspicuous production: automobiles and elites in Detroit, 1899-1933 (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1988). [Technology and urban growth]. xiii, 282 p., illustrations (16 p.), 24 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 216-268, index, ISBN: 0877225494.
Luger, Stan (1956- ), Corporate power, american democracy and the automobile industry (Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2000). 216 p., illustrations, 24 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0521631734.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Examines the American government's policy towards the automotive industry in order to assess the impact of the large corporations on American democracy. Covers from 1916 up to 1996. Includes such topics as occupant safety, emissions, fuel economy and trade.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chap. 1, Studying power in America; chap. 2, The structure of the auto industry; chap. 3, Corporate political hegemony and its decline: 1916-1966; chap. 4, The politics of compromise: 1967-1978; chap. 5, The resurgence of corporate power: 1979-1981; chap. 6, The triumph of corporate power: regulatory policy, 1981-1988; chap. 7, The triumph of corporate power: trade policy, 1981-1988; chap. 8, Interregnum: 1989-1985; Conclusion: corporate power and American democracy.
Colvin, Alan (1959- ), Corvette by the numbers, 1955-82: the essential Corvette parts reference (Cambridge, MA: Bentley Publishers, c2002). xi, 579 p., illustrations, 28 cm, index, ISBN: 0837602882 (sc).
Herd, Paul A. (1959- ), Corvette parts interchange manual, 1968-1982 (Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1999). 144 p., illustrations (100, bw), 21 x 27 cm, ISBN: 076030520X (sc).
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; chap. 1: Engine; chap. 2: Fuel systems; chap. 3: Oil and cooling systems; chap. 4: Exhaust systems; chap. 5: Transmissions and drivelines; chap. 6: Frame, steering, and suspension; chap. 7: Brakes; chap. 8: Wheels and wheel covers; chap. 9: Electrical systems; chap. 10; Fiberglass and body components; chap. 11; Interior.
Spear, Barbara, Corvette seatbelts 1956-1976 (Johnstown, PA: Just the Facts Publishers, 1989). 127 p., illustrations (100), ISBN: 0963058800.
Wells, Kenneth, Cosworth creative power (Essex: Prancing Tortoise, 1991). 48 p., illustrations (bw/c), 21 x 28 cm, ISBN: 0951538217.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Cosworth", London: William Kimberley, 1987, ISBN: 0946132429.
Robson, Graham (1936- ), Cosworth: the search for power (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 2003). 5th ed. 410 p., illustrations (255, bw/c), 17 x 24 cm, index, ISBN: 1844250156.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of automotive engines built by Cosworth and of the (racing) cars equipped with them. Includes interviews with and/or material on key people including Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin. Goes up to to the acquisition by Ford and Audi. The 1999 ed. had a prelude by Jackie Stewart. The 1990 ed. had a foreword by Walter Hayes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgments, 6; Introduction, 7; Introduction to the fifth edition, 11; Foreword to the first and second editions, by Walter Hayes, CBE, 11; Foreword to the fifth edition, by Richard Parry-Jones, 13; Chap. 1, Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin: the founders, 15; Chap. 2, Early days in North London, 36; Chap. 3, Big moves: to Northampton, and into F2, 57; Chap. 4, Fame in F1: the DFV project, 73; Chap. 5, Belt-drive: BDA and its successors, 104; Chap. 6, Diversions: cars, motorcycles engines, and automatic transmissions, 127; Chap. 7, The world's motor industry comes shopping, 147; Cosworth in Colour; Chap. 8, DFV developments: Cosworth's amazing V-8, 165; Chap. 9, Turbocharging in F1: the Ford V-6 project, 193; Chap. 10, Company into Group: Worcester, Wellingborough, UEI and Carlton, 212; Chap. 11, The Sierra project: a quantum leap into the future, 233; Chap. 12, A new 'atmo' F1 engine for the 1990s, 246; Chap. 13, New business in the 1990s ..., 267; Chap. 14, Motorsport: winning all around the world, 285; Chap. 15, Turbo V8s and V10s: the pace quickens, 304; Chap. 16, Cosworth racing + Ford: a new life beckons, 327; Chap. 17, Cosworth in the new century, 348; Appendix 1: Cosworth engines from 1960, 362; Appendix 2, Cosworth-engined road cars, 388; Appendix 3, Victories by Cosworth-Ford engined cars in World Championship F1 races, 400; Appendix 4, The list of F1 makes which have used Cosworth-Ford engines: 1967 to 2003 inclusive, 405; The thoughts of Chairman Duckworth, 406; Index, 408.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Newbury Park, CA: Haynes, 1999, 4th ed., ISBN: 1859606105 (hc, dj), "Cosworth", Sparkford, Somerset: Patrick Stephens, 1995, 3rd ed., ISBN: 1852605030, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens, 1990, 1sr ed., ISBN: 1852602384.
Hammill, Des, Coventry Climax racing engines: the definitive development history (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 2004). 190 p., graphs, illustrations (drawings), 16 x 23 cm, ISBN: 1903706831 (hc).
Thoms, David & Tom Donnelly, Coventry motor industry: birth to renaissance ? (The) (Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate, 2000). vii, 232 p., illustrations, 23 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 221-227, index, ISBN: 0754601080 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of British automotive industry that examines the emergence and early dominance of Coventry's motor manufacturers, the structure of the industry, the management and labor relations, the response to market demands, the impact of the world wars upon the industry's development. Includes such manufacturers as Daimler, Jaguar, Alvis, Armstrong Siddeley, Standard and Rover.
Ansari, Abdolreza, Crisis of the automobile industry and National Adjustment Policy: a comparative study of British Leyland and Chrysler (The) (Ph. D. thesis: Indiana University, 1986). 280 p., 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 264-274.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers from 1964 to 1979.

Eyre, Michael, Chris Heaps & Alan Townsin, Crossley: the story of a famous engineering business and the cars, buses, lorries, aeroplanes and railway locomotives which it manufactured (Shepperton: Oxford Publishing, 2002). 272 p., illustrations (500, bw, maps, portraits), 30 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0860935744 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of Crossley Brothers Ltd and of Crossley Motors Ltd. Covers automobiles, trucks, buses, trolleybuses, racing cars, and engines, among other products. Includes pictures from the Peter Caunt collection and material from the Crossley archives.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part A - Crossley Brothers Ltd: Chap. 1, Roots and branches, 1670-1867; Chap. 2, World famous for gas engines 1868-1888; Chap. 3, Model philanthropists 1889-1897; Chap. 4, Liquid fuels 1898-1904; Chap. 5, A baronet 1905-1918; Chap. 6, Acquisitions and expansion 1919-1955; Chap. 7, Railway locomotives 1933-1955; Chap. 8, A modern company 1956-2001; Part B - Crossley Motors Limited: Chap. 9, Company perspective 1904-1958; Chap. 10, Foundations of excellence 1904-1912; Chap. 11, A best seller: the RFC, 1912-1920; Chap. 12, Tried and trusted: the four-cylinder cars, 1919-1926; Chap. 13, Military and colonial commercials, 1919-1935; Chap. 14, A (k)nightmare: Willys-Overland Crossley, 1919-1934; Chap. 15, Expansion: aeroplanes and Bugattis, 1919-1932; Chap. 16, Silver and Golden: the six-cylinder cars, 1925-1931; Chap. 17, Eagles and Condors: the buses, 1928-1933; Chap. 18, Crossleys for haulage: the lorries, 1931-1939; Chap. 19, Ten, Regis and the cars of the thirties, 1930-1937; Chap. 20, The Mancunian: Manchester's bus, 1933-1940; Chap. 21, Rearmament and wartime: 10,000 FWDs, 1936-1945; Chap. 22, Miles of experience: a route to success, 1942-1944; Chap. 23, Orders by the Lmillion, 1944-1948; Chap. 24, The Dutch Crossleys, 1946-1965; Chap. 25, Sunset in Stockport, 1948-1958; Chap. 26, Closure and reincarnation, 1958-1969; Chap. 27, Epilogue, 1969-2001; Part C - Products: The sanction system and chassis numbers; Main blocks of chassis numbers; Principal Crossley Motors engines; Crossley cars; Crossley military and goods vehicles; Crossley buses; Willys-Overland Crossley cars; Willys-Knight cars; Willys-Overland Crossley commercials.
Stearn, Bob, Croydon cars: the history of car manufacturing in the London Borough of Croydon 1896-1985 (Croydon, Surrey: [author], 1985). 24 p., illustrations (portraits), 30 cm, ISBN: 0948133007.
Sexton, Robert, Cutlass and 442 body trim and glass: interchangeable parts buyer's guide (Monett, MO: PAH Publishing, 2003). 188 p., ISBN: 0971645981 (sc).

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