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9781607101840 English 160710184X Let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip! Starting from the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the men and women who make them go. So strap on your seatbelts, it's going to be a fun ride! Read about: * The Batmobile--a timeline* How to become a Stock Car driver* Behind the Car Songs from why Sammy Hagar couldn't drive 55 to the real Little GTO* The most expensive clunkers in automobile history* Clark Griswold's "Wagon Queen Family Truckster" and other famous movie cars* Make your pickup into a Monster Truck!* The Real Story of the Car Talk guys* Bumper stickers from around the globe* Setting the land speed record* Who are Harley and Davidson?* The legal woes of Abraham Levy, inventor of the dashboard windshield shade* NASCAR's greatest heroes and sorest losers* The origin of crash test dummies* Driving to work on the moon, Uncle John has the need . . . for speed (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts--it's going to be a fun ride Read about . . . Secrets of Hollywood car chasesThe original Cannonball RunTaking a ride in the hot-tub limoThe drag queenThe history of airshipsThe Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet enginesThe yacht that cost more than some countries' GDPAround the world in 25 waysA car without a driverA look at how a jet engine worksGhost planes and haunted shipsPal Newman buys a BeetleThe origin of crash-test dummiesAnd much, much more, Uncle John has the need . . . for speed! (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts--it's going to be a fun ride! Read about . . . Secrets of Hollywood car chases The original Cannonball Run Taking a ride in the hot-tub limo The drag queen The history of airships The Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet engines The yacht that cost more than some countries' GDP Around the world in 25 ways A car without a driver A look at how a jet engine works Ghost planes and haunted ships Pal Newman buys a Beetle The origin of crash-test dummies And much, much more!, Uncle John has the need... for speed! (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts - it's going to be a fun ride! Read about... * Secrets of Hollywood car chases* The original Cannonball Run* Taking a ride in the hot-tub limo* The drag queen* The history of airships* The Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet engines* The yacht that cost more than some countries' GDP* Around the world in 25 ways* A car without a driver* A look at how a jet engine works* Ghost planes and haunted ships* Pal Newman buys a Beetle* The origin of crash-test dummies 'And much, much more!'
9781607101840 English 160710184X Let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip! Starting from the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the men and women who make them go. So strap on your seatbelts, it's going to be a fun ride! Read about: * The Batmobile--a timeline* How to become a Stock Car driver* Behind the Car Songs from why Sammy Hagar couldn't drive 55 to the real Little GTO* The most expensive clunkers in automobile history* Clark Griswold's "Wagon Queen Family Truckster" and other famous movie cars* Make your pickup into a Monster Truck!* The Real Story of the Car Talk guys* Bumper stickers from around the globe* Setting the land speed record* Who are Harley and Davidson?* The legal woes of Abraham Levy, inventor of the dashboard windshield shade* NASCAR's greatest heroes and sorest losers* The origin of crash test dummies* Driving to work on the moon, Uncle John has the need . . . for speed (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts--it's going to be a fun ride Read about . . . Secrets of Hollywood car chasesThe original Cannonball RunTaking a ride in the hot-tub limoThe drag queenThe history of airshipsThe Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet enginesThe yacht that cost more than some countries' GDPAround the world in 25 waysA car without a driverA look at how a jet engine worksGhost planes and haunted shipsPal Newman buys a BeetleThe origin of crash-test dummiesAnd much, much more, Uncle John has the need . . . for speed! (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts--it's going to be a fun ride! Read about . . . Secrets of Hollywood car chases The original Cannonball Run Taking a ride in the hot-tub limo The drag queen The history of airships The Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet engines The yacht that cost more than some countries' GDP Around the world in 25 ways A car without a driver A look at how a jet engine works Ghost planes and haunted ships Pal Newman buys a Beetle The origin of crash-test dummies And much, much more!, Uncle John has the need... for speed! (But he always uses his turn signal.) Hop on in and let the Bathroom Readers' Institute take you on the ultimate road trip. From the first motorized vehicles to the flying cars of tomorrow, you'll race around the world to learn about some great sets of wheels and the gear heads who make them go. And not just cars, this book has planes, trains, roller coasters, yachts, and massive machines that literally move mountains. So strap on your seatbelts - it's going to be a fun ride! Read about... * Secrets of Hollywood car chases* The original Cannonball Run* Taking a ride in the hot-tub limo* The drag queen* The history of airships* The Black Beetle: a New York Central train outfitted with jet engines* The yacht that cost more than some countries' GDP* Around the world in 25 ways* A car without a driver* A look at how a jet engine works* Ghost planes and haunted ships* Pal Newman buys a Beetle* The origin of crash-test dummies 'And much, much more!'