Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles [Paperback]

Albert Mroz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

Drive through a special segment of vehicle industry, 1891 to 1996. Find 1,240 makes, unusual prototypes, and major manufacturers all explained by auto expert Albert Mroz.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873413687
• ISBN-13: 978-0873413688
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good coverage and one of the best sources available, December 21, 1999

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Steven R. Rippon (Danville, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles (Paperback)

Albert Mroz does an excellent job in describing in both words and in black & white pictures the more than 1200 different American trucks and Commercial vehicles. This is a very useful research tool for the automotive historian. Details behind the manufacturer's products as well as the history behind the companies is very thorough. I would welcome a revised edition with added marques and additional historical information as well as a listing of production figures. This book should be in every auto historian and truck researcher's library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very comprehensive and through., March 22, 1998

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[e-mail] (Leigh Knudson) (Costa Mesa, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles (Paperback)

While there are many factual errors in this book the author has dug out an incredible amount of information on some very obscure trucks. It is the best of the three commercial vehicle encyclopedias.

2.0 out of 5 stars Lacks information on Mack trucks of the 1950 's era, November 4, 2001

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"oldmackluver" (Dexter, Mo. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles (Paperback)

I bought the book looking for information on the LTL and W 71 model Macks. There was very little info on the LTL and none on the W71. There was very little info on the H model. The book might be good for someone wanting some general knowledge on a wide variety of trucks.