The Usborne Book of Cutaway Cars

by Clive Gifford, Robert Walster (Illustrator)

COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE Soft cover First Scholastic Printing, Sept 1995. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover (cover art, Ford Escort RS Cosworth)/NF w/faint creasing to upper front corner tip & trace shelfwear. Basics of how cars work for the inquisitive young & old. 32 pgs. Detailed cutaway illustrations to what lies under the hood & behind the body work, and explanations of functions of component parts. Glossary & Index to rear.

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.

Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.

He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."

Reviews

[Jurene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank God for car books like this one. I can spend time with my little automotive/engineering guy and sound like I know something. Honestly though, this book is very cool even though it's a little outdated in 2023.