This series explores some of the fastest cars on the road today. These are the most acclaimed, high-performance vehicles in the world, including supercars from Italy, precision-engineered cars that cruise German autobahns, and innovative vehicles that look forward to a green energy future. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Step inside the exciting world of extreme cars! The books in this engaging series present fast and furious facts and specs for some of the most extreme cars on the road! Each car is shown in full-color images, which are accompanied by record-breaking statistics including maximum speed and serious levels of power. The manageable text presents fascinating information about each car and its manufacturer. These dazzling, technical guides to the world's coolest cars are sure to attract readers of all levels.
Step inside the exciting world of extreme cars! The books in this engaging series present fast and furious facts and specs for some of the most extreme cars on the road! Each car is shown in full-color images, which are accompanied by record-breaking statistics including maximum speed and serious levels of power. The manageable text presents fascinating information about each car and its manufacturer. These dazzling, technical guides to the world's coolest cars are sure to attract readers of all levels.
Extreme Cars is a hard-driving showcase of automotive achievements and oddities, geared for anyone who has ever lusted after a Ferrari Lusso, pined for the debut of the flying car, or wondered just what was so great about the Ford Model T. You’ll go behind the wheel with some of the most famous and infamous personalities in the automotive world, from the Sultan of Brunei, with his stable of Rolls Royces, Jaguars, and Lamborghinis, to a dedicated Volvo owner who has driven more than two million miles in his beloved machine.
Ready. Set. Read! Muscle Cars brings style and class back to racing. Admire the nostalgic look of these classic cars in large, full-color photographs that explain and help visualize the history, capabilities, and technology of these exhilarating machines. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
An L.A. hot-rodder with a high school education, a family to support, and almost no money, Craig Breedlove set out in the late 1950s to do something big: harness the thrust of a jet in a car. With a growing obsession that would cost him his marriage, he started building in his dad's garage. The car's name was Spirit of America. Through perseverance and endless hard work, Craig completed Spirit and broke the land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a new mark of 407 mph in 1963. He went on to be the first person to drive 500 and 600 mph, breaking the land speed record five times. In the early 1970s he turned to rockets and set an acceleration record at Bonneville that stands to this day. He built a jet car in the 1990s, Spirit of America–Sonic Arrow, to go head to head against Britain's ThrustSSC to be the first to Mach 1. Craig's subsequent crash at 675 mph remains the fastest in history. Even today, at the age of eighty, he is going strong with plans for yet another Spirit of America racer. The ultimate goal: 1,000 mph. Ultimate Speed is the authorized biography of Craig Breedlove, with a foreword by Craig himself. A candid revelation of one of motorsports' most interesting figures, the book is based primarily on countless hours of interviews with Craig and dozens of people connected to his life.
