James Allison : a biography of the engine manufacturer and Indianapolis 500 cofounder

• Tác giả: Sigur E Whitaker
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 0786461659 (softcover : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9780786461653 (softcover : alk. paper)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 796.72092 796.72092 Driving motor vehicles
• Thông tin xuất bản: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
• Mô tả vật lý: viii, 224 p. : , ill. ; , 23 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Kiến trúc, nghệ thuật, hội họa
• ID: 271193
• Chủ đề: 1. Industrialists--United States; 2. Liberty engines--History

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tóm tắt

"James Allison joined with Carl G. Fisher in 1904 to found Prest-O-Lite. This biography tracks Allison's involvement in the Indianapolis 500, which he cofounded with Fisher and two others, and his construction of the Liberty engine and the V1710. Allison created a legacy that still resonates today at the Indianapolis 500, Rolls-Royce, and Allison Transmission"-- Provided by publisher.