Beautiful Engines
Treasures of the Internal Combustion Century

by Stan Grayson

This long-awaited book presents 21 stationary and 9 marine engines selected for historical significance and esthetic merit. During the 20th Century-the "internal combustion century"-internal combustion engines replaced steam engines in tasks as diverse as municipal water works, marine propulsion, and driving machines in factories and on farms. This is a full color, art-book-quality presentation of the most significant stationary and marine engines, with each engine accompanied by details of its use, manufacture, designer, and innovation. Engines portrayed: Lenoir, Daimler, Otto, Langen, Diesel, Regan, Pacific, Crossley, Gray, Sombart, Fairbanks-Morse, Springfield, Hicks, Samson, Foos, New Era, Olds, Speedway, Lathrop, Palmer, Niagara, and others.

ISBN: 1-928862-04-7    8 1/2" x 11 1/2 "
112 pages, Hard Cover, 100 color plus misc. B&W halftones. Dust jacket.

$49.95