{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-tiny-cars-isbn-9780760370629","title":"The Big Book of Tiny Cars","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichly illustrated and entertainingly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Tiny Cars\u003c\/i\u003e presents lively profiles of the automotive world’s most famous—and infamous—microcars and subcompacts from 1901 to today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From tiny homes to little lending libraries and even tiny food, people everywhere are resetting the premium they put on size. Fact is, \u003cb\u003ethe automotive industry has a “tiny” history going back to the car’s earliest days\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beginning with the Curved Dash Oldsmobile and continuing through prewar classics such as the \u003cb\u003eAustin Seven\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHanomag Kommissbrot\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Tiny Cars\u003c\/i\u003e is truly international in scope. Witness diminutive cars like the \u003cb\u003eBond Minicar \u003c\/b\u003eand the \u003cb\u003eBMW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsetta \u003c\/b\u003eintroduced to fuel-deprived postwar Europe, and continue through the classic 1950s microcars and ’70s subcompacts, right up to today’s tiny cars and electric vehicles (EVs) from\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ethe likes of\u003cb\u003e Smart\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFiat\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to iconic curiosities like the frog-like \u003cb\u003eGoggomobil Dart\u003c\/b\u003e, the futuristic \u003cb\u003eSebring Vanguard Citicar\u003c\/b\u003e, and the three-wheeled \u003cb\u003eReliant Robin\u003c\/b\u003e, you’ll read about more familiar classics like the VW Beetle, \u003cb\u003eMini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCooper\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eCrosley Super Sport\u003c\/b\u003e. Other manufacturers represented include Honda, \u003cb\u003eDatsun\u003c\/b\u003e, Mitsubishi, Trabant, Heinkel, Renault, and Messerschmitt, to name a few. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach car is profiled with an entertaining and \u003cb\u003einformative history\u003c\/b\u003e and a \u003cb\u003efact box\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImagery includes \u003cb\u003earchival photos\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eperiod ads\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003emodern photography\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn all, \u003cb\u003emore than 100 cars\u003c\/b\u003e are included, from the weird to the sublime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Gas, diesel, or electric…tiny cars have a rich and curious heritage reflective of motorists’ concerns for their pocketbook, the environment, or both. \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Tiny Cars\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eyour ultimate collection of microcars, minicars, bubble cars, kei cars, subcompacts, and compacts\u003c\/b\u003e that have been built, sold, and driven \u003cb\u003eall over the globe for 120 years\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Motorbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892486369509,"sku":"NP9780760370629","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/14630d08-79a5-4a72-a333-acc90130f468.jpg?v=1767899081","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-big-book-of-tiny-cars-isbn-9780760370629","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}