The World of Automobiles: Customizing Your Ride (PDF)

Sometimes everyday cars grow up to become wild dream machines. From the first days of automobiles, custom accessories have been a part of car culture. As decades passed, car ownership grew until just about every driveway had at least one automobile. Model after model came out year after year until junkyards become full of old cars. That's when innovative designers, engineers, and mechanics fused new creations from old and restored many junkyard wrecks to original shine. This is the story of how and why so many car owners seek to make a statement with their cars. From custom build-outs to neon light patterns on a Lamborghini driving the streets of Tokyo at midnight, explore the world of custom parts, customized cars and the Kustom Kulture of today. Each book in The World of Automobiles series takes a close-up look at the most interesting aspects of the cars we love. Who makes them, how we love to trick them out, the craziest cars of them all, and trucks too...it's all here. So, jump in, get behind the wheel and put the pedal to the floor! Each title in this series contains color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Key Icons appear throughout the books in this series in an effort to encourage library readers to build knowledge, gain awareness, explore possibilities and expand their viewpoints through our content rich non-fiction books. Key Icons in this series are as follows: Words to Understand are shown at the front of each chapter with definitions. These words are set in boldfaced type in that chapter, so that readers are able to reference back to the definitions—building their vocabulary and enhancing their reading comprehension. Sidebars are highlighted graphics with content rich material within that allows readers to build knowledge and broaden their perspectives by weaving together additional information to provide realistic and holistic perspectives. Text Dependent Questions are placed at the end of each chapter. They challenge the reader's comprehension of the chapter they have just read, while sending the reader back to the text for more careful attention to the evidence presented there. Research Projects are provided at the end of each chapter as well and provide readers with suggestions for projects that encourage deeper research and analysis. Educational Videos are offered through the use of a QR code, that when scanned, takes the student to an online video showing a moment in history, speech etc. This gives the readers additional content to supplement the text. And a Series Glossary of Key Terms is included in the back matter containing terminology used throughout the series. Words found here broaden the reader's knowledge and understanding of terms used in this field.