0
Skip to Content
America's Packard Museum
America's Packard Museum
Visit
Admission and Hours
View Cars
Car Clubs
Families
Group Tours
Mascots
Spring Fling
Private Events
Learn
Automobile Quarterly Collection
Turnquist Library
Five Fun Facts
For Teachers
Historic TV Ads
Stewardship Best Practices
Support
Memberships
Sponsorships
Donate Artifacts
Donate Cars
About
Volunteers
In the News
Internships
Museum at Night
Museum Building
Museum Team
Newsletter
Store
Donate Funds
America's Packard Museum
America's Packard Museum
Visit
Admission and Hours
View Cars
Car Clubs
Families
Group Tours
Mascots
Spring Fling
Private Events
Learn
Automobile Quarterly Collection
Turnquist Library
Five Fun Facts
For Teachers
Historic TV Ads
Stewardship Best Practices
Support
Memberships
Sponsorships
Donate Artifacts
Donate Cars
About
Volunteers
In the News
Internships
Museum at Night
Museum Building
Museum Team
Newsletter
Store
Donate Funds
Folder: Visit
Back
Admission and Hours
View Cars
Car Clubs
Families
Group Tours
Mascots
Spring Fling
Private Events
Folder: Learn
Back
Automobile Quarterly Collection
Turnquist Library
Five Fun Facts
For Teachers
Historic TV Ads
Stewardship Best Practices
Folder: Support
Back
Memberships
Sponsorships
Donate Artifacts
Donate Cars
Folder: About
Back
Volunteers
In the News
Internships
Museum at Night
Museum Building
Museum Team
Newsletter
Store
Donate Funds
Store The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars
The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars Image 1 of
The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars
The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

$15.00

About The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

  • Used book, only one copy available.Author: Jan. P. Norbye

  • Publisher: Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, 1979. First edition.

  • 322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

  • ISBN: 0830697772, 9780830697779, 0830620524, 9780830620524

  • Is Pull Better Than Push? Advocates of front wheel drive car have an impressive list of advantages to support their emphatic “yes.” Detractors of front wheel drive also have powerful arguments at their disposal. e validity of some observations varies according to car size and architecture, engine displacement, configuration and location and several other design parameters. the relative advantages of front wheel drive also depend greatly on what kind of vehicle is used for comparison (front engine/rear drive or rear-mounted engine.) … Front wheel drive cannot be the ideal solution for all cars. Some cars that have f-w-d would have been better with an ordinary live axle. The conventional car will survive, at least in the upper weight classes, and there must be room for cars with rear mounted engines, too. - from Chapter 2.

Add To Cart

About The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

  • Used book, only one copy available.Author: Jan. P. Norbye

  • Publisher: Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, 1979. First edition.

  • 322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

  • ISBN: 0830697772, 9780830697779, 0830620524, 9780830620524

  • Is Pull Better Than Push? Advocates of front wheel drive car have an impressive list of advantages to support their emphatic “yes.” Detractors of front wheel drive also have powerful arguments at their disposal. e validity of some observations varies according to car size and architecture, engine displacement, configuration and location and several other design parameters. the relative advantages of front wheel drive also depend greatly on what kind of vehicle is used for comparison (front engine/rear drive or rear-mounted engine.) … Front wheel drive cannot be the ideal solution for all cars. Some cars that have f-w-d would have been better with an ordinary live axle. The conventional car will survive, at least in the upper weight classes, and there must be room for cars with rear mounted engines, too. - from Chapter 2.

About The Complete Handbook of Front Wheel Drive Cars

  • Used book, only one copy available.Author: Jan. P. Norbye

  • Publisher: Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. : Tab Books, 1979. First edition.

  • 322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

  • ISBN: 0830697772, 9780830697779, 0830620524, 9780830620524

  • Is Pull Better Than Push? Advocates of front wheel drive car have an impressive list of advantages to support their emphatic “yes.” Detractors of front wheel drive also have powerful arguments at their disposal. e validity of some observations varies according to car size and architecture, engine displacement, configuration and location and several other design parameters. the relative advantages of front wheel drive also depend greatly on what kind of vehicle is used for comparison (front engine/rear drive or rear-mounted engine.) … Front wheel drive cannot be the ideal solution for all cars. Some cars that have f-w-d would have been better with an ordinary live axle. The conventional car will survive, at least in the upper weight classes, and there must be room for cars with rear mounted engines, too. - from Chapter 2.

 

America’s Packard Museum

420 S Ludlow St. Dayton, OH 45402 / info@americaspackardmuseum.org / (937) 226-1710 / Privacy Policy / Terms and Conditions / Policies / Packard Club: Packard Automobile Classics / ©2025 America's Packard Museum

Candid 2025 Platinum Transparency Award
charity nagigator 4-star award
Automotive Museum Guide Featured Museum