Foreign Engines American Roads

<p>From steamships to superchargers Foreign Engines American Roads is the definitive narrative of how imported cars reshaped the American landscape. This sweeping century-long chronicle explores the evolving U.S. appetite for European and Japanese vehicles-from the first Benz delivered to New York in the 1890s to the electric and autonomous marvels now assembled in Tennessee Texas and beyond.</p><p></p><p>Along the way the book charts how imports challenged Detroit's dominance redefined performance and prestige and forged a passionate culture that spans concourse lawns and street circuits alike. Fact-rich yet elegantly told it is a story of machines makers and the millions of Americans who made room in their garages-and their hearts-for something foreign.</p>