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Automobiles
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Art Cars in Cyberspace 
 Information about cars and other motor vehicles that have been embellished to become artistic displays. The site provides photos, information about art car events, and tips and techniques for creating a permanent or temporary art car. Includes links to related sites. http://www.artcars.com Topics: Arts and Humanities, Crafts, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 15, 2005 Autosite
This consumer site provides reviews and ratings, previews of next year's models, photos, articles, a discussion forum, and more on buying and selling a new or used car. Fill out a car quote form and a price quote will be sent by e-mail. The site is also available in Spanish. http://www.autosite.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Champ Car World Series
Official site for this series of Grand Prix car races. The site features an event schedule, results and standings, photos, rules, and information about tracks, drivers, teams, and car technology and specifications. Also includes news and a glossary. Some material also in Spanish. http://www.champcarworldseries.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Baseball, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 11, 2005 Chevy-Camaro.com
A resource on Chevrolet Camaros, providing information about codes for the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), options, trim tags, engines, paint, parts, and protect-o-plates. Find out how to verify whether a Camaro is rare and what parts are original. Also provides photographs of vanity license plates and a guest book with comments. http://www.chevy-camaro.com/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 1, 2006 Consumer Reports Online
The free content on this subscription-based site includes safety alerts, product recalls, a manufacturer locator, and feature articles in topics such as Cars & Trucks, Appliances, Electronics, House & Home, Home Office, Money, Health & Food, Personal, and Leisure. Also find links to consumer agencies, and a gallery of product-testing photos going back decades. From the not-for-profit Consumers Union. http://www.consumerreports.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance, Food & Cooking, Magazines, Photograph Collections Last updated Aug 10, 2009 F1-Live.com
Devoted to Formula One car racing. Includes news, current calendars for the racing season, photos, team and driver lineups, and the status of the championships. Available in French, Spanish, Italian, and other languages. http://www.f1-live.com/f1/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Formula1.com
In-depth news and events from the world of Formula One auto racing. Includes driver profiles, details about each race circuit, Fantasy F1, screensavers, games, and a caption competition for candid F1 photographs. There are "live timing" results during races and practices, and links to other F1 sites. An essential resource for fans of Formula One car racing! http://www.formula1.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 21, 2004 Frank S. Matsura Image Collection
A collection of 1600 photos of the city of Okanogan, Washington, taken by Japanese-American professional photographer Frank S. Matsura between 1907 and 1913. Searchable, and browsable by topic (automobiles, baseball, basketball, children, Conconully Dam, dogs, farms, horses, hotels, irrigation, laborers, self-portraits, studio portraits, Native Americans, postcards, railroads). From the Department of Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xmatsura.html Topics: Agriculture, Baseball, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Water Last updated Apr 22, 2003 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI)
The IIHS is a nonprofit organization "dedicated to reducing the losses ... from crashes on the nation's highways." Its affiliate organization, the HLDI, "compute[s] and publish[es] insurance loss results by [automobile] make and model. Both organizations are wholly supported by auto insurers." The site includes crash test ratings for new and older models of automobiles, research and statistics on highway fatalities, an overview of laws and regulations, and newsletters. Some information available in Spanish. http://www.iihs.org/ Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 25, 2006 Library Factfiles: History of the Indianapolis 500
Background information about the auto race held annually on Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Features key events in the history of the race, photos, biographies of the owners of the speedway, a lists or winners and of drivers and mechanics killed in the race, and related information. From the library of the Indianapolis Star. http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/sports/autoracing/indy500.html Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections, Social Issues, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 26, 2008 License Plates of the World
Contains photos of and historical notes for license plates from all the U.S. states, Canadian provinces, dozens of countries around the globe, and many special plates. http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections Last updated May 1, 2005 Petersen Automotive Museum
"Covering four floors, this Los Angeles museum's exhibits and lifelike dioramas feature more than 150 rare and classic cars, trucks, and motorcycles." The site provides a calendar of events, images of posters advertising their exhibits, and photographs from current and past exhibits of race cars, classic cars, vintage motorcycles, concept cars, celebrity and movie cars, and auto design and technology. http://www.petersen.org/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 30, 2002 Race Track Locator (ChasinRacin)
Information about 1500 motor racing facilities in the U.S. and Canada is searchable via track name or location, map, or track type. Includes track address and contact information, driving directions, and structural data. Site also includes general track statistics and track photos. http://chasinracin.com/track-locator/ Topics: Automobiles, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 21, 2004 Rear View Mirror: Automobile Images and American Identities
An exhibit of over 20 photographs exploring "the American relationship with the automobile." Includes works by Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Will Connell, and others. Also includes separate exhibits of photographs by Gregory Fleischer, Thomas Kelsey, Susan E. King, and pictures submitted online. Includes essays. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/mirror/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Science Service Historical Image Collection 1926-1976
This "historical image collection represents twentieth-century scientific research consisting of images and their original captions as they appeared in period publications." This exhibit, which is specific to electricity, covers a "forty-year sample of innovation and invention", and includes photos of automobiles; batteries; cameras; computer art; Thomas Edison; assorted electric products, devices, and parts; radios and related parts; lasers; telephones; and more. Searchable. From the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/scienceservice/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Science, Technology Last updated Aug 24, 2004 Tank Museum in Kubinka
The Web site for this Russian museum features captioned photos of military tanks and other armored vehicles. Includes images of Soviet tanks, British and American vehicles, military cars and trucks, armored trains and steam engines, and other military vehicles. Also available in Russian. http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html Topics: Military, Museums, Museums by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Science, Weapons Last updated Dec 15, 2004 Transportation Photographs
Provides "an ongoing digital collection of photographs depicting various modes of transportation in the Pacific Northwest region and Western United States during the first half of the 20th century." Emphasizes Boeing aircraft and Pacific Northwest railway images representing the Milwaukee, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern railways. Also includes images of motor vehicles and sailing vessels. From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/transportationweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 10, 2005 |
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