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Stealing cars : technology and society from the Model T to the Gran Torino /

"As early as 1910 Americans recognized that cars were easy to steal and, once stolen, hard to find. A car was its own getaway vehicle, and cars looked much alike. Model styles and colors eventually changed, and so did the means of making a stolen car disappear. Though changing license plates an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Heitmann, John Alfred (Autor), Morales, Rebecca H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"As early as 1910 Americans recognized that cars were easy to steal and, once stolen, hard to find. A car was its own getaway vehicle, and cars looked much alike. Model styles and colors eventually changed, and so did the means of making a stolen car disappear. Though changing license plates and serial numbers remain basic procedure, thieves have created highly sophisticated networks to disassemble stolen vehicles, distribute the parts, and/or ship the altered cars out of the country. Stealing cars naturally has become as technologically advanced as the cars themselves"--Provided by publisher
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781421412986
1421412985