Grand theft auto : the technology of stealing cars /

Grand theft auto : the technology of stealing cars /

"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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Main Author:	Heitmann, John Alfred.
Other Authors:	Morales, Rebecca.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Automobile theft > United States > History. Automobile theft > United States > Prevention. Automobiles > Technological innovations. Automobile thieves > United States. Grand Theft Auto games > Social aspects. Automobile theft > Mexican-American Border Region. History.
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

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