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เนื้อหาย่อ : FOREWORD Eleven and one half million automobile accidents! The National Safety Council estimates that there will be eleven and one half million accidents this year. Almost eighty-three million automobiles are on the roads and highways of the United States this year. The number of motor vehicles on the road is increasing at the rate of three million per year. Inevitably, the number of accidents will increase too. Whatever else accidents may mean, they mean crumpled fenders, misalignment of frames, damaged finish and the need for many forms of auto body repair. Collision work has ballooned to proportions that give repairmen a gross income of more than $500,- 000,000 per year. For the properly trained technician, lucrative pay and steady employment are almost assured. This revised edition of Automotive Collision Work covers the collision man's work in all its aspects. Building from the basic con- cepts of body and frame construction in Chapter One, the book works step by step through tools, welding repairs, repair of doors, hoods, deck lids, and frame alignment. New material has been added to keep pace with the fast moving automotive industry. The unitized body has been given added empha- sis. New tools which speed the job, new materials which the repair. man must know, as well as low cost, short duration repairs are now explained and discussed in detail. Ernest Venk and Edward D. Spicer were chosen to revise this book because of the breadth and depth of their experience. They make an ideal combination. Mr. Venk has a Master of Arts degree in Vocational Education. He worked as an automobile mechanic and is an expe. rienced instructor of aviation and automotive mechanics. He has trained thousands of mechanics in his thirty-six years of teaching experience. He held the position of Assistant Dean of the Technical Division of the Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Mich- igan. In addition, he has served as an advisor to schools throughout the country in establishing successful programs for automotive me- chanics. Mr. Venk also has proven ability as an author, having had a vital part in the authorship of Automotive Engines--Maintenance and Repair; Automotive Fundamentals; Automotive Maintenance and Trouble Shooting; and Automotive Suspensions, Steering, Align- ment and Brakes.