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Providing advice on how to find optimum timing for maximum power, this text aims to help readers to choose the right camshaft for their individual application. It applies to all four stroke car-type engines.About the AuthorDes Hammill is an engineer and...

With well over 250 photographs, many in colour by distinguished photographer Simon Clay, this book celebrates the style and flair of a bygone era, and provides a vital fund of information for the many enthusiasts and owners who care about these fine cars...

Wooden-bodied shooting brakes, station wagons and estate cars, collectively known as Woodies, were the original SUVs (sports utility vehicles). While they were initially created for a specific purpose, their versatility, adaptability and load-carrying...

Following on from Cars & Curves Volume 1, Volume 2 gathers an exquisite selection of the best and rarest Porsche models, including the 908, 962, 718 Spyder, and Carrera Abarth, and follows them through awe-inspiring terrain. The action-packed photos,...

This latest title in the highly successful `my cool' vehicle series covers the world of open top motoring. Cruising in a convertible car with the top down started out as an American summer tradition and for many drivers around the world there is nothing...

The MR2 was a landmark Japanese car, up there with the legendary Toyota 2000GT, the Datsun 240Z, and Mazda's RX-7 and MX-5. It was the first mid-engined production model to come from the Land of the Rising Sun, and will always have a special place in the...

A collection of entertaining trivia about our favourite mode of transport. Did you know that the Hennessey Venom F5 is the world's fastest road car, with an official top speed of 301mph? That the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car of all time? Or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613250679Author Dave EmanuelFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

Starting in 1965, when Swift found success with its early models, this book follows the development of Swift Caravans to the present day, where it has grown into a multi-brand leisure vehicle producer. The author describes the early models, which became...

A history, description and analysis of the 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 Litre Bentleys built by Rolls-Royce during the 1930s following their surprise takeover of Bentley Motors early in the decade. Promoted as "the silent sports car", these cars proved to be an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640307186Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339543Author Hugh DoughertyFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Before World War II Aston Martin had made some stunning sports cars but had undergone numerous financial crises. The company was bought by David Brown in 1947, and in 1950 he launched the all-new DB2 with a brilliant engine designed by W.O. Bentley. The...

MG V8 tells in unprecedented detail the stories of some of the most powerful and exciting cars ever to wear the evocative MG octagon badge. Topics covered include: The story of each MG V8 model, from concept to development and production. Detailed...

MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY: HEAVY EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS, Third Edition, focuses on off-highway mobile equipment systems, giving you in-depth coverage of service and repair essentials for heavy equipment, agricultural equipment, and powered lift truck...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956813800Author Justin James SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Decinet PublishingPublisher Decinet PublishingWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm)...

London Transport was created in 1933 to coordinate the shambolic, overlapping transport systems of the capital, and for decades has striven to meet the challenges of organising London travel. Now operating as Transport for London (TfL), it continues this...

Produced from 1959 until 2000, the classic Mini is loved by millions of owners, previous owners and enthusiasts. The Mini's creator, Alec Issigonis, was given a free hand to make a proper small car and his innovative design not only redefined the family...

In this, his second album on Irish buses, Richard Newman, not a local but a native of Portsmouth, takes us on a journey through the interesting bus scene of an Ireland very different to today, the Ireland of the mid-1960s.In 1964, Richard had acquired an...

Driverless cars are the future - just around the corner. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. But closer inspection reveals that we are much further from that driverless utopia than we are led to...

Fast, glamorous and extravagant, a supercar encapsulates the romance, power and freedom of the motor car in one beautifully-designed package. ClassicSupercars looks in detail at 75 of the most celebrated vehicles from Europe, Japan and America, providing...

Chevrolet created the Camaro in response to the runaway sales success of the Ford Mustang, the first pony car. The Mustang went on sale in April 1964, and by August that same year, General Motors launched an intensive program to bring its own pony car to...

The extraordinary account of how the world's most popular sports car - the Mazda MX-5 Miata Roadster - came into being. The story of how a team of dedicated engineers and designers boldly conceived the idea of a totally new lightweight sports car at a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorTrained as a photographer in the Royal Air Force, Phil served for 20 years, mainly in aerial reconnaissance and combat photography. He then worked for eight years...

This book covers the design and types of various trucks employed by the Wehrmacht.Book InformationISBN 9780887406867Author Reinhard FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 508g

Lancia's V6-engined Aurelia series of the 1950s remain among the most beautiful cars ever made. Quintessentially Italian, they were technically advanced and fast, with taut handling. This work examines all the variants, with descriptions of design and...

The story of the Queensway and Kingsway road tunnels, together known as the Mersey Road Tunnels, is a story of progress and growth as the area around them developed and changed. No tunnel of comparable diameter had been built before, and nothing matched...

Cycling advocates envisage a future in which bikes are a widespread daily form of transportation. While many global cities are seeing the number of bike commuters increase, this future is still far away; at times, urban cycling seems to be fighting for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956684509Author Roy AxeFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint ARPublishingPublisher ARPublishingWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 189mm * 10mm

The bestselling Triumph TR sports cars were simple, inexpensive, fast and fun to drive, if sometimes wayward on the limit. This work describes the 1950s first-generation models - TR2, 3 and 3A, including development, production, specification changes,...

What happens to a bus when it reaches the end of its life? It is a simple question and most people would assume that the bus would end up in a scrapyard, broken up for its valuable scrap metal content, but many buses have had long and fruitful lives...

This book celebrates the striking wedge cars that first appeared at the 1968 Paris Motor Show. A surreal wedge-shaped sculpture of steel, glass, and layers of scaly metal astounded show-goers with its daring shape and extraordinary form. The Alfa Romeo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780711031456Author Geoff RixonFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Ian Allan PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781407573205Format HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

The Land Rover is one of the most recognised vehicles ever produced and is nothing short of a British Institution. From its humble beginnings based on an ex-World War II Jeep chassis in 1947 to a £200,000+ Range Rover in 2023, for over seven decades Land...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956309089Author Martin RudowFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Dalton Watson Fine BooksPublisher Dalton Watson Fine Books

Available again after several years absence! This is the fascinating story of how Citroen's flagship model, the SM, came into being. The book follows the car's progress from its world premier at the 1970 Geneva Show until the final production models were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685842673Author Sean BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 426Imprint Goodheart-Wilcox PublisherPublisher Goodheart-Wilcox PublisherWeight(grams) 816g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637760734Author Alfred C RothFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Goodheart-Wilcox PublisherPublisher Goodheart-Wilcox PublisherWeight(grams) 472g

Dream Car tells the story of entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin’s fantastical 1970s-era Safety Vehicle-1 (SV1), audaciously launched during a tumultuous breakpoint in postwar history. The tale of the sexy-yet-safe SV1 reveals the influence of automobiles on...