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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085253Author Philip PorterFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press InternationalWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855208384Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books LtdDimensions(mm) 270mm * 200mm * 10mm

From about 1910 to the mid-1920s, the cyclecar was a popular means of transport. Cheap, simply engineered, often crude, it was really just a motorcycle engine with a lightweight chassis and body (the cyclecar/microcar often being the product of cycle and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085444Author Mick WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Few marques inspire such enthusiasm as Alfa Romeo, and among its most celebrated jewels are undoubtedly its coupes and spiders, the sportiest members of an already sporty Alfa family. This book tells the full story of Alfa's two-door cars in the post-war...

Based on the first Maserati GT, the A6-1500, the Modena-based company offered its customers the second series, the A6G 2000, from 1951. After the more competitive version with the lightweight Zagato body, wealthy customers could choose between four...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257227Author Steve HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613254738Author Tyler GreenblattFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Back in print after a long absence!This book is the definitive history of the Porsche 944, wiritten by an acknowledged expert. Introduced to fill the gap between the 924 and 928 models, the 944 quickly became the fastest selling Porsche of all time. From...

Chevrolet was Number One in the sales race. If you needed a car, chances are Chevrolet made it. However, in 1964 there arose a problem. Some guy at Ford came up with a car called the Mustang, maybe you've heard of it? But don't worry, Chevrolet had a...

This book focuses on the evolution of the popular 3rd generation Chevrolet 1/2-ton C/K-Series pickup trucks from 1973-1987. Chevrolet's 1/2-ton pickup trucks were competing head-to-head in a highly competitive marketplace with Ford's always popular F150...

Love cars, love France? Then make the most of your next trip with this essential guide! Enjoying a special journey across the channel with friends or a club? Looking to include automotive-themed locations in your family holiday? This guide, shows you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMalcolm Bobbitt is a freelance writer who mainly chooses to write about automotive subjects. With several books to his credit he also contributes to a number of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255650Author Tim BoydFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

During the 1960s, the automobile finally secured its position as an indispensable component of daily life in Britain. Car ownership more than doubled from approximately one car for every 10 people in 1960 to one car for every 4.8 people by 1970...

A comprehensive guide to original factory specification and equipment of VW Split-screen and Bay-window transporters. 265 photographs of 25 vehicles from Germany, the UK and the USA illustrate not only the people carriers but the many variations panel...

A design hero for all generations of automotive enthusiasts, American legend Tom Tjaarda was a designer whose name and fame is synonymous with marques such as De Tomaso, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Innocenti and Lancia, which include models such as Pantera ,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085567Author Chas ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press InternationalWeight(grams) 1200g

Surely no form of contest has ever equalled the marriage of luxury and ostentation offered for many years by the great concours d'elegance. Elitist perhaps but their sheer magnificence seems just as fascinating now as it did in the first half of the 20th...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085482Author Mark MorrisFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684730Author British ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Having spent the last 20-odd years driving different cars on a weekly basis, often twice a week, George Fowler is more qualified than most to hold an opinion that counts. A reader of his Motormouth column once asked him what he thought about a car he'd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837616599Author Karl E LudvigsenFormat HardbackPage Count 769Imprint Bentley (Robert) Inc.,USPublisher Bentley (Robert) Inc.,US

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613258040Author Steve HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

As World War II drew to a close, America's premier fire apparatus builder--the American-LaFrance Foamite Corp. of Elmira, N.Y.--bet the company's future on its radical new cab-ahead-of-engine 700 Series fire engines. In a spectacular gamble to capture...

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From 1930 to 1968, General Motors sponsored a national model craftsmanship and auto design competition for youth--the famous Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. Each year, thousands of young people from across America competed for scholarships by designing...

Incorporated by veteran automakers in 1913, the Chandler Motor Car Company was initially successful in a fiercely competitive industry, manufacturing an array of quality automobiles at a range of prices. Yet by the late 1920s the company was floundering...

A surprisingly little-known marque today, Elcar once ranked among the finest vehicles on American roads. Built to exacting standards in Elkhart, Indiana, an Elcar could compete head-to-head on the basis of performance, quality, or price with the products...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476678146Author Clay FeesFormat PaperbackPage Count 263Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645585558Author Publications International LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Publications International, Ltd.Publisher Publications International,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613256978Author Tony ThackerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Porsche Carrera follows the development and design of the Carrrera car dynasty, from the origins of the Carrera line in the 550 and 356 models through the highly tuned race cars of the 1960s to the largely hand-crafted, air-cooled cars of the 1970s and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788879116541Author Lorenzo ArdizioFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Giorgio Nada EditorePublisher Giorgio Nada Editore

This family of fast, alluring and supremely elegant cars first appeared in 1958 in the form of the 240bhp 140mph DB4. The response from the motoring press and the motoring public was rapturous, though the price of this handbuilt supercar was beyond the...

Hemi Muscle 70 Years is the complete illustrated story of the legendary engine and the cars it powered. Author Darwin Holmstrom explores how Chrysler's Hemi engine became the number one choice for drag racers and stock car racers across the country,...

Imagine driving 16,000 miles in 25 days over some of the roughest terrain in the world, at altitudes up to 16,000 feet, where engines and lungs gasp for air. Imagine 500-mile speed trials over rocky mountain tracks, racing against the clock and 95 other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855208414Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books LtdDimensions(mm) 270mm * 200mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613254752Author Geoff StunkardFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

This book examines the evolution of the popular Chevrolet Impala from the late 1950s stylish `specialty' vehicle to become Chevrolet's best-selling, iconic model in North America. This volume focuses on specifications, rarer performance models, industry...