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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257579Author Scott KoleckiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

A book concerning Russian Limousines, and the Chinese models that were initially derived from them, has never been attempted before. This book investigates the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956309164Author Jay GillottiFormat HardbackPage Count 356Imprint Dalton Watson Fine BooksPublisher Dalton Watson Fine BooksWeight(grams) 454g

"American Station Wagons - The Golden Era 1950-1975" examines an important quarter century of this versatile vehicle, a time when it evolved into a practical, yet sometimes luxurious family transporter or business vehicle. This volume covers...

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 9781642340549Author C. Lyle Cummins, Jr.Page Count 756Imprint Octane PressPublisher Octane Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476773506Author Levi TillemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257005Author Matt StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989806503Author Old Car Nuts from Across AmericaFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint David D DickinsonPublisher David D DickinsonWeight(grams)...

The 8C Competizione was launched in 2008, a synthesis of the new "Alfa Romeo philosophy", the marque's strategy to reaffirm its uniqueness and ability to bring together emotion, engineering and aerodynamic efficiency and the exaltation of driving...

"American Independent Automakers 1945-1960" covers the attempts by major makes such as Kaiser-Frazer, Willys, Packard, Studebaker, Tucker, Nash and Hudson to compete with the 'Big Three' in America. The 'Independents' were the first to introduce all-new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996875424Author Jared A ZichekFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Retromechanix ProductionsPublisher Retromechanix ProductionsWeight(grams)...

Now in Paperback! The Viper stunned Americans by showing that Dodge, whose cars were all front-wheel drive (and mostly powered by four-cylinder engines), could make a raw, brutal, V10-powered car that could run with the best. Team Viper went a step...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062741974Author Matthew B CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Four-wheel drive cars and trucks are commonplace today; luxury off-roaders and utilities of all shapes and sizes are seen everywhere, but it was not always so. The Ferguson name is as important in the field of four-wheel drive as it is in tractor...

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 ,...

The world's fascination with the Chevrolet Corvette shows no sign of letting up, nearly 70 years after its launch. Witness the complete history of America's original sports car, right up to the much-buzzed-about mid-engined Stingray supercar released in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613255797Author Duncan Scott BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955952975Author James RuppertFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Foresight PublicationsPublisher Foresight PublicationsDimensions(mm) 203mm * 126mm *...

For the first time, one of the major names in Italian car design tells his story from the beginning; from when he made his first sketches on paper, unbeknown to his parents and not only of cars, to reaching a point at which his name became synonymous...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982173312Author Martyn L SchorrFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Stance & SpeedPublisher Stance & SpeedWeight(grams) 489gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 210mm...

Before yesterday's dream car became today's SUV, the reputation of Porsche as a manufacturer of fine sports cars was established. It started with the ideas of Dr Ferdinand Porsche, and a world best seller that spawned a revered line of sports cars. The...

This book about the Porsche 911SC is the second of a planned six covering a range of Porsche models. This book carries on the tradition established with the author s first Porsche 911 book (Robert Bentley) which covered the 964 series. Contains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945317Author Henry ConnFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

On February 17, 1894, the Diesel engine was operated successfully for the first time. Since then it has been a prime mover for civilization, and today much of the world depends on it as a source of power. Nowhere, perhaps, is it in more widespread use...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorPeter Grist has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years, and is a member of the National Union of Journalists and the Society of Automobile...

Few cars in history have grabbed the public's fancy as much as the ill-fated Edsel-the Titanic of automobiles, a marketing disaster whose magnitude has made it a household word. Remarkably, there has never before been a book that tells the whole...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945287Author Michael H.C. BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 238g

From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this stunning book showcases the most iconic and important classic cars from every decade since the 1940s.Few things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the...

From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change. Competition by European vehicles forced American car manufacturers to incorporate new features, resulting in legendary engineering triumphs (and, essentially,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257135Author Scott KoleckiFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Iconic cars such as the 356's and the immortal 911's, extraordinary success stories in the classic endurance races, great champions and remarkable engineers. These are the principal ingredients of Porsche. The Golden Years, a book examining the full...

Considered to be one of the most popular models in automotive history, the FIAT 500 has become a legend over time. Its innovative features, the original and recognizable design of its bodywork, and its versatility have distinguished it as an automotive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613254912Author Matt AveryFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint CarTech IncPublisher CarTech Inc

Visit any VW show and what do you find? Correct - wall-to-wall Campers. Interest in the numerous conversions offered over the years spirals ever-upwards as do asking prices for even the most dilapidated examples of the first three generations and...

This latest photo-album in the ""Camera On"" series contains 150 more photographs of private cars adapted for military use by the German forces during WWII. The remainder of the Opel motor company major production types are covered - the car types...

While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed on what constitutes safe, decorous driving or who is capable of it. Mobility without Mayhem is a lively cultural history of America's fear of and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781613257760Author David TempleFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint CartechPublisher CartechWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684716Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm)...