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Aston Martin: The Heritage of David Brown by Serge Bellu
RRP: £35.00£23.43In the world of grand touring cars, Aston Martin occupies a special place. The English firm has always distinguished itself by its restraint, by the elegance of its creations, by the discretion of its style, by a reserve rarely observed in a universe... -
Last Years of the London Titan by Matthew Wharmby 9781526749710
RRP: £25.00£12.30Already depleted by withdrawals in the London Buses Ltd era, the Leyland Titan fleet of T class was divided upon privatisation between three new companies; London Central, Stagecoach East London and Stagecoach Selkent. Together with a host of smaller... -
The Rootes Story: The Making of a Global Automotive Empire by Geoff Carverhill
RRP: £40.00£33.06The Rootes Story - The Making of a Global Automotive Empire traces the meteoric rise of the two Rootes brothers, William and Reginald, development of one of Britain's most important motor vehicle manufacturers. The Rootes Group acquired some of the most... -
Volkswagen Beetle by Richard Copping
RRP: £8.99£7.40Few cars have achieved the iconic status of Volkswagen's classic and much-loved Beetle - yet its origins are intertwined with the dark days of Nazism. This book looks at those origins, at the marque's initial post-war rescue by the British and the effect... -
Morgan 4/4: The First 75 Years by Michael M. Palmer
RRP: £29.95£24.60At the core of Morgan motoring lies the Morgan 4/4. It is the great grandparent of the rest of the 'traditional' Morgan range. Representing the best of the traditional British sports car, it combines modern performance and reliability with iconic... -
BMW M3: The Complete Story by James Taylor
RRP: £30.00£24.64Few cars in recent years have inspired such devotion among enthusiasts as the BMW M3. Now entering its fifth generation, BMW's compact performance car is recognized world-wide as the benchmark of its type. BMW M3 - The Complete Story looks in detail at... -
Ford Focus RS WRS World Rally Car 1989 to 2010 by Graham Robson 9781787110205
RRP: £35.00£24.87When world rallying introduced a new formula for "World Rally Cars," Ford seized the opportunity. Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport organization was contracted to do the job, completed the design in less than a year, and spent the next 12 years campaigning this... -
MGA: The Revolutionary MG by David Knowles
RRP: £45.00£37.53The MGA truly marked a revolution in MG sports car design, with its appearance quite unlike any previous production car from the celebrated British marque. Entering production in the summer of 1955, it broke with the time-honoured tradition of... -
Factory-Original Ford RS Cosworth: The Originality Guide to the Ford Sierra, Sapphire & Escort RS Cosworths by Dan Williamson
RRP: £40.00£29.39The launch of the Sierra RS Cosworth in 1985 was a giant step forward for Ford. Initially developed for competition homologation, it was soon one of the most desirable fast cars that the public could buy. Its performance, at the time, was truly... -
The MG Midget & Austin-Healey Sprite High Performance Manual by Colin Metcalfe
RRP: £35.00£24.27This totally revised, updated and enlarged book is THE complete guide to building a fast MG Midget or Austin-Healey Sprite for road or track. Daniel has been continuously developing his own 'Spridget' for years, and really does know what works and what... -
First Gear: Myth Busting Motoring Milestones by Keith Ray 9780750988162
RRP: £12.99£9.37What was the first real 'automobile'? And what actually constitutes an automobile, anyway? SUCH questions are not easy to answer, but Keith Ray has embraced the challenge and compiled a myth-busting book packed with fascinating facts. Ranging from the... -
British Lorries of the 1950s by Malcolm Bobbitt 9781787111134
RRP: £15.99£12.08British commercial vehicle manufacturers played a key role in bolstering Britain's economy throughout the 1950s, especially during the period of postwar austerity, a time when they contributed to the all-important export drive. British lorries were,... -
BMW MINI: An Enthusiast's Guide by Sophie Williamson-Stothert
RRP: £16.99£13.80The R-Series BMW MINI had a lot to live up to. Launched in 2001, it was riding in the wake of the classic 1959-2000 Mini. At the time, BMW were going to have to create something as special and innovative as its longstanding predecessor in order to... -
Porsche 997 2004 - 2012 - Porsche Excellence by Adrian Streather 9781845846206
RRP: £99.00£70.70This book on the Porsche 911 (997) is the fifth of six planned in The Essential Companion series, and the fourth with Veloce Publishing. It carries on the tradition established with Adrian Streather's first Porsche 911 book on the 964 series, and... -
Bristol Cars 1946 -2012 a Brooklands Portfolio: A Portfolio of Contemporary Articles Drawn from International Motoring Journals Covering Bristol's Production Between 1946 and 2012. by R. M. Clarke
RRP: £33.00£28.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855209527Author R. M. ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Brooklands Books LtdPublisher Brooklands Books LtdDimensions(mm) 280mm * 210mm * 15mm -
Lotus Elite, Eclat and Excel: An Enthusiast's Guide by Matthew Vale
RRP: £16.99£13.80Lotus introduced the Type 75 Elite in 1974. Being a full four-seater coupe with an opening glass tailgate, it was designed to carry a family in comfort while retaining Lotus' trademark, excellent road holding and handling. Perhaps most importantly, it... -
S.F. Edge: Maker of Motoring History by Simon Fisher 9781910505793
RRP: £45.00£31.81Selwyn Francis Edge, invariably known simply as 'SF', was a highly significant pioneer of motoring in Britain. When, in 1902, he drove a Napier to victory in the Gordon Bennett Cup, a mighty event on public roads between Paris in France and Innsbruck in... -
Porsche Garages: Christophorus Edition by Edwin Baaske
£64.39"This lovely book focuses on Porsche collectors and enthusiasts all over the world, taking readers on detailed investigations of the motivations behind their manias." - Brett Berk, Car and Driver And Road & Track A garage with a Porsche is therefore... -
Alfa Romeo 8C: Competizione - Spider by Ivan Scelsa 9788879118866
RRP: £49.99£35.21The 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... -
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: The Complete History of an Off-Road Classic by Joerg Sand
RRP: £45.99£30.72The definitive book on this all-wheel-drive G-Class luxury SUV from Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz G-Class specialist Joerg Sand has written the ultimate book on this all-wheel-drive legend, from its design and development to its extraordinary and... -
Schlumpf - The intrigue behind the most beautiful car collection in the world by Ard op de Weegh 9781787113091
RRP: £35.00£24.69This fabulous collection of cars was brought together by two French brothers, Hans & Fritz Schlumpf , and consists of hundreds of the most beautiful cars ever produced. The `Schlumpf affair' is perhaps one of the most famous stories in the car collectors... -
The British Motor Industry by Jonathan Wood 9780747807681
RRP: £8.99£7.40Austin, Hillman, Morris, Standard and Wolseley were a handful of the myriad marques that once constituted Britain's indigenous motor industry. Born in 1896 into the high summer of Victorian prosperity, the native British industry survived until the... -
Lotus Elan and Plus 2 Source Book by Matthew Vale
RRP: £45.00£32.26The Lotus Elan was Colin Chapman and Lotus' first affordable road car, produced from 1962 and, along with its larger Plus 2 (+2) variant, until 1974. As a replacement for the expensive Lotus Elite, the Elan and Plus 2 were both successful sports cars,... -
Porsche Legends: The Racing Icons from Zuffenhausen by Rene Staud
RRP: £60.00£40.95Porsche and motorsport always belonged together - so you would think. But in fact, private owners were the first to be successful with their 356s on the racing tracks. The Porsche 550 Spyder from the 1950s was the first racing car manufactured at the... -
Drive: The Definitive History of Motoring by Giles Chapman
RRP: £25.00£17.87The ultimate guide through motoring history Slip off the handbrake and take a spin through the history of motoring - from the first horseless carriages to the rush of modern-day motor sport. Find out everything you need to know about motoring... -
Bugatti T and Its Variants: Type 35 Grand Prix Car and its Variants by Lance Cole
RRP: £16.99£12.28This new book, the first in the CarCraft series delivers an innovative presentation to the car enthusiast by covering the engineering, design, and modelling of one of motoring's greatest cars across all its epochs. Ettore Bugatti changed engineering... -
Jaguar C-Type: The Autobiography of XKC 051 by Chas Parker 9781907085468
RRP: £60.00£55.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907085468Author Chas ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Porter Press InternationalPublisher Porter Press International -
Triumph Spitfire and GT6: The Essential Buyer's Guide by Iain Ayre
RRP: £13.99£9.59Benefit from the author's decades of working on and writing about Triumphs, with the real facts you need to decide whether a sports Triumph is going to suit you. The book covers all small sports Triumph models, explains how and where to buy one, how to... -
Britain's Second Hand Trams: An Historic Overview by Peter Waller
RRP: £25.00£17.62During the history of Britain's electric tramcar fleets, many thousands were manufactured of which the vast majority saw out their operational life with a single owner. However, for several hundred there was to be a second - if not, in certain cases, a... -
Porsche Special Editions by Matt Stone
RRP: £45.00£29.25Apologies 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 -
The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition: Every Model Since 1967 by David Newhardt
RRP: £45.00£30.85The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition profiles every model of Camaro from 1967 to the start of the fifth generation. See it all here.The Complete Book of Chevrolet Camaro, 2nd Edition continues the story of America's premier performance car... -
Silver Arrows: The story of Mercedes-Benz in motor sport by Andrew Noakes 9780719840159
RRP: £25.00£20.26Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking achievements in F1 are the latest successes in a glorious motor sport record for Mercedes and Benz that stretches back to the very first races in the 1890s. For the first time, this book tells the story of Mercedes in... -
A History of Eastbourne's Buses by Mick Hymans 9780752458038
RRP: £14.99£11.28As home of the oldest motor bus company in the world, Eastbourne forms an excellent basis for a detailed analysis of bus transport. The history of that company, latterly Eastbourne Buses Ltd, is charted here from its beginnings in the early twentieth... -
Rough Roads to Dakar: Porsche 911 Extreme by Christoph Bauer 9783667127051
RRP: £60.00£45.06A sports car for race tracks and everyday life: This holds true since the 1984 triumph of legendary four-by-four 911 at the Paris-Dakar rally, the world's toughest long-distance race. The now re-issued off-road Porsche manages the balancing act of... -
Cars of the Rootes Group: Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Sunbeam-Talbot by Graham Robson
RRP: £40.00£27.90From the early 1930s until the mid-1970s the Rootes Group was one of Britain's foremost car manufacturers, producing and selling a multitude of models under the Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam and Sunbeam-Talbot badges. Some of these cars have been the... -
Aston Martin by Richard Loveys
RRP: £8.99£7.40Aston Martin is now a century old - and what a century it has been. Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph - most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race - and the lows of... -
Mike Hailwood - 100 Objects by James Robinson
RRP: £30.00£21.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658894Author James RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 913gDimensions(mm) 215mm... -
Wartime Jeeps: WW2 Jeeps - Prototypes, Production Models & Special Versions by Graham Scott
RRP: £25.00£20.86This book covers Second World War versions of the legendary Jeep - all the prototypes, production models and special versions. There are 11 wartime Jeep variants covered: Bantam BRC-40, Budd Pygmy, Willys MA, Ford GP, Willys MB, Willys MB of the... -
Lost Lines of England and Wales: Wye Valley by Gary Essex
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802582017Author Gary EssexFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Lola: The T70 and Can-Am Cars by Gordon Jones 9781910505533
RRP: £95.00£69.66In the most glittering era of sports car racing, the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Lola T70 and its descendants radiated star quality. These big racers, both brutal and beautiful, graced the Can-Am stage in North America as open spyders and the world...