Cars By Make A to C - Books

By: Brooklands Books . Carl F. W. Borgward, the proprietor of the Hansa, Lloyd and Goliath marques, announced the new 1 1/2-litre saloon in 1954. During final testing it was dubbed 'Isabella', up to then it was known as the 'new' Hansa 1500, in fact as...

By: Marius Venz . A compilation of magazine road tests, brochures, advertisements, press releases, with specifications, identification information and original photographs.   Other Details Publisher Code: BW79777 ISBN 10: 0947079777 ISBN 13:...

By: Brooklands Books . Bristol production started in 1946 with the 400 model and went on to include in 1949 the highly prized 402 - an elegant touring convertible. The 405 was produced in 1954 - the only 4-door Bristol ever made. With only seven made of...

By: Brooklands Books . The Riviera was always sold as a hardtop model with two doors. Power and performance gradually increased over the years. From 1966 it became bigger and heavier. For 1970 the new 455ci V8 became available but emissions regulations...

By: Brooklands Books . Road and comparison tests Specifications Model introductions Skylark Special & GS Wildcat Electra 225 LeSabre Riviera GS 455 GS 350 400 455 California GSX 455 Centurion Century Regal   Other Details Publisher Code:...

By: Barrie Price . ** REVISED AND ENLARGED SECOND EDITION ** Fascinating and well ilustrated history of these big Bugattis. The Bugatti Type 46 was announced in the Autumn of 1929. A very large chassis of nearly 12 feet in length powered by an...

By: Jonathan Wood . This painstakingly researched book is the first major appraisal of the life of artist engineer Ettore Bugatti and his extraordinary cars to appear since 1963. Motoring historian Jonathan Wood has endeavoured not to be swayed by the...

By: Brooklands Books . The first 7-series, coded E23, appeared in 1977. Over the next nine years the big 6-cylinder engines started at 2.8-litres, increasing to 3.5-litres. In 1979 there was a turbocharged big six for the 745i. This book of articles...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina started in the mid-1960s as the purveyor of tuning accessories. By the time the first cars in this book were built they were a sophisticated entity and put together as a complete package by Alpina or, uniquely, by Sytner in...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina tuning parts was set up in 1965 after the successful conversion on the 1500 saloon. During the 1960s and 1970s the company grew and was soon acknowledged as the leading performance conversion specialist for the marque. Later...

By: Brooklands Books . The BMW M5 was the first of its genre - high performance four-door family sedans - and which has now become the benchmark for such cars. Other manufacturers have followed but it is still the car by which others are judged. Included...

By: Brooklands Books . Road Tests on 530I, 320I, 630CSi, 320I Alpina, 320I update, 630CSi Alpina, 333I Alpina, 633CSi. Comparison tests: Eight sports sedans, Racing lightweight 320I & CSL Turbo coupes, 327, 503, 3.0Si, 733I vs Jaguar XJ12L vs...