Cars - General Books
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Victor Morel and Antoine Joseph Grummer Builders of Exceptional Carriages (Philipe-Gaston Grummer)
$370.00Maison V. Morel was founded in 1845 by Victor Jacques Morel (1814-1879) and became one of the most important Parisian coachbuilders during the second half of the 19th century at a time when France dominated the industry, replacing England as leaders in...$370.00 -
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Inside the machine (David Twohig)
Veloce Publishing
$55.00ISBN: 978-1-787117-68-6By David Twohig Hardback • 14.8x21cm • 192 pages • 29 pictures Cover image | Sample PDF | Contents list From the insideHave you ever wondered what it takes to design and bring a successful modern car to market?...$55.00 -
Raring to GO (Ted Macauley)
Veloce Publishing
$49.00SBN: 978-1-787116-71-9By Ted Macauley Hardback • 14.8x21cm • 160 pages • 107 pictures The autobiography of Ted Macauley – a fascinating glimpse into the glamorous world of an award-winning sports journalist and columnist, detailing...$49.00 -
War on Wheels - The Mechanisation of the British Army in the Second World War (Philip Hamlyn Williams)
$65.00During the Second World War the British Army underwent a complete transformation as its number of vehicles grew from 40,000 to 1.5 million, ranging from tanks and giant tank transporters to jeeps, mobile baths and offices, and scout cars. At the same...$65.00 -
Pininfarina - History Of A Legend (Daniele Buzzonetti)
$180.00A fascinating story, in which the artistic genius of the founder dominates, finding a worthy follower in his son Sergio, an engineering graduate, in the tradition of the typical Pininfarina philosophy: always innovative style and industrial development,...$180.00 -
Fuelling the Motoring Age : 100 Years of British Petrol Stations (Nick Evans)
The History Press
$40.00Petrol stations have been with us for 100 years. They have been built on countless rural and industrial landscapes, often becoming a linchpin of the communities they serve. Men and women in slightly oily overalls would fill up your car's tank, wipe the...$40.00 -
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First Gear - Myth-Busting Motoring Milestones (Keith Ray)
The History Press
$40.00SUCH 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 firsts in motoring technology such as the disc brake, fuel injection and four-wheel drive,...$40.00 -
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Britain's Toy Car Wars - The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox (Giles Chapman, 2022)
$49.00For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox...$49.00 -
Cars We Loved in the 1950s (Giles Chapman)
The History Press
$40.00After the Second World War, cars in Britain were very hard to come by. Most new models had to go for export or were reserved for those drivers who needed them the most, such as doctors. Petrol was still rationed, roads inadequate and modern technology...$40.00 -
Cars We Loved in the 1960s (Giles Chapman)
The History Press
$40.00If you owned a car in 1960s Britain, then you ll love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun, highway speed limits were unheard-of (well, until 1965 anyway), and buying a new car was a thrilling family event. It was a golden period for...$40.00 -
Cars We Loved in the 1970s (Giles Chapman)
The History Press
$40.00The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms - the Renault 5 established the new 'supermini' class, the Volkswagen Golf gave the average family car a hatchback and top quality, the Ford Capri made sporty cars The 1970s saw some...$40.00 -
Cars We Loved in the 1980s (Giles Chapman)
The History Press
$40.00It was brash and it was loud the 1980s put paid to the glumness of the 70s and nowhere was that more obvious than in the cars we drove, which took a quantum leap in durability, performance, equipment and style. They had to: Japanese quality and European...$40.00