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Development of Aston Martin's V8 engine began in 1963 as a replacement for the 6 cylinder engines. In 1966 design work began on a new GT model and both car and engine were to be unleashed on the public in October 1967. With barely twelve months to complete the car, Aston Martin pulled it off, and the DBS was born.
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Little Book of Camper Van looks back at the development of one of the most quirky and unique vehicles to have been manufactured, and is a fascinating look at a cultural icon.
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In flashing color and fine detail, Camaro captures the innovations and fierce competition as well as the changes in style and technology that make this legendary car a part of the American automotive story.
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The complete reference for anyone planning an Atlantic passage in their own boat, in either direction, including landfall plans and advice on weather, timing, routes provisioning, communication and documentation required.
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The Audi Quattro is a Rally Giant because it was the first to combine four-wheel-drive and a turbocharged engine. It was also the first to run with more than 300bhp. As it was re-homologated/transformed from Group 4 into Group B in 1983, Quattro was also the first successful Group B car. This work presents its story.
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Focuses on the Jaguar XK 120, 140 and 150 model ranges. This title tells the story of this range of cars.
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The Mini may be small, but England's favourite car has made it big! This book tells the full story of this iconic car from it's launch in the 50's up to the revised BMW version. This book is suitable for Mini enthusiasts, as well as motoring enthusiasts.
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Now you can build your own dream campervan in just ten weeks - for less than GBP1000! This is the first book to give easy, step-by-step illustrated instructions for the amateur DIYer on a budget. Full of never before seen money- and time-saving ideas, including how to kit out your interior for free, and source your van for peanuts.
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Traces the development of the omnibus through the horse-drawn era to that of mechanical propulsion, when, after experiments with steam and electric battery units, the petrol engine reigned supreme until just before the Second World War.
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From Abarth to Zaporozhets, this is the illustrated encyclopaedia of every make of British and European car sold in Britain from the end of the Second World War to 1970.
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The rally-bred Subaru Impreza Turbo has become the definitive modern sports saloon/hatchback, combining four-wheel-drive safety, the capacity to seat four adults, and useable luggage space, in a practical package to rival many pure sports cars. This book covers the road car and competition history.
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The Volkswagen Transporter is one of the best-loved and most recognisable motor vehicles of all time. This book looks at the development, production and use of the class first, and second, generation Transporter. It includes many colour photographs.
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A tribute to the spirit and ethos of Saab design and engineering. It offers an insight into the company's story, from the prototype UrSaab in 1947 to the end of production in 2012.
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Aerodynamics is a science in itself, and is one of the important factors in modern competition car design. This title covers various aspects of aerodynamics, including both downforce and drag. It is suiable for amateur and semi-professional designers and drivers, as well as students.
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Helps you in buying a Porsche 993. This title helps you to benefit from Adrian Streather's years of Porsche ownership. It teaches how to spot a bad car quickly.
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Motoring enthusiasts need no introduction to Russell Brockbank's incomparable cartoons, which were enormously popular in the fifties, sixties and seventies but have been rarely published since his death in 1979. This title features a collection of his work.
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Covers what from safety precautions to materials selection to the final lamination process. This book offers hands-on experience with glass cloth, mat, core materials, and resins. It provides information on molding, structural concepts, and the caring for cured fiberglass.
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Launched at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show, the MGF continues to fascinate enthusiasts worldwide. This all-color volume chronicles how MG recaptured its heritage through the MGF. Follow the evolution of the MGF, visit its launch in 1995, examine competition performances, and experience speed record-breaking with the MGF-based EX253 and EX255. This book also contains information on performance, road te...
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The technical reference book covers all areas of automotive research and development of interest to engineers and automotive specialists, to technically inclined students, and even to non-technical readers who want to lean more about the modern automobile and its systems. It starts with overall the topics of mobility, requirements and conflicting goals, vehicle physics, and shapes and new concepts...
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Presents the story of the Daimler SP250 including concept, development and production history. This title also covers the related models, specials, buying and restoration, chassis numbers, production numbers, colour schemes, clubs and specialists. It is suitable for SP250 and Daimler enthusiasts.
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From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess Margaret owned one, as did Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, the Beatles, Peter Sellers and Marianne Faithfull. This book features contributions from those who have known and loved this troubled star, as well as its scornful critics.
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The AC Cobra was the brainchild of Texan Carroll Shelby and gave him his dream of beating Ferrari in the GT World Championship. This study details the car's history, full specifications and road tests, and gives information on buying and restoring a Cobra.
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In this edition of the classic automotive electronics text, the author has revisited and revised all aspects of this rapidly developing technology. Adapted and expanded to meet all the requirements of motor vehicle NVQs at levels 2 and 3, this is the definitive student text.
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The culmination of over two years of intense research by the author, this fascinating and detailed book pays tribute to large four-wheeled drive articulated tractors from around the world. Companion to Volume 1 which covered letters A-L, Volume 2 covers letters M-Z with examinations of special conversions of these big tractors form wheels to rubber tracks, and features more one off's built on the
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Corky Bell provides clear and comprehensive information on how to select, size, and install a successful and reliable supercharger system. This comprehensive book with numerous illustrations deals with all aspects of the supercharger system from the initial planning stages -- what performance do I want from my vehicle? to how do I go about the installation?
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For car and motorcycle enthusiasts, there is no more important place than the garage. This book takes the reader into more than 20 of these havens for the motor mad, from grease-monkey heaven, accidental creations, and purpose-built shrines. It profiles each garage along with the owner, and is accompanied by images.
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Composite Fabrication Handbook #3 continues this practical, hands-on series on composites with helpful how-to projects that cover a variety of topics geared toward assisting home-builders in completing their composite projects. Handbook #3 starts off where Handbook #2 ended, expanding on mold-making techniques including special methods for creating molds and composite copies of existing parts, fab...
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In Rusted Muscle, noted author Steve Magnante takes us on a tour across the country, sharing his most memorable imagery that he's collected. Acquired over years of travel, Magnante's images are stirring, but he also shares important information about the cars when describing them. He may share production numbers regarding a particular year, make and model, or de-code the pictured vehicle's VIN num...
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Little Book of Land Rover takes a trip down memory lane and looks at the models that drove their way into the nation's heart. This hardback book celebrates one of the most iconic motoring brands in the world, which celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2008.
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The Rover P5 was the last great representative of traditional British luxury saloon building, with the emphasis firmly on quality rather than sportiness. Its spaciousness, refinement and wood and leather charm still command a considerable classic car following. This book looks at this saloon.
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Say "Sleeping Beauties" to committed car enthusiasts and they will immediately know what you're talking about: a world famous 1980s photo series, showing an extraordinary collection of classical automobiles rusting away in a French barn. This book tells of the authors' three-year-long search for the fate of the cars from that French barn.
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Presents the history of roads and what they have meant to the people who have driven them. This work explores how Britain's roads have their roots in unexpected places, from Napoleon's role in the numbering system to the surprising origin of sat-nav.
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Shows how to convert Volkswagens into dune buggies, offers tips on off-road racing, and includes advice on safety and first aid
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This is the third book in Antony Ford's acclaimed series on Pullman cars. This title is another beautifully printed volume, produced on heavyweight art paper, and includes illustrations and drawings. Also included are plans showing the second version of the renowned and well-remembered all-steel Pullman car. Introduced in the years prior to World War 2, many of these vehicles remained in frontline...
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An Ultimate Garage is more than just a place to store and service cars. It's often a showroom designed to display collections in the best possible light, complete with automotive memorabilia, vintage posters and photographs, and in some cases even Hollywood-style sets. In his third lavishly illustrated book, Ultimate Garages III, author Phil Berg takes readers inside twenty exotic private garages
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The story of MG Design & Development department, by MG's Chief Engineer, Don Hayter, this book covers models and prototypes from 1956 to the close of the factory in 1980. Featuring behind the scenes anecdotes and personal accounts of Competitions Rally support, it includes many previously unpublished pictures from MG Design & Development.
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Do you know how your car works? This book dissects and explains one of the finest inventions ever made. Written in a simple, jargon-free language and packed with illustrations and cutaways, it will suit everyone wishing to know more about what makes their car work.
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Documents the machines used to reshape the world since the 1088's. From utility tractors and loaders up to the largest diggers and bulldozers, this work lists every piece of heavy equipment by model and manufacturer.
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With its highly readable text and stunning illustrations, this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation, evolution and exploitation of the V12 engine.
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Fans of "Dirk Pitt" series know that his hero has a soft spot for rare and classic automobiles. This title features fifty-six of these automobiles in all their glory, and helps readers to learn about the history and acquisition of each classic car such as: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Touring, Mercedes-Benz 630K, Duesenberg J-140, and more.
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Offering explanations of what a composite is, this book demonstrates how to utilize them in various projects. It provides a perspective on molding and finishing techniques to empower apprehensive beginners. It also covers threats to breathing and skin contact and how those contacts can be avoided when working with modern composite materials.
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A guide that provides reference detail for various Jaguar models. It includes technical specifications, production changes, chassis numbers, production quantities, colour schemes, options and accessories.
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On March 16, 1988, motorsport legend Mickey Thompson and his second wife, Trudy, were gunned down by hooded assassins in the driveway of their Bradbury, California, home. This shocking and brutal double-murder brought an abrupt end to one of the most extraordinary lives in the history of motorsports, one that has never been completely profiled-until now. Author Erik Arneson delves into the life an...
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The ultimate resource on America's muscle car, this lavishly illustrated book conducts readers through the fifty-plus-year history of Mopar performance.
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The successor to my My Cool Caravan, this title celebrates the new wave of interest in campervans/ motorhomes and the diverse ways that owners are styling them.
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Posters of cars adorn many a child's bedroom wall, and school exercise books are full of doodles of cars. This book takes those notebook sketches and teaches you how to develop them into the car designs you see in magazines. It guides you from pencil sketch to marker rendering, from doodle to highly visual computer generated artwork.
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In the CROWOOD AUTOCLASSICS series, an account of the production and development of the Citroen DS car from its design through to its manufacture. It is illustrated with photographs, including some from the Citroen archive, and contains specification tables and advice on buying the vehicles.
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Into the light By popular demand comes the sequel to the original Lost and Found from the publishers of Old Cars Weekly magazine. This collection of great automotive discoveries reminds us yet again that you never know where a prized old car might be hiding. Corvettes, Cadillacs, Packards, coveted muscle cars, even Duesenbergs seem to somehow emerge from hiding from us for years and even decades. ...
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The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930.
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Provides a comprehensive history of the Land Rover and its various guises in military service in Britain and overseas. This illustrated book is written by one of the country's leading experts on the subject of military transport in general and the Land Rover in particular.
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