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A treat for all fans of British sports cars. Fifty-six open-top icon roadsters feature in this authoritiative, highly pictorial celebration of classic British sports cars, from the AC Ace to the Wolseley Hornet Special. Individual histories will place each car in perspective, describing its appeal, significance and driving characteristics. Also detailed for each one are models and variants, year-by-year evolution, specifications and performance figures. "A nicely presented appetiser to a vast subject"  Classic and Sports Car

The sports car has always held a warm place in the hearts of British motorists, and even more in the two decades between the wars than now. In those days motoring was still an exciting experience - very exciting for those who had just acquired their first car. And doubly so for those young men - and it was usually men - whose first car was a sports car, be it a gleaming new MG or a third-hand GN. This book gives encyclopaedic coverage of all British sports and thoroughbred cars made in that 20-year period. More than 250 models are dealt with and illustrated by some 400 archive photographs. There is a short history of each marque, then each model is given a full description and specification together with commentary on its place in the motoring scene. Some - Aston Martin, Jaguar, Morgan - are still household names, but many others have fallen by the wayside. "A very useful well laid out reference work which provides an initial understanding of the development of each model" The Automobile

The re-issue of what is commonly regarded as the definitive work on coachbuilding on motor car chassis in Britain, and on the coachbuilders who plied this trade. This second edition contains not only revisions to existing entries but also new entries on 122 additional firms about which details have emerged. The author sets the scene by describing advances in fashions and techniques of coachbuilding in separate chapters on the 1920s, 1930s and the postwar period. Then comes by the main A-Z section, giving entries on firms from Abbey Coachworks to James Young. This is followed by two new sections: first, A-Z entries on 58 additional firms active in the 1919-39 period; and second, alphabetical coverage of 64 companies which came into coachbuilding after 1945. "I would strongly recommend this volume to anyone interested in the product of this once significant British industry" The Automobile

Italian car design engenders a unique sense of passion in drivers and car enthusiasts everywhere. Its great names, such as Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati, and others, are associated with some of the most charismatic and exciting cars ever made and resonate the world over. This lavishly illustrated book brings together more than fifty-five of the most important Italian cars designed from 1907 to the present day, each one representing a key moment in Italian car design. With an introduction describing the epic history of Italian motoring and its great marques, a succinct description of each car’s history, design and performance, and the unparalleled photographs of one of the world’s top car photographers, this book is the definitive testament to the original car-styling ‘capital’ of the world. It also features biographies of all the key designers, a full technical glossary and details of where the cars may be seen world-wide.

The Goodwood Revival Meeting was established in 1998, exactly 50 years after the famous motor circuit in southern England first opened, and now attracts more than 100,000 visitors each year to Lord March's beautiful Goodwood estate. This gripping book celebrates the first 10 years of the Revival, which, for three days each September, re-creates in astonishing detail and with dramatic panache, not only the motor racing of the years up to 1966, but also the magical ethos, glamorous social scene and charming customs of that bygone era. Dynamic eyewitness accounts by such virtuoso drivers as Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart and John Surtees add colour and humour to the extraordinary story of the Goodwood circuit, while spectacular vintage and contemporary photographs of the cars and stars offer a magnificent commemoration of this unique event that relives the golden age of motor racing.  Thr book provides lively personal insights from celebrity drivers and visitors to the world’s most popular historic motor racing event. It also includes full race listings of the past 10 years of Revival Meetings along with Illustrated with stunning action photographs featuring a dazzling array of vintage racing cars and motorcycles, from Lister-Jaguars to Lotus 15s, Manx Nortons to Matchlesses. "A complete "feel-good" experience" Octane Magazine

This book recalls a lost age in which intrepid motorists discovered the delights of the open road, at a time when traffic calming, speed cameras and motorways would have been unimaginable. These pioneers often recorded their adventures, and many of their rare images are featured here. The photogrpahs illustrate camping and picnics, the wayside inn, roadside troubles, garages, pioneering lady drivers, and even home-built 'specials', to paint a picture of the time when the motor car was a rare sight and a symbol of freedom. Brian Demaus's charming book will appeal to motoring enthusiasts as well as to social historians.   "Packed with evocative images, both road and race........a wonderful little book" Classic and Sports Car

If the words Evo, GT-R and STi make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, then A-Z of Japanese Performance Cars is for you. With their incredible grip, exploitable power and stunning cross-country pace, Japan's performance cars have captivated enthusiasts the world over.

Yet there has never been a single source in which to read and find out about these giants of the motoring world. Now, this detailed book profiles all Japan's greatest performance models, incuding their history, technical make-up and potential for speed. Proving this book's usefulness to the real world enthusiast, each car is also rated for its desirability, tuneability and availability. The book covers a huge spread of machinery never grouped together before, from four-wheel drive turbo legends like the Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Nissan Skyline GT-R, through to such sports car icons as the Mazda RX-7, Nissan 350Z and Toyota Supra, right up to supercars like the Honda NSX. On the way, you will also discover Paris-Dakar rally escapees, tiny 660cc sports cars and rare delicacies barely legal for road use. The book is a reliable source of information about all the most significant and fascinating Japanese performance cars, many of which have never been written about in English before.