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Touring Caravans
Written by Jon Pressnell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $11.95
For a long time the caravan - a travel trailer - was a neglected part of the classic vehicle scene, but now the historic caravan is becoming an increasingly common - and increasingly popular - exhibit at classic car shows. The development of the caravan is a fascinating story, and a... Read more >
Written by Jon Pressnell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $11.95
For a long time the caravan - a travel trailer - was a neglected part of the classic vehicle scene, but now the historic caravan is becoming an increasingly common - and increasingly popular - exhibit at classic car shows. The development of the caravan is a fascinating story, and a... Read more >
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Country Garage
Written by Llyn Morris
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $11.95
The advent of the internal combustion engine brought many changes to society, the most neglected of which is arguably the garages built throughout Britain to serve motor vehicles, which revolutionizd rural life. Yet, for all the fame attached to the now well known heroes of early motoring, their exploits depended upon... Read more >
Written by Llyn Morris
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $11.95
The advent of the internal combustion engine brought many changes to society, the most neglected of which is arguably the garages built throughout Britain to serve motor vehicles, which revolutionizd rural life. Yet, for all the fame attached to the now well known heroes of early motoring, their exploits depended upon... Read more >
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The British Motor Industry
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $12.95
Austin, 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 collapse of The Rover Group in 2005. Jonathan Wood chronicles this industry's 109-year life... Read more >
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $12.95
Austin, 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 collapse of The Rover Group in 2005. Jonathan Wood chronicles this industry's 109-year life... Read more >
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The Road Haulage Industry
Written by Chris Woodcock
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $12.95
Road haulage has been in existence for as long as roads themselves: wherever goods need to be moved across land, people have set themselves up in business to carry those goods. For hundreds of years horses were at the center of this business, but in the twentieth century everything changed, first... Read more >
Written by Chris Woodcock
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $12.95
Road haulage has been in existence for as long as roads themselves: wherever goods need to be moved across land, people have set themselves up in business to carry those goods. For hundreds of years horses were at the center of this business, but in the twentieth century everything changed, first... Read more >
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Brooklands
Cradle of British Motor Racing and Aviation
Written by Nicholas Lancaster
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit... Read more >
Cradle of British Motor Racing and Aviation
Written by Nicholas Lancaster
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Brooklands, near Weybridge in Surrey, holds a unique and highly important place in the histories of both motoring and aviation. It was the first purpose-built motor racing track in Britain and the first major circuit in the world. From 1907 to the outbreak of the Second World War, the banked circuit... Read more >
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Victorian and Edwardian Horse Cabs
Written by Trevor May
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $11.95
The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Much of the work was done by the 'growler', a four-wheeled cab that rattled through the streets, laden with luggage... Read more >
Written by Trevor May
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $11.95
The Hansom cab is one of the most striking images of the Victorian city, but it was not the only type of cab in use during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Much of the work was done by the 'growler', a four-wheeled cab that rattled through the streets, laden with luggage... Read more >
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The Austin Seven
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $11.95
One of the most famous of British cars, the diminutive but robust 750cc Austin Seven, introduced in 1922, changed the course of automobile design and proved the viability of the small-capacity four-cylinder car. The salvation of the Austin company, it was aimed at families who might otherwise have travelled by motorcycle... Read more >
Written by Jonathan Wood
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $11.95
One of the most famous of British cars, the diminutive but robust 750cc Austin Seven, introduced in 1922, changed the course of automobile design and proved the viability of the small-capacity four-cylinder car. The salvation of the Austin company, it was aimed at families who might otherwise have travelled by motorcycle... Read more >
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The Morris Minor
Written by Ray Newell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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Written by Ray Newell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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The Morgan
Written by Ken Hill
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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Written by Ken Hill
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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Vintage Motor Cars
Written by Bill Boddy
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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Written by Bill Boddy
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Price: $11.95
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Old Buses
Written by David Kaye
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2006
Price: $12.95
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Written by David Kaye
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2006
Price: $12.95
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Number plates
A History of Vehicle Registration in Britain
Written by Dave Moss
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $11.95
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A History of Vehicle Registration in Britain
Written by Dave Moss
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2006
Price: $11.95
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The End of Detroit
How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
Written by Micheline Maynard
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $23.00
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry.
In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of... Read more >
How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
Written by Micheline Maynard
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2004
Price: $23.00
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry.
In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Mini
Written by Jon Pressnell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.95
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Written by Jon Pressnell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $11.95
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The End of Detroit
How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
Written by Micheline Maynard
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $17.99
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry.
In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of... Read more >
How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market
Written by Micheline Maynard
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $17.99
An in-depth, hard-hitting account of the mistakes, miscalculations and myopia that have doomed America’s automobile industry.
In the 1990s, Detroit’s Big Three automobile companies were riding high. The introduction of the minivan and the SUV had revitalized the industry, and it was widely believed that Detroit had miraculously overcome the threat of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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