The first station wagons were built to carry rail passengers and their luggage to and from the station and were called ?Depot Hacks.? By the 1950s station wagons had become...
This book tells,
for the first time, of all Lawrie bond's designs, together with the
products of Sharp's Commercials Ltd (later Bond Cars Ltd) which carried
the Bond name.
Archibald Goodman Frazer Nash (30 June 1889 – 10 March 1965), was an early English motor car designer and engineer, who specialised in manufacturer of light ("cycle") and sports cars...
Tells the story of the history of the motor car, from the earliest classics to the prototypes of today, beginning with an historical overview, followed by sections on the development...
America's automakers helped the Allies win World War II, basking in a postwar sellers' market. More than 1400 photos with captions tell the story of a changing country and evolving...
Enjoy a colorful look back at the cars and the culture that made the '50s memorable. All the popular American makes, from AMC to Willys, pass in review once again...
In lively text and more than 250 photographs, most in color, Margolies brings to life the new style of lodging that sprang up to serve the automobile traveler, from auto...
This is a selection of posters from Shell''s advertising campaigns between the 1920s and 1950s. Among the artists commissioned for the posters were Paul Nash, Vaness a Bell, Rex Whistler...
With the mesmerizing power of an Old Testament book of prophecy and with images that compass the wonderfully absurd range of our life with the internal-combustion engine, Autogeddon shows how...
From the world-ranging spectacle of Formula 1 to the rough tracks of international rallies - via Le Mans, Formula 3000, endurance racing, touring cars, and racing in America - Automobile...
Enthusiasm for the automobile is international, and this is the forty-second year in which Automobile year has chronicled the world of cars and motorsport in a truly international fashion. Published...
Automobile Year is a book designed to last, to form a permanent reminder and reference of the evolution and history of the automobile and automobile sport. But it is not...
The forty-forth edition of Automobile Year is, like all its predecessors, a fascinating reflection of a year in the world of the car. 1996 marked the 100th anniversary of the...
Quick, tight, and heaven on curves, the roadster provides a driving experience unlike any other. Car buffs will simply devour this tantalizing and unique history of top-down two-seaters, featuring a...
Forget about your tedhnological triumphs and marketing marvels--the real laughs are on the flip six of success, where intrepid inventors and crusading capitalists give us such wonders as--Hop 'N Gator...
Coverage extended to include cars up to 1979. Entries on 1200-plus models. Specifications, production data, and performance figures. Guide prices for varying conditions.
Describes and illustrates every Austin, Austin-Healey, Metropolitan,
Vanden Plas, Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley built by BMC in the '50s and
'60s, with advice on parts interchangeability.
Features • Invaluable and authoritative guide for collectors • Covers the radiator mascots of all British marques beween from 1896. • Also covers corporate and accessory mascots, including foreign mascots,...
This long out-of-print classic has now been revised and updated. The most comprehensive account of British cars ever published, this book presents a vast amount of historical and technical information....
