Peugeot 205 GTI – The Essential Buyer’s Guide
Title | Peugeot 205 GTI – The Essential Buyer’s Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Jon Blackburn |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 2020-01-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787116875 |
The Essential Buyer's Guide carefully describes the 205 GTI models that enthusiasts love to drive and own, from the pioneering 1.6 GTi, through various developments to the 1.9 GTI. The CTI cabriolet is also covered. When you consider a potential purchase armed with this book, it's just like have a Peugeot 205 expert by your side. Buy the right car at the right price.
Amédée Gordini
Title | Amédée Gordini PDF eBook |
Author | Roy P Smith |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2022-03-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787118622 |
This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s, and how Amedee Gordini became known throughout the world as one of the greatest engine tuners of his time.
Ford Cars
Title | Ford Cars PDF eBook |
Author | David Rowe |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2021-10-04 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787117995 |
A full colour guide to British Fords built from 1945 to 1995. With an informative history, detailed model comparisons and technical information, it provides a comprehensive guide.
The book of the Lamborghini Murciélago
Title | The book of the Lamborghini Murciélago PDF eBook |
Author | Thillainathan Pathmanathan |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2021-10-21 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787118126 |
A unique book dedicated to the Murcielago - Lamborghini's iconic flagship, with its V12 Bizzarrini-engine, spaceframe chassis, and scissor doors. This was the last car to use the classic Bizzarrini engine.
Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece
Title | Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Vale |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2022-04-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787118916 |
Explores the design development and production of the Lotus Europa, Lotus's first mid-engined road car. It covers the Renault-powered Series 1 and 2 cars, the Lotus Twin Cam-engined versions, and the Type 47 racing models.
Runways & Racers
Title | Runways & Racers PDF eBook |
Author | Terry O'Neil |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2022-02-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787118436 |
Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...
Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959
Title | Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959 PDF eBook |
Author | Terry O'Neil |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2022-02-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 178711841X |
This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.