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Here is a selection of some books about British classic cars that you may find useful.

	Alvis Speed Models in Detail (In Detail) (Hardcover) A history, description and analysis of the Speed model family of cars made by Alvis Ltd 1932-40. These were and still are among the most desirable high-performance cars of their decade, and with their long, low build they inspired some of the most stylish coachwork of the era. In addition, they pioneered such major motor industry innovations as independent front suspension and an all-synchromesh gearbox. Starting with the Speed 20 of 1932, the author provides a highly detailed technical analysis of each model, covering every aspect of the chassis, running gear, engine and transmission, and going through the SA/SB/SC/SD Speed 20s, the 3 -litre, the Speed 25 and the ultimate expression of the marque, the 4.3. Each receives comprehensive treatment including information on differences from previous models, revisions, the range of bodies available from coachbuilders, performance and behaviour, and appearances in competition. There are also chapters on using the cars today and on the practicalities of ownership, with advice on parts availability, lubricants, maintenance and preservation. Illustrations include specially commissioned colour photography of five outstanding examples, along with archive photographs and Alvis publicity material. Price: £23.10 Publication: 26 Oct 2001
	Alvis Three Litre in Detail 1950-67 (In Detail S.) (Hardcover) Five outstanding examples of the cars have been specially photographed for this book and are featured in some 70 colour shots. There are also more than 140 black-and-white illustrations drawn from archives as well as from Alvis sales and publicity material. Devoted exclusively to the Three Litre, this book offers an in-depth examination of these excellent cars to provide a store of information for the many owners who care passionately about them, and serve as a tribute to the men who made them. Price: £23.10 Publication: 22 Nov 2002
	Aston Martin (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) Fully updated to feature the Vanquish, 007's steed in die Another Day, here is the story of this elegant survivor of Britain's high-quality, low-volume prestige car market. Robert Edwards, who has owned and restored eight Aston Martins, describes every post-war model. The boook includes technical information, buying advice, driving impressions and sidebars on topics as varied as John Wyer (one of the finest managers to grace a pit lane), the R S Williams Lightweight DB4s and the AMR racers. Price: £13.19 Publication: 18 Aug 2004
	Bentley: A Legend Reborn (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) The book contains: expert insight into the company, its owners, key personnel and cars; interviews with a chief executive and three technical directors; colour illustrations of every model, from the 1920s to date; specially-commissioned photographs of preserved models; and technical specifications and production totals of all types. Price: £13.19 Publication: 10 Dec 2003
	Classic British Sports Cars (Hardcover) 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 will be models and variants, year-by-year evolution, specification, performance figures - and lots of fun facts. Price: £10.55 Publication: 22 Sep 2006
	Complete Classic Mini 1959-2000: An Enthusiast's Guide to Over 5 Million Cars and More Than 120 Different Models (Hardcover) A comprehensive model identification guide to the 5,387,862 Minis built between 1959 and 2000. Production of the original Mini has finally ended, but the enthusiasm for this motoring icon turned affordable classic continues to flourish and the market for well-preserved examples is stronger than ever. This book tells you all you need to know about the vast number of different models produced over more than 41 years - how to identify one type from another, their equipment, performance, technical specification, options, production dates, colour choices and much else. An essential owner's and restorer's guide to model identification, originality and authenticity. Austin, Morris, Cooper, Riley, Wolseley, Moke, special editions, and international Minis are all covered in this comprehensive review of Sir Alec Issigonis' brilliant design concept, which at the Millennium won the title of European Car of the Century. Price: £13.19 Publication: 10 Feb 2003
	Jaguar: Fifty Years of Speed and Style: Bk. H875 (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) A comprehensive guide aimed at all Jaguar enthusiasts, this book gives a brief historical overview followed by authoritative descriptions of the cars - saloons, sports cars and GTs - from the Mk V and XK120 of 1948 to today's S-type and X-type, analysing the importance of the new cars in making Jaguar a volume producer for the first time. The book features technical specifications, driving impressions and buying hints, together with sidebars on topics as varied as the Daimler Limousine and the Aston DB7. Price: £13.19 Publication: 29 Aug 2002
	Keith Martin on Collecting Jaguar (Paperback) With car collecting columns in magazines such as Autoweek and Automobile, appearances on Speed Channel, seminars at major auctions, and as publishing Sports Car Market magazine, Keith Martin has made a name for himself as an expert on car collecting. In this book, he and other editors and contributors of SCM have collected the magazine's best articles and auction reports covering the Jaguar marque. This will be a gold mine for anyone who loves Jaguars, is in the market for one, or owns one already. Full of pithy comments and straight talk about the pros and cons of Jaguar ownership, this book will be an incredible value for Jaguar lovers and fans of SCM. Price: £8.57 Publication: Dec 2004
	Lotus Twin-cam Engine: Bk. M2692 (Paperback) Price: £16.14 Publication: Aug 2003
	Lotus: A Genius for Innovation (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) "Following the tradition of the elegant Haynes Classic Makes Series", this volume provides an insightful and fully illustrated history of Lotus. Beginning with Colin Chapman and his Austin Seven Special (the first Lotus), it traces the development of the company and its cars through half a century of pioneering sports car production to the latest models and beyond. Supported by authoritative driving impressions, technical information and buying advice, this book is the essential companion for all Lotus enthusiasts. Price: £13.19 Publication: 23 Nov 2006
	MG (Haynes Classic Makes Series) 2nd edn (Hardcover) The second edition of this highly respected history brings the evocative story of MG right up to date, including the receivership of MG Rover in April 2005. This large-format, well-illustrated book charts all MGs from 1923 to the present-day TF sports car and 'hot' saloons, concentrating along the way on models with particularly strong interest to classic car enthusiasts, such as the T-types, the MGA and the MGB - the most popular British sports car ever. The authoritative text is supported with buying tips, personal impressions of individual models, and data boxes. Price: £13.19 Publication: 17 Jun 2005
	Mini Performance Manual (Hardcover) The 'classic' Mini is a sixties icon that remained in production for 40 years. Unveiled to the press in August 1959, the Mini ignored many long-established design principles and bristled with innovative features. The car instantly won favour with tuners and modifiers, and today the Mini remains one of the most popular project cars with performance tuners. A thriving support structure of clubs, specialist magazines and parts suppliers ensures that the Mini will remain popular with tuning enthusiasts for many years to come. Price: £13.19 Publication: 4 Sep 2003
	Morgan: Performance Plus Pedigree (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) Morgan, founded in 1910, made three-wheelers for 26 years before deciding to add a fourth wheel to their vehicles and enter the sports car market. It was a good move. Today Morgan - the oldest motor manufacturer in the world still controlled by the family who created it - enjoys a waiting list of several years, which speaks volumes for the desirability of its nostalgic sports cars. This enthusiast's guide includes a history of the marque, buying tips, driving impressions and technical specifications. Price: £13.19 Publication: Oct 2004
	Rolls-Royce: Spirit of Excellence (Haynes Classic Makes S.) (Hardcover) In 1904 Henry Royce, a Manchester electrical engineer, decided to build a motor car. The 10hp model bore the perfectionist imprint to be found in all his work. Pioneer automobilist and motor agent the Hon Charles Rolls took his entire output of vehicles which were sold under the Rolls-Royce name. Their legacy is to be found in every subsequent Rolls-Royce. This book concentrates on the postwar history of the marque, charting the story of the Silver Wraith, Silver Cloud, Silver Shadow, and all subsequent models. The related Bentleys are also covered. Price: £12.53 Publication: 18 Feb 2002
	Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance (Hardcover) Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance was first published in 1987. Written by Lawrence Dalton, a life long motor enthusiast, Rolls-Royce: The Classic Elegance has been out of print for some years. Now in this second edition, authority Bernard L. King has radically revised, with thousands of changes and additions, all the captions and the production details of the Silver Wraith, Phantom IV and Phantom V, plus the coachbuilt Silver Dawns, Silver Cloud I, II and III chassis, utilising his database that encompasses all Bentley and Rolls-Royce motor cars produced up until 1965. For the first time, the data is presented in a standardised format and will prove invaluable to the enthusiast who wants to identify the body on a particular chassis along with its date of completion, first owner etc. Other book references for each coachbuilt car are added for the first time and this will be immensely useful for tracing further photographs and information. Over five hundred illustrations, mostly black and white photographs plus a 16 page colour section, cover practically every different body design mounted on post-war Rolls-Royce up to 1986 and include photographs of interiors and some coachbuilders drawings. Price: £42.75 Publication: 31 May 2005
	The MG File: All Models Since 1922 (Eric Dymock Motor Book S.) (Hardcover) This book is a car-by-car account of MG models from their foundation in the 1920s through to the 21st century. Some cars have become classics because there were so few. MGs became classics because there were so many. The best known sports cars in the world, MGs were already an institution in the 1930's, the founder Cecil Kimber having set a motor industry example of niche marketing which was followed for the rest of the century and beyond. Rarely the most expensive or the fastest of cars, MGs exemplified the sports two-seater in its purest form. An open MG became an aspiration of the young at heart throughout the world; its name bolstered by a sporting reputation that transcended its outright victories. MGs were class winners, as in the 1933 Mille Miglia; they won epic events on handicap like the 1934 TT, when the great Nuvolari drove the splendid K3. MG's survival in the rough and tumble of the motor industry was testament to a reputation forged when the charismatic Midget of 1929 lit a spark of enthusiasm that never went out. Price: £13.19 Publication: 7 Jun 2001
	The Story of Jaguar (Classic Cars: An Imagination Library) (Library Binding) Price: £10.95 Publication: Jan 2005
	The Story of Rolls-Royce (Classic Cars: An Imagination Library) (Library Binding) Price: £11.23 Publication: Jan 2005
	Triumph (Haynes Classic Makes S.) Sport and elegance (Hardcover) The enthusiast following for Triumph cars, especially the sports cars, carries on undiminished, even though the marque has been defunct for 20 years - the Triumph Sports-Six Club has 16,000 members and the TR Register 8,000. Here, from a celebrated Triumph expert, is the inside story of a popular make that has always had a special place in the hearts of sports car enthusiasts. The varied content includes technical information, driving impressions and buying hints. Price: £13.19 Publication: 24 Aug 2006

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