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Classic cars: British cars
Here is a selection of some books about British classic cars that you may find useful.
Alvis Three Litre in Detail 1950-67 (In Detail (Herridge & Sons))
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: £35.00
Publication: 1 Nov 2003
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: £35.00
Publication: 1 Nov 2003
Aston Martin (Haynes Classic Makes Series)
The third edition of this well-reviewed book about the elegant survivor of Britain's prestige car market is fully updated to feature the latest models. It describes every post-war model through to the current DBS, Vantage and DB9 models, and the company's rollercoaster history. This book includes technical data, buying advice, driving impressions and sidebars on topics as varied as John Wyer, the R.S.Williams Lightweight DB4s and the DBR9, which impressed at Le Mans in 2008.
Price: £16.25
Publication: Aug 2009
The third edition of this well-reviewed book about the elegant survivor of Britain's prestige car market is fully updated to feature the latest models. It describes every post-war model through to the current DBS, Vantage and DB9 models, and the company's rollercoaster history. This book includes technical data, buying advice, driving impressions and sidebars on topics as varied as John Wyer, the R.S.Williams Lightweight DB4s and the DBR9, which impressed at Le Mans in 2008.
Price: £16.25
Publication: Aug 2009
British Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design
The British motor industry has created many of the world s landmark car designs. Its famous names - Jaguar, Bentley, AC, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin are inextricably linked with some of the most recognized and coveted cars ever made. Now in an unabridged compact edition, this beautifully presented book gathers together more than 50 of the most significant British cars designed between 1907 and the present. With an introduction describing the often tortuous story of British motoring and its great marques, a succinct description of each car's history, design and performance, and unparalleled images by one of the world s foremost car photographers, this book is an authoritative tribute to the nation that gave the world the sports car.
Price: £9.07
Publication: 1 Sep 2009
The British motor industry has created many of the world s landmark car designs. Its famous names - Jaguar, Bentley, AC, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin are inextricably linked with some of the most recognized and coveted cars ever made. Now in an unabridged compact edition, this beautifully presented book gathers together more than 50 of the most significant British cars designed between 1907 and the present. With an introduction describing the often tortuous story of British motoring and its great marques, a succinct description of each car's history, design and performance, and unparalleled images by one of the world s foremost car photographers, this book is an authoritative tribute to the nation that gave the world the sports car.
Price: £9.07
Publication: 1 Sep 2009
Jaguar: Speed and Style (Haynes Classic Makes Series)
Beautifully styled, like the big cats themselves, the fully updated third edition of this well-received book provides 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 XKR and XF. The importance of the new cars introduced in the 1990s in making Jaguar a volume producer for the first time is analysed, and with technical specifications, driving impressions and buying hints, this adds up to a veritable feast of information. This title is a must-have purchase for all Jaguar enthusiasts.
Price: £19.99
Publication: April 2009
Beautifully styled, like the big cats themselves, the fully updated third edition of this well-received book provides 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 XKR and XF. The importance of the new cars introduced in the 1990s in making Jaguar a volume producer for the first time is analysed, and with technical specifications, driving impressions and buying hints, this adds up to a veritable feast of information. This title is a must-have purchase for all Jaguar enthusiasts.
Price: £19.99
Publication: April 2009
Land Rover Defender, 90 and 110 Range: 30 Years of the Coil-Sprung 4x4 Models (Crowood Autoclassics)
"Land Rover Defender, 90 and 110 Range - 30 Years of the Coil-Spring 4x4 Models" charts the evolution of the coil-sprung Defender vehicles. When Land Rover switched from leaf springs to coil springs for their utility models in 1983, it was a major step forward. The first coil-sprung model, the One Ten, replaced the Series III 109s. The short-wheelbase Ninety replaced the Series III 88s in 1984. From 1990, the models were all re-branded as Land Rover Defenders - 90, 110 and 140 - as the Land Rover range expanded and the marketing teams wanted a new name.
Price: £25.00
Publication: 18 Feb 2013
"Land Rover Defender, 90 and 110 Range - 30 Years of the Coil-Spring 4x4 Models" charts the evolution of the coil-sprung Defender vehicles. When Land Rover switched from leaf springs to coil springs for their utility models in 1983, it was a major step forward. The first coil-sprung model, the One Ten, replaced the Series III 109s. The short-wheelbase Ninety replaced the Series III 88s in 1984. From 1990, the models were all re-branded as Land Rover Defenders - 90, 110 and 140 - as the Land Rover range expanded and the marketing teams wanted a new name.
Price: £25.00
Publication: 18 Feb 2013
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: 22 Feb 2007
"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: 22 Feb 2007
MG: Britain's Favourite Sports Car (Haynes Classic Makes Series)
The third edition of this highly respected book brings MG's rollercoaster story right up to date, to include the new models produced by today's Chinese owners. The core appeal of this colourful book, though, is the classic MGs and all models from 1923 are covered, with special emphasis on 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 detailed data.
Price: £16.25
Publication: 6 Oct 2011
The third edition of this highly respected book brings MG's rollercoaster story right up to date, to include the new models produced by today's Chinese owners. The core appeal of this colourful book, though, is the classic MGs and all models from 1923 are covered, with special emphasis on 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 detailed data.
Price: £16.25
Publication: 6 Oct 2011
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: £35.35
Publication: 31 May 2005
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: £35.35
Publication: 31 May 2005
Triumph (Haynes Classic Makes S.) Sport and elegance
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: £19.99
Publication: 24 Aug 2006
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: £19.99
Publication: 24 Aug 2006
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