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  • A Baby Boomer's Guide to "I Remember When . . . "

    Remembering How Tough Life Used to Be

    by Bill Reid ...
    SELF IMPROVEMENTRemember dad saying that he had it so bad he walked fi ve miles uphill to school both ways? Well, its time for us baby boomers to make sure our kids know how life was for us when we were growing up in a life before Facebook, Twitter, microwaves, and color TV. This whimsical book takes us back in time and clearly demonstrates exactly how life was for baby boomers. Can you imagine ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Born to Fly

    Three Generations of Kiwi Helicopter Pilots

    by Bill Reid ...
    The thrilling and entertaining lives of New Zealand’s helicopter dynasty. Three generations of Reids have flown helicopters. It’s in their blood. First there was John, a World War Two fighter pilot. After the war he used helicopters for things no one dreamed possible, carrying out 300 rescue missions and training a generation of Kiwi pilots along the way. Next there was John’s son Bill, who began ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Golf Solved

    A Tongue-In-Cheek Guide to Simply Doing the Obviously Simple to Improve Your Golf Game

    by Bill Reid ...
    As a professional educator, Bill found it natural to collect the pearls of wisdom of his golf mates from scenic Granite Pointe Golf Course in Nelson, British Columbia. Advice was and is freely given every Thursday night. The advice will resonate with golfers everywhere as it speaks to the very obvious problems which every striker of the ball faces when looking down at the ball and then to the hole ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Bonnie Scottish Trucks: A Celebration of Scottish Style

    by Bill Reid ...
    Traditional Scottish liveries have long featured combinations of tartans, thistles, stags, piper and monograms on a strong background colour.Bonnie Scottish Trucks brings together 231 high quality photos of trucks operated by past and present Scottish companies, small firms and owner drivers who have used their vehicles as a means of attracting the eye of potential customers and as a matter of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 25 Years of the Ayrshire Road Run

    by Bill Reid ...
    The Ayrshire Road Run was instigated in 1993 as an adjunct to the established annual vintage rally organised by the Ayrshire Vintage Tractor & Machinery Club (AVT&MC). The idea was to promote the rally by running entered commercial vehicles around the major towns in Ayrshire. Over the following years the Road Run attracted more and more vintage vehicles, from small vans and double-decker buses to ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • British Tipper Lorries

    by Bill Reid ...
    Tipper lorries have been part and parcel of road transport since the beginnings of the age of motor vehicles. In fact their roots are in horse-drawn carts, which were built to tip by balance and gravity. For many years, and probably still today, the tipper lorry was seen as a dirty, well-worn, poorly maintained and overloaded example of road haulage, not particularly beloved by the general public. ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • British Recovery Vehicles

    by Bill Reid ...
    A recovery vehicle, or breakdown wagon, is the type of truck you hope you will never need. Unfortunately, they are an integral part of everyday life and are to be seen in various forms attending breakdowns and road traffic accidents. From the beginnings of mechanised transport there has always been the need for towing disabled motor vehicles, and the earliest recovery was carried out by real horse ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • British Livestock Lorries

    by Bill Reid ...
    Long before motorised transport, movement of animals was by means of walking individual beasts, or by herding or droving. Much of the road system around Britain evolved from the routes taken by the drovers and their herds. With the coming of the railways, animals for market went by train. This type of traffic was a good income for the railways, with their mass or bulk transport facility. In the ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Leyland Lorries

    by Bill Reid ...
    The origins of Leyland lorries are found in steam wagon manufacture in the town of Leyland, Lancashire. The manufacturer, then known as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company, was established in 1884. By 1904 the first petrol-engined lorry was built and in 1907 the company name was changed to Leyland Motors Limited. Leyland produced a range of vehicles over the following decades, from steam wagons and ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • DAF Lorries

    by Bill Reid ...
    Hub van Doorne and his brother Wim set up a transport engineering company at Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 1928. The official name was to become Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagenfabriek, which translated as ‘Van Doorne’s trailer factory’, and the company was subsequently known as DAF. In 1948, DAF’s first prototype lorries were produced and the company maintained the reputation for quality products ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Commer Vehicles

    by Bill Reid ...
    Commercial Cars Limited was the name of a new company set up in 1906 in south London to build a motor lorry, using what was then known as the Linley gearbox, which had degree of pre-selection in its use. The design was successful enough to require a relocation of the company to Luton and larger premises. Commer Car was the chosen name for the vehicle, and a range of lorries and buses were ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • AEC Lorries

    by Bill Reid ...
    AEC Lorries explores the story of lorry use in the last fifty years, showing the diverse use of the vehicles and their configurations for many different types of work, with a focus on one of the great British manufacturers – AEC. AEC lorries have always been held in high esteem at home and abroad because of their powerful engines, and relative simplicity. They were to be found in many large and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD