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  • Cobra – The Real Thing!

    by Trevor Legate ...
    The extraordinary marriage of a classic British AC Ace sportscar to a large capacity American V8 engine was the idea of America's larger than life Carroll Shelby. Called the Cobra, the resulting car had shattering performance allied to timeless beauty and has become a motoring icon. Originals have become hugely valuable, replica abound and, today, the Cobra is once more in production. Out of print ... Read more

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    An Accident Investigator?s Fight for Safe Skies

    by David Soucie, Ozzie Cheek ...
    Boarding an airplane strikes at least a small sense of fear into most people. Even though we all have heard that the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of perishing in a plane crash, it still doesn't feel that way. Airplane crashes might be rare, but they do happen, and they’re usually fatal. David Soucie insists that most of these deaths could be prevented.He’s worked as ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The People's Tycoon

    Henry Ford and the American Century

    by Steven Watts ...
    How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set off the consumer revolution by producing a car affordable to the masses, all the while lamenting the moral ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $12.99 USD

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  • 60 Years Behind the Wheel

    The Cars We Drove in Canada, 1900-1960

    by Bill Sherk ...
    From rumble seats and running boards to power tops and tailfins, 60 Years Behind the Wheel captures the thrill of motoring in Canada from the dawn of the twentieth century to 1960. There are intriguing stories of cars with no steering wheels, and fascinating photographs of historic vehicles from across the country. From the Studebaker to the Lincoln-Zephyr, from the showroom to the scrapyard, here ... Read more

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  • Mercedes-Benz W111, W112 Coupe, Cabriolet with buyer's guide and chassis number/data card explanation

    From the 220SE Coupe to the 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet

    by Bernd S. Koehling ...
    Series Book 3 - The 1960s Mercedes
    If you want to learn more about the two-door Mercedes W111 and W112 models, then this is your book! Updated in March 2018, it walks you through the cars' history, explains their chassis number and data card and offers a comprehensive buyer's guide. All this comes with superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography, this includes pictures of the suspension. And these are some of the topics covered ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Fifty Cars that Changed the World

    Design Museum Fifty

    by DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD ...
    Series series Design Museum Fifty
    Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Cars That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 cars that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the1908 Ford Model T to the 1998 smart car, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what has made ... Read more

    Was $3.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • Mercedes-Benz W108, W109 V8 with buyer's guide and chassis number/data card explanation

    From the 280SE 3.5 to the 300SEL 6.3

    by Bernd S. Koehling ...
    Series Book 6 - The 1960s Mercedes
    Discover the Mercedes V8 W108/109 Sedan models. Updated in April 2018, this 190-page guide tells you the complete story of the 6.3, 3.5 and 4.5 L versions. It walks you through the cars’ history, explains their chassis number and data card and comes with a comprehensive buyer’s guide. All this is accompanied by superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography. These are some of the topics covered ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Grand Prix Cars

    by Denis Jenkinson ...
    Series series Motorsports History
    “ In compiling this brief history of Grand Prix racing, along with descriptions of the more successful cars, I have limited myself to the period since World War II as the present day Grand Prix cars are mostly derived from the development and design of the early post war years. Although many ideas were taking shape in the period of the mid-thirties — such as the use of De Dion rear axle layouts, ... Read more

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  • Asphalt Nation

    How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back

    by Jane Holtz Kay ...
    Asphalt Nation is a major work of urban studies that examines how the automobile has ravaged America’s cities and landscape, and how we can fight back.The automobile was once seen as a boon to American life, eradicating the pollution caused by horses and granting citizens new levels of personal freedom and mobility. But it was not long before the servant became the master—public spaces were ... Read more

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  • Motoring West

    Volume 1: Automobile Pioneers, 1900–1909

    Edited by Peter J. Blodgett ...
    In the first years of the twentieth century, motoring across the vast expanses west of the Mississippi was at the very least an adventure and at most an audacious stunt. As more motorists ventured forth, such travel became a curiosity and, within a few decades, commonplace. For aspiring western travelers, automobiles formed an integral part of their search for new experiences and destinations—and ... Read more

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  • Alberto Ascari

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    Alberto Ascari was an elite driver for the Ferari and Maserati factory teams during the early days of Formula One racing. He captured the F1 championship in back to back years, 1952 and 1953. Ascari also competed successfully in motorcycle racing in his youth and won the Italian Mille Miglia race in 1954. Grand Prix racing in its early days had more attrition among its drivers than it does today. ... Read more

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  • Lost Car Companies of Detroit

    by Alan Naldrett ...
    Series series Lost
    Among more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth telling. For instance, J.J. Cole forgot to put brakes in his new auto, so on the first test run, he had to drive it in circles until it ran out of gas. Brothers John and Horace Dodge often trashed ... Read more

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