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Osprey Restoration Guide 4 - How to Restore Paintwork . Wilkins. Miles., Osprey Publishing (uk), 1989. Reprint. ISBN: 085045557X. 128 pages. 440g. Pictorial Laminated Boards, FINE with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with 120 b/w photographs and line drawings. One of a series of guides that cover the full spectrum of car restoration.
£8.00
£3.20

Osprey Restoration Guide 6 - How To Restore Sheet Metal Bodywork.. Smith. Bob., Osprey Publishing (uk), 1986. Reprint. ISBN: 085045591X. 126 pages. 440g. PIctorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with 120 b/w photographs and line drawings. One of a series of guides that cover the full spectrum of car restoration.
£9.00
£3.20

The Piranha Club - Power and Influence in Formula One. Timothy Collings, Virgin Publishing, 2002. Reprint. ISBN: 1852279079. 328 pages, 760g. Black cloth boards MNT in a FINE d/w. illustrated with a few b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

Pole Position - The Inside Story of Williams-Renault. . Nicholson, Jon & Hamilton, Jon, Macmillan, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0333650174. 216 pages, 1.18kg. Black cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with colour photographs.
£5.00
£3.50

Porsche - Boxster and Boxster S. , Porsche, . . ISBN: . 127 pages. 470g. 8vo. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Fully illustrated in colour. The models in this catalogue are of standard specification for the German market, including options that may vary from country to country, Text in English.
£4.50
£3.20

Porsche - The Legend. wood, Jonathon, Parragon Book Service Ltd, 1998. Reprint. ISBN: 0752520725. 80 pages. 500g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT in a Near FINE d/w with small repaired tear to front corner. Illustrated with colour photographs covering the sports and some of the racing models.
£3.00
£3.20

The Porsche book: A definitive illustrated history. Lothar; Barth, Jurgen Boschen, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850593018. 472pp. 1.18Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in V.G. d/w a little creased to top and bottom edges. Translated from the original German by Paul Frere, and with a foreword by Dr Ferry Porsche. This book covers every type of production and racing car built by Porsche from 1948 to the present day. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs, including all of the Porsche variants.
£15.00
£3.50

Porsche, Double World Champions, 1900-1977. Richard Von, Frankenberg & Michael Cotton., Haynes, 1978. Reprint. ISBN: 0854291717. 279 pages. 850g. gray cloth boards with slight browning to page edges, FINE in a rather edge-rubbed Very Good d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine. The book is divided into 2 parts, the first covers most of the pre-Porsche 911 story, the second brings the full story up-to-date with an in-depth study of the later productions cars, 911, 914, 924 and 928, and total racing coverage of the 904, 908, 910, 917, 935 & 936. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
£10.00
£3.20

Porsches at Le Mans (A Foulis motoring book). Dominique Pascal, G T Foulis & Co Ltd, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0854294570. 134 pages, 1.04kg. Cream cloth boards a little sun darkened to top edges, Very Good in a Very Good chipped and rubbed d/w in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Details of the cars raced from 1951 to 1984
£7.00
£3.20

Power Behind The Wheel - The Evolution of Car Design and Technology. Walter J Boyne, Conran Octopus, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1850291799. 240 pages, 1.55Kg. FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Fully illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. An appreciation and history of the technological, style and design developments in the story of the motor car. Printed on quality art paper throughout.
£9.00
£3.50

The Power Game - The History Of Formula1 And The World Championship. Rendall, Ivan., Cassell, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 030435399X. 256 pages. 1.11kg. Black cloth boards, Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. A history of Formula One, with the author explaning its past, and exploring its future.
£6.00
£3.50

Racing Cars - From 1900 to the present day. Tipler, John, Silverdale Books , 2005. First edition. ISBN: 1845092503. 176 pages. 800g. Pictorial laminated boards, FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated throughout in colour and b/w line drawings. This book follows the development of the first racing cars right up to our time.
£4.00
£3.20

Racing round the island: A Manx tale of speed on wheels. Holliday, Bob, David & Charles, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071537205X. 112 pages, 400g. Black cloth boards with slight spotting to top of page block, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
£4.00
£3.20

Racing Stewart: The Birth of a Grand Prix Team. Jon; Hamilton, Maurice Nicholson, Ted Smart, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0333678516. 215 pages, 1.24kg. Pictorial laminated boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Fully illustrated with colour photographs.
£5.00
£3.50

Rally sport Magazine 1977 Yearbook.. , Allen sporting Publications, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 58 pages, 170g. Magazine format covers a little rubbed, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs. Yearbook for the rally scene during 1977.
£4.00
£2.50

Rally!. Davenport, John, Hamlyn, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0600375706. 157 pages. 760g. Brown cloth boards faded to edges, Near FINE in a Very Good sunned and edge-worn d/w. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs. Traces the history of rally driving from the beginnings driving to Monte Carlo up to the 1970s.
£5.00
£3.20

A Record of Military Macks in the Services and Beyond (Wheels & tracks). Bart H. Vanderveen, After The Battle, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870067096. 160 pages. 900g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. One of the "Wheels and Tracks Directory" series.
£16.00
£3.20

Renault - The Cars and the Charisma.. McLintock. J.Dewar, Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1983. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850595827. 184 pages. 600g. Black cloth boards with slight bump to bottom corner FINE in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. The story of the international motor company that started in a garden shed on the outskirts of Paris.
£10.00
£3.20

Renault F1 - Beyond the Yellow Teapot 1977 - 1997. Rogers, Gareth , Tempus, 2005. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752435531. 144 pages, 835g. Oblonf format black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with photographs from the Renault F1 archives, this book looks at the drivers, personalities and engineers central to its suscess, including technical and race information.
£4.00
£3.20

A ROADSIDE CAMERA 1895-1915. Ware, Michael E., David & Charles, 1974. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715367919 . 112 pages, 540g. Green cloth boards with authors inscription on front end-paper and Signed by the author to Title Page, FINE in a Near FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. SIGNED by the author on title page. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Photographs from the roadside of the early years of motoring.
£10.00
£3.20

The Roaring Twenties: An Album of Early Motor Racing. Cyril Posthumus, Blandford Press., 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713709677. 146pp. 820g. FINE in Very good repaired d/w with crease to top front and bottom rear edge of d/w. Fully illustrated with over 200 contemporary b/w photographs, each with a descriptive text.
£6.00
£3.20

The Rolling Road: The Story of Travel on the Roads of Britain and the Development of Public Passenger Transport . Strong, L. A. G., Hutchinson and Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1956. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 248 pages, 635g. Green cloth boards with slight foxing to prelims abd page block edges, Very Good. No d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£4.00
£3.20

Rolls-Royce - The Story of the Best Car in the World. Garnier. Peter and Warren Allport [ Compilers }., Hamlyn., 1981. 2nd Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0600349810. 296 pages. 1.62Kg. 4to. A full history of this famous marque from the first 1904 twin-cylinder car, up to the Silver Sprite of the 1980's. Much of the material being facsimile reproductions of articles originally published in the `Autcar' magazine. Fully illustrated in b/w with some colour plates. Red cloth boards. FINE in FINE d/w,
£7.50
£3.50

Rolls-Royce and Bentley - Collector's Guide Volume 1 - Standard Production Models 1945 - 1965.. G Robson, Motor Racing Publications, 1996. Reprint. ISBN: 0900549866. 144 pages, 545g. Pictorial laminated boards with a few small dents to top rear edge, Near FINE. No d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£8.00
£3.20

Royal College of Art 2007 Vehicle Design. Birch, Clive (Editor), Baron Books, 2007. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780860236863. 128 pages, 440g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Illustrated with colour drawings.
£6.00
£3.20

Rudge Motor Cycles. A Practical Guide Covering All Models From 1934.. Ransom, R. P., C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1948. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 120 pages + adverts, 180g. Red cloth boards with black lettering, a little rubbed and marked. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawngs.
£5.00
£3.20

SAAB 900 - Form & Function - . , Saab-Scania car division., 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 96 pages, 440g. Soft card covers with small crease to front, FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout, including fold-out 3d drawing of 16 valve turbo engine.
£6.00
£3.20

Safer Motorway Driving. Gordon Cole, Ian Allan LTD, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711019649. 96 pages, 250g. soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with colour photographs. A must read for any new motorist, giving you a greater insight into the hazards and safety measures of driving on a motorway.
£3.00
£2.50

Saloon Cars: Classic Era (Complete Encyclopedia). Rob De La Rive Box, Grange Books Ltd, 2001. First edition thus. ISBN: 1840134062. 296 pages. 925g. Pictorial laminated Boards with a little age toning to top of front prelims only, FINE in a FINE d.w. Illustrated with over 750 colour photographs covering some 150 classic models.
£5.50
£3.20

Scott - Again In the centre of the picture. Sales brochure of approx 1946. Fold-out.. Scott Motor Cycle Co., Scott Motor Cycle Co., 1946. 1946 Edition. ISBN: . 3 page fold-out sales brochure for the Scott Motor Cycle Company Twin Cylinder 2 Stroke Water Cooled 596cc 30 b.h.p. motorcycle. Would have cost you ?194. 10s 0p. then. Please note that the speedometer was extra at ?4. 0s. 0p. A little creased but overall Very Good condition. A unique item. Approx 22 inches long by 8.5 inches tall when opened out.
£10.00
£3.20

Second Time Around - The New Formula 1 : The Turbo Era. . Lauda. Niki., Book Club Assiciates / William Kimber, 1984. Book Club. ISBN: . 252pp. 710g. Red cloth boards FINE in Near FINE d/w with slight crease to top edge. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs, A follow-on from the authors first book `Formula One'.
£6.00
£3.20

the Shell book of motoring Humour. Bentley, Nicolas (Editor), Michael Joseph, 1976. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0718115201. 159 pages. 720g. Paper covered boards a little rubbed to extremities, and slight foxing to end-papers, o/w contents tight and clean. Very Good in a Very Good price-clipped and edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w drawings by various well known cartoonists, taking a humours look at the world of motoring.
£4.00
£3.20

A Short History of Caravans in the UK. Hammond, Richard., Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0297844466. 142 pages, 580g. Pictorial glazed boards MINT. Illustrated with colour throughout. A humourous look at this Britsh caravan.
£5.00
£3.20

Small-Wheeled Pedal Machines - A Better Way of Cycling. Edgar, Julian, Earthworld, 2019. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781787114012. 96 pages, 685g. Pictorial laminated boards As NEW. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. Major brands are covered, including the Brompton ? the best folding bike in the world, the Birdy ? a folding bike that uses front and rear suspension, and the Moulton ? the world?s first successful small-wheeled bike.
£3.00
£3.20

So This Is Yorkshire - A Nostalgic Look at Motor Sport from 1910 to 1939. Kitching, Janet. E., Ilkley & District Motor Club Ltd, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0953766403. 152 pages, 670g. Soft card covers a little sun faded. FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and other material from the Archive of the Ilkley and District Motor Club.
£10.00
£3.20

The Stadium - Southampton. . Bayley, C. R., Privately Published, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0951845209. 88 pages, 240g. Card covers a little creased and rubbed, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs. Covers Speedway, Bantam Cars, Greyhound racing and boxing and ice rink specials.
£3.00
£3.20

Star Cars - Who Drives What, From the A Team to ZZ Top.. Beki Adams, Osprey Publishing (uk), 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085045803X. 128 pages, 755g. Cream cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
£3.00
£3.20

Stars, Cars and Infamy - 100 Stories of the Bad, the Daft and the Deadly. Martin Buckley, Motorbooks, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0760316872. 204 pages, 725g. Soft card covers (8vo) with very small crease to front corners, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. From Marc Bolan's encounter with a tree in Barnes in his Mini Cooper to Hitler's love of making decisions in his Mercedes, Stars, Cars and Infamy describes all the most celebrated events where cars have taken a starring role. These stories combine tragedy, comedy, and the just plain bizarre, but all make fascinating and entertaining reading.
£4.00
£3.20

Steam on the Road. Beaumont, Anthony., Ian Allan LTD, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711008949. 96 pages, 425g. Green cloth boards with previous owners insciption to top corner of front end-paper, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 31 different makes of engine are shown and described.
£5.00
£3.20

Stirling Moss My Cars, My Career. Stirling Moss; Doug Nye, Book Club / Haynes Pub Group, 1988. Book Club. ISBN: 0850599253. 304 pages. 1.25 Kg. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs plus 14 pages in colour. The full account of his career, and expert appraisal of the cars he raced.
£20.00
£3.50

Stirling Moss's Motor Racing Masterpieces - Classic tales from the track.. Stirling Moss, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1994. . ISBN: 0283062606. 285 pages, 735g. soft card covers with light crease to spine, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£5.00
£3.20

Take Your Car Abroad. Cole, Gordon., Ian Allan Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017557. 112 pages. 300g. Oblong format pictorial card covers. FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Explains in clear form, the sensible and safe way to drive abroad.
£4.00
£3.20

Teamwork - West McLaren Mercedes - The Biography of the Formula 1 Team. . Donaldson, Gerald , HarperCollinsWillow, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0002188465. 224 pages, 1.35kg. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Fully illustrated with colour photographs. Describes who this formula One team works and why it has been so successful.
£3.50
£3.50

Thrust - Through the Sound Barrier. Noble. Richard & Tremayne, David., Partridge, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1852252685. 320 pages. 1.1Kg. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. The remarkable story of one mans quest for speed, with contributions by Andy Green, the Thrust SSC driver and others.
£10.00
£3.50

Traction Engine Pictures. Beaumont. Anthony, Percival Marshall & Co., 1961. First edition. ISBN: 0713459506. 64 pages. 70g. Oblong format pictorial card covers rubbed and marked, o/w Very Good. Contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout.
£3.50
£2.50

Traction Engines - Past and Present. Beaumont, Anthony., Bracken Books, 1989. Reprint. ISBN: 1851702326. 96 pages. 550g. Black cloth boards are a little edge-rubbed, but internally all is tight and clean, Near FINE in a Very Good only d/w that is repaired and edge-worn, with a bit of water staining to inside bottom, (does not show outside, see picture). The technically outstanding photographs feature a variety of engines from 29 manufactures, illustrating scenes of agricultural and social history set in fields, farmyards and roadways. Illustrated with b/w throughout.
£3.50
£3.20

Traction Engines in Review. Barry J. Finch, Ian Allan LTD, 1971. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711002347. 104 pages, 465g. Blue cloth boards with very slight foxing to front end-papers, Very Good with the contents tight and clean, in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine and area. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£5.00
£3.20

Tuning BL's A-Series. Engine.. Vizard. David., Haynes Publishing., . 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0854297324. 488 pages. 1.32kg. Pictorial laminated boards with neat removal of end-papers not affecting the contents. so included here at a special price. FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w in clear removable wrap. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. The definitive work on tuning the Austin A-Series engine for performance and economy. This 2nd edition has updated material.
£14.00
£3.50

The Turbo Years - Grand Prix Racing's Battle for Power. Henry. Alan., The Crowood Press Ltd, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1852233974. 285 pages. 1.4kg. Red cloth boards Near MINT in Near MINT d/w. An overview of an exciting and controversial period in the history of motor racing. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs plus 16 pages in colour, and with a foreword by Niki Lauda. .
£11.00
£3.50

Vanwall 2.5 Litre F1 : A Technical Appraisal. Bamsey, Ian, Haynes Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 085429838X. 96 pages. 580g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w with slightly sunned spine. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs and line drawings. The Vanwall, the last of the great front engined monster Grand Prix racing cars with its advanced streamlining.
£12.00
£3.20
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