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BMW Racing Cars: 328 to Racing V12
Success of the 315 roadster spawned the creation of the high-performance 328 in 1936 and its racing achievements before and after the war. Further achievements featured in this Ludvigsen Library photo book include: winning the 1940 Mille Miglia; Formula 2 success; the ultimate turbo four for Grand Prix racing that produced 1,000 bhp; winning Le Mans with V12 engines and more. Karl Ludvigsen's informative introduction emphasizes the great engines that have powered BMW to success on the world's circuits.
BMW Sedans 2500, 2800, 3.0 & Bavaria 1969 thru 1976
Haynes disassembles every subject vehicle and documents every step with thorough instructions and clear photos. Haynes repair manuals are used by the pros, but written for the do-it-yourselfer.
BMW Z3 & Z3M Road Test Limited Edition
Consumer analyses, new model reports, full specifications and performance data on BMW Z3 and Z3M models. BMW's 1.9, 2.8 and Z3M models are compared against the TVR Chimaera, Porsche Boxster, MGF, Mercedes-Benz SLK and a Corvette convertible.
BMW Z4: E85 Roadster and E86 Coupe including M and Alpina 2003 to 2009
If you are thinking of buying a sports car you could enjoy every day, the E85 and E86 BMW Z4 should be top of your list. With well proven and great sounding engines, excellent handling and a choice of Roadster or Coupe body styles, choosing the right Z4 will give you years of pleasurable motoring, but how do you know which is the right one? With the help of this buyer's guide, marque expert David Smitheram describes how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising Z4 like a professional. Packed with good advice, from learning the differences between each model (including the M and Alpina Roadster models), running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation, details of the Z4 community, to whether the car will suit you and your lifestyle. With accompanying colour photos this is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the original BMW Z4.
BMW: The Complete Story
Motorcycles form an integral part of BMW's history and provided the mainstay of the company from 1923 to 1961. This book tells the complete story of these consistently innovative and acclaimed machines, from the boxer twins of the Twenties to the futuristic K-series of the Eighties and Nineties. Detailed technical analysis of all the significant motorcycles combines with a full company history to provide a fascinating and essential read for all BMW and general motorcycle enthusiasts.
Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving (4th Edition)
Achieve your full potential on the street or on the racetrack! In its fourth edition, Bondurant shares his vast experience of teaching thousands the skills of high performance driving. This book is filled with Bob's unique insights and valuable advice on the fine points of cornering, double-clutching, and shifting as well as cadence braking, throttle steering, and more. Filled with all-new photos of the latest cars and training devices.
Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving (5th Edition)
The fifth edition (first time in color) of the popular and long-running primer on high-performance street and race track driving from top driver and driving instructor Bob Bondurant. This new edition is updated to include the latest information from Bondurant's school and will appear with a fresh new, all-color design. About the Author:Bob Bondurant has two other successful titles in print through MBI Publishing: Bob Bondurant on Race Kart Driving (0-7603-1076-9) and Bob Bondurant on Police and Pursuit Driving (0-7603-0686-9). Features:, Fifth Edition, First Time in Color, The Bondurant High-Performance School of Driving now features two exciting new training cars, the Corvette and the Cadillac CTS, Bob Bondurant's school, located in Phoenix, is one of the top driving schools in the world. Thousands of students take the Bondurant courses every year.
Body Service Parts List Austin 1800, Morris 1800, Wolseley 18/85
British Motor Company Part No. AKD 5041 Softcover Out of Print. Used. Well used, but with a clean an intact interior. Paper jacket in VG condition.
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Body Service Parts List: Riley Elf & Wolseley Hornet (AKD3489)
British Motor Company Softcover Out of Print. Used.
Bond: Three & Four Wheelers 1948-1974
The driving force behind the successful Bond cars was engineer and entrepreneur 'Lawrie' Bond and by 1944 the Bond Aircraft and Engineering company had been established. After the war Lawrie Bond turned his attention to successfully designing and building a series of small racing cars. The fate of Bond Cars Ltd was sealed in 1969 when the company was bought by Reliant and when the Bug model was withdrawn in 1974 the Bond name disappeared.
Borgward Isabella Limited Edition
Carl F. W. Borgward, the proprietor of the Hansa, Lloyd and Goliath marques, announced the new 11/2-litre saloon in 1954 that was dubbed "Isabella" during final testing. May 1955 saw a Combi estate and 1955 TS model. Bridging the TS saloon and coupT was the TS De Luxe. Officially the last Isabella was made in September 1961. After legal problems manufacture was transferred from West Germany to Mexico in 1964-5. This book is a collection of road tests, driving impressions, model introd's, technical data. Models covered are: 1500, TS, Combi, TS coupT, TS convertible, 2.3, TS75, 230 Six GL.
Bosch: Mechanical Gasoline Fuel-Injection System with Lambda Closed-Loop Control: K-Jetronic
Bosch ISBN 10 – 1852260300 Softcover 24 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Bosch: Technical Instruction: Automotive Symbols and Circuit Diagrams
Bosch ISBN 10 – 1852260157 Softcover 40 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Bosch: Technical Instruction: Battery Ignition
Bosch ISBN 10 – 1852260190 Softcover 28 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Bosch: Technical Instruction: Compressed-Air Braking Systems: Symbols
Bosch ISBN 10 – 1852260343 Softcover 36 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Bosch: Technical Instruction: Magnetos
Bosch ISBN 10 – VOT-UBE 110/1 B Softcover 20 pages Out of Print. New old stock.
Boss & Cobra Jet Mustangs
Forget the Judge, heres the Boss! This muscular work features a variety of detailed interviews with Boss and Cobra Jet designers and engineers, and includes valuable race histories and an informative text on restoration and authenticity. Heavy-duty suspensions, styled steel wheels, Ram-Air hoods, Dearborns largest and most powerful V-8s - theyre all here!
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Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy
Did you know that the tools that have become absolutely integral to your life -- your laptop, iPod, and cell phone -- are all powered by lithium batteries? Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. The third element on the periodic table may also hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil independent future. From electric cars to a 'smart' power grid that can actually store electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and wind and use them when we need them, lithium -- a metal found only in some of the most uninhabitable places on Earth -- is setting us on a path toward a carbon-free future. It's also shifting the geopolitical chessboard in profound ways. In this illuminating, entertaining, and timely book, the science reporter Seth Fletcher takes us on a fascinating journey, from the salt flats of Bolivia to the labs of MIT and Stanford, from the turmoil at GM to cutting-edge lithium-ion battery start-ups, introducing us to the key players and ideas in an industry with the power to reshape the world. Lithium is the thread that ties together many key stories of our time: the environmental movement; the American auto industry, betting it all on the electrification of cars and trucks; the struggle between first-world countries in need of natural resources and the countries where those resources are found; and, finally, a foundering American economy, desperately searching for a green-tech boom to revive it.
Bowties of the Fifties
A nostalgic look back at nearly every model that wore the Chevy bowtie in the 1950s. Includes period sales literature depicting options. Ideal for restorers.
Boxer, the Ferrari flat-12 racing and GT cars
In 184 pages, including eight in full color, Boxer tells the story of every Ferrari flat-12 racing and GT car ever built. . .In addition to the thorough descriptions and competitive careers of all the flat-12 Ferraris, documented by nearly 300 photographs of which 24 are in color, Boxer has appendices which give complete technical specifications, chassis numbers and race-by-race performances of every car.
Brabham Racecars 1967-1983: Previously Unseen Images
Brabham Racecars: 1967-1983 is the second in a new six-book series from Coterie Press. This 9x9-inch, 128-page soft-cover, all colour book, features over 180 stunning never-before seen images from the Coterie Images archive. Taken by motor sports photographer Ian Catt, the historic images are an accumulation of twenty years of being at the right place at the right time, capturing the very essence of both Formula 1 and World Championship Sportscar racing during this heady period. Working for a leading sponsor Ian had the chance to capture the cars both in motion on the track, as well as in the pits and paddock, where he could get up close' to both the cars and drivers.
Bracket Racing
A basic guide to drag racing's most popular and fastest growing class. Includes information on: rules and regulations, driving techniques, engine setup, safety, and more.
Brake Systems: OEM & Racing Brake Technology
Brakes are one of the most frequently repaired maintenance items on vehicles and a critical component to racing success. Whether you're an auto enthusiast, brake repair professional or avid racer, a thorough understanding of how brakes function and operate is important.
Bristol Cars 1946-2012 A Brooklands Portfolio
A portfolio of 138 articles drawn from international motoring magazines covering Bristol's production between 1946 and 2012, which include new model reports, racing, road and comparison tests, technical data, touring comparison tests. Plus a recollection by Tony Crook, a name synonymous with Bristol Cars, and a few words by Sir George White about the background and history of the company.
Bristol Cars: Model by Model
The Bristol badge sat proudly on a succession of fast, reliable and expensive 6-, 8- and 10- cylinder cars since 1946. Though it was initially revered by the motoring press, an air of mystery descended over the marque throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Now under new ownership, Bristol is to be reborn with new state of the art models proposed. As a compliment to the revival, this book celebrates the rich diversity of each model from Bristol Cars' production catalogue. Bristol Cars Model by Model provides a history of the development and production of each of the cars, including coachbuilt and racing models, and full specifications
British American Racing: From Dream to Reality
This unparalled work captures the unfolding human drama and portrays the development of the British American Racing team spirit and the formation of its character. Meet the people who have impacted F1, witness their achievements, strengths, motivations and determination. Giansanti and Donaldson fully reveal how BAR made its mark in F1 with its unique personality and spirited style.
British Car Factories from 1896: A Complete Historical, Geographical, Architectural & Technological Survey
This book is the result of 7 years research by the authors, under the auspices of the Ironbridge Institute, to create the essential chronicle of the car factory, its design, operation and role in British life. It catalogues 240 factories producing 220 makes of car in 44 different counties, towns and cities.
British Caravans: Volume 1: Makes Founded Before World War II
Vintage caravans have quite recently begun to attract much wider attention than they had previously enjoyed. Those that haven’t collapsed in a forgotten heap long ago are being dragged out of hedges and barns and restored by enthusiasts to their full period glory – and it is not hard to see why, for the wonderful variety and in many cases sheer boldness of their styling, ranging wildly from mock Tudor to teardrop streamline, makes them extraordinarily attractive to today’s eyes, accustomed as we are to the bland uniformity of current offerings. In this book may be found details of manufacturers in Britain who started up before World War II. About half of them had ceased trading by 1939 and a number of others did not return to production after the War. Where makers did start up again details have been included and, whilst nearly all of these have since gone out of business, Carlight and Eccles are marques which still exist today – albeit under different ownership. All of them, from ABC to Yorkshire, and their products, are included in these pages, with the exception of the ones of which there is no surviving record. Roger Ellesmere’s painstaking research over a number of years has yielded information on 177 makers from this period, whose outputs ranged from around 300 caravans per year down to six, but it is doubtful whether even 20 of these firms were producing the 50 vans a year needed to qualify for membership of the Caravan Manufacturers’ Association. Accompanying the text are more than 300 illustrations, a pleasing mixture of archive photographs with reproductions from manufacturers’ advertising and publicity material, including some splendid period artwork. This ingredient in particular gives a strong flavour of the days when these caravans were to be seen out and about on Britain’s roads, heading for happy holidays. Published in association with The Caravan Club, this book surely has a place on the bookshelf of every caravanner interested in how the caravans we know today have evolved over the 90-odd years since the first trailer caravans were built for sale. It is hoped that the publishers will soon be able to bring out Volume Two, in which Roger Ellesmere will deal with the many hundreds of firms who took up making caravans after 1945.
British Leyland: The Cars, 1968-1986
In 1968, British Leyland brought together most of Britain's motor manufacturers, with the intention of creating a robust unified group that could equal the strength of the big European conglomerates. But this was not to be. There have been many books about the politics and the business activities of British Leyland, but British Leyland - The Cars, 1968 - 1986 looks deliberately at the cars that came from the company. The eighteen years of the corporation's existence saw a confusing multitude of different car types, but this book resolves these confusions, clarifying who built what, and when. The book takes 1986 as its cut-off because this was the year that the old British Leyland ceased to exist and what was left of the car and light commercial business was renamed the Rover Group. Topics covered include the production histories and technical specifications of every major model; special overseas models; appendices on engines, code names and factories and finally, classic buying guidance is given on the models built in Britain.
British Lorries of the 1960s
British commercial manufacturers played a prime role in boosting Britain's economy during the 1960s, especially as many vehicles were exported worldwide. British lorries, or heavy hauling trucks, were the workhorses of this world.
This richly illustrated book takes a deep look at British lorries of the 1960's. You'll enjoy 120 illustrations, many contemporary color, and black and white, including some delightful publicity items in addition to covering the heritage and preservation scenes.
Malcolm Bobbitt is the author of dozens of automotive books, is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and the Society of Automotive Historians. This book will re-kindle many memories and serve as a reminder of the important role British commercial vehicles played during the 1960s.
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British Microcars 1947-2002
From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial start-ups using quirky design concepts that offered motorists cheaper and more economical vehicles. This book is a beautifully illustrated history of the British microcar, from the early days of Bond and Reliant to the proliferation of micro marques during the 1950s and their demise during the 1960s. It explores many eccentric British concepts, comparing the cars to their influential European competitors, examining the social and economic reasons for the decline and disappearance of the microcar, but also saluting the signs of a microcar renaissance in the twenty-first century, this time from mainstream manufacturers.
British Military Land Rovers: Leaf-sprung Land Rovers in British Military Service
The British military has always been one of the major customers for Land Rovers, buying thousands upon thousands over the years. Land Rover in turn has returned the compliment, developing special models to meet its needs, such as the Half-Ton or Lightweight and the 101 One-Tonne Forward Control.
Yet the British military Land Rover has always been special in its own way, particularly after 1961 when the basic specification was modified to incorporate elements that were never made available on contemporary civilian models. It has been modified and adapted in dozens of ways for its military role, the basic GS soft-top utility and FFR 24-volt radio models being supplemented by a wide variety of specialist variants that remain little known even today.
This hugely comprehensive book looks at the story of the leaf-sprung Land Rovers used by all three of Britain's armed services - the Army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. It lists and describes the different types, setting them in their context both as products of the Rover (and later, Land Rover) companies and as military equipment designed to meet a particular need at a particular time. There are copious illustrations, many never published before, and the lists of the vehicles themselves are as exhaustive as the authors have been able to make them in the light of surviving records.
British Military Land Rovers aims to cover every leaf-sprung type in use between the first deliveries in 1948 and the final ones in 1985 - by which time the core Land Rover product no longer depended on leaf springs but on a more modern coil-spring suspension design. It will be welcomed by the military-vehicle and the Land Rover enthusiast alike as the most detailed book yet published about the subject.
British Touring Car Racing: The Crowd’s Favourite – Late 1960s to 1990
This book is a brief but affectionate, mainly pictorial panorama of twenty-odd years of the British Touring Car Championship, from the anarchical 1960s and early 1970s of flared wheel-arches, lifting wheels and smoking tires, through the Group 1 years when the rule-makers tried to make the cars look standard and as a result, slow them down. This had the classic effect on racecar builders, who were not worth their salt unless they could get around the restrictions. The eventual results were faster cars than before, which evolved into the tarmac-melting, fire-breathing turbo powered front-runners of the late 1980s. The story stops at the point where the rule-makers tried another clampdown as the final decade of the 20th century dawned.