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The Car Design Yearbook 7: The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Concept and Production Cars Worldwide
This title in the 'Car Design Yearbook' series features all the new cars launched worldwide from April 2007 to March 2008. It also includes profiles of the industry's leading designers, a full technical glossary and a list of all the motor shows in the year ahead.
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The Car Owner’s Companion: A Guide to Commonly Used Automotive Terms

Mark D. Brotherston ISBN 10 – 0394220463 Softcover Out of Print. New old stock.

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The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991
In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.
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The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991 (Hardcover)
In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.
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The Classic Twin Cam Engine
An expert study of the twin-cam engine, from its pre-WW II origins through the early 1980s: Peugeot, Ballot, Coatalen, Delage, Alfa Romeo, Humber, Fiat, Aston Martin, Salmson, Rolland-Pilain, Vauxhall, Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq, Maserati, Amilcar, Alta, Bugatti, Lagonda, Triumph, Austin, Mercedes-Benz, Frontenac, Miller, Duesenberg, Packard, Stutz, Sparks-Thorne, Novi, and more!
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The Commercial Fords

Lorin Sorensen Leather Bound Out of Print. Used. Cover is shelf-worn. Ex libris sticker on title page. Contents clean and intact. Please ask for details.

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The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars: Yenko, Shelby, Baldwin Motion, Grand Spaulding, and More
Uncover the captivating history of the highest-performace cars in America, illustrated with beautiful photography. The American muscle car began not in the factories of the big three automakers, but in the garages and dealerships of a hot-rod subculture bent on making the hottest, highest-performance cars on the street. The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars catalogs these amazing cars, along with the builders who unleashed them on the American scene. From Michigan's Royal Pontiac dealership and the souped-up Royal Pontiac Bobcats they built and sold, to the new cars from such fabled names as Carroll Shelby, Mr. Norm's Grand Spaulding Dodge, Nickey Chevrolet, Don Yenko, George Hurst, Baldwin-Motion, Calloway, SLP, and Steve Saleen. This gorgeously illustrated book chronicles the outstanding contribution of the tuner/builder to American automotive history through the amazing machines they created. From the oldest of these muscle tuners commanding top dollar at today's classic-car auctions, to the latest vehicles by Ford and Chrysler, with their SVT and SRT divisions, this book gives readers a full and fascinating look at American high-performance in its purest form.
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The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974
Chevrolet didn't invent the overhead-valve pushrod V-8 engine, but without question Ed Cole and company perfected it. And General Motors' Bowtie division wasn't the first to put the engine design in a production car, but it was the first to put the engine design in an affordable production car and make it available to the average driver. No other automobile in history so clearly demarcates a before-and-after line in the sand like the 1955 Chevrolet. This was the birth of the affordable performance car, and from the moment the car hit the streets, the experience of driving would never be the same. The impact that an affordable American sedan with a powerful performance engine had on American society was so great that it not only changed the experience of driving; it changed the psychology of a generation. Prior to the introduction of the 1955 Chevrolet with its V-8 engine, cars had been considered necessary appliances, like refrigerators or vacuum cleaners. With a single stroke, Chevrolet turned American culture into a car culture. Chevrolet dominated the muscle-car scene throughout the classic era. The Impala SS, with its 409 engine popularized by the Beach Boys, ruled America's drag strips. The Z16 Chevelle Malibu SS396 became the every man's muscle car. The Camaro turned the pony car genre into genuine muscle cars. The LS6 engine was the most powerful of the classic era. The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974 chronicles the all-conquering cars of this incredible 20-year period.
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The Complete Catalogue of the Mini: Over 500 variants from around the world, 1959-2000
The original Mini was offered in hundreds of variants during its extraordinarily long, 40-year production run. First there were the standard Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor saloon, van, pick-up and estate versions. Then came a whole family of Mini-Coopers, the upmarket Wolseley and Riley models, the Moke and the Clubman. It went on from there until there were dozens of models and special editions around the globe, and individual countries applying their own modifications to the Mini. All of these are covered in The Complete Catalogue of the Mini, with photographs, descriptions, specifications, performance figures, and production dates and numbers. Whether you want to look up or identify a particular Mini or simply absorb the enormous range and variety of the Mini's incarnations, this, never attempted before, is the book.
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The Complete Chevrolet Book (4th Edition)
Latest models, '17 and '29 drivetests. Includes trucks, corvettes, vans, customs, a streetable steam powered Camaro.
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The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Super Power: Turbos, Blowers and Nitrous Oxide

Larry Schreib Softcover 128 pages Out of Print. New old stock.

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The Complete Guide to Bolt-On Street Power
This book will help all do-it-yourselfers get the most from their performance buck. With easy-to-read text and hundreds of photos, this book explains every major category of speed equipment, including intake manifolds, carburetors, ignition systems, cams, valvetrains, headers, mufflers, clutch and driveline components, gauges, and instruments. This book provides a clear explanation of how performance parts work and offers valuable equipment selection advice. Includes an extensive Street Power Parts listing of manufacturers and suppliers; great for ordering catalogs, and asking technical questions.
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The Convertible: An Illustrated History of a Dream Machine
The wind in your hair, the sun on your face, and the world at your wheels-there's nothing like the freedom and exhilaration of driving with the top down. Clark Gable drove a convertible. So did Elvis, Rita Hayworth, and Gary Cooper. Jay Gatsby drove one in the book, and Thelma and Louise rode off in one in the movie. On the road, and in film, art, and literature, the convertible is more than just a car -it's a state of mind, a way of life. Automotive expert Ken Vose traces the evolution of the convertible as car and cultural icon, from the earliest ragtop to the open car of the future. Vose knows that every car (and every driver) has a story, and he recounts the best ones about classic Pierce-Arrows, Packards, Speedsters, Roadsters, Dusenbergs, and Bugattis - as well as today's Corvettes, Miatas, BMWs, Mustangs, and Prowlers. This witty tribute includes more than 125 photographs, illustrations, and other memorabilia, including rare vintage shots and art created specifically for this volume. This fast-lane celebration of the glamour, allure, and style of the ultimate dream machine is as much fun as a summer spin on an open road. Almost.
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The Cord Front Drive

Softcover Out of Print. Used. Previous owner’s sticker inside. Damaged binding

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The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology
It’s every car-guy’s fantasy—to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer’s fields. These are the stories that fuel the dreams of car collectors everywhere
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The Dean of Steam Fire Engine Builders (336 of 1000)
Generously filled with black and white photographs, this book provides a detailed account of Ahrens steam fire engines. A great reference book for researchers and fire engine enthusiasts, with wonderful pictures and data.
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The Dean of Steam Fire Engine Builders (345 of 1000)
Generously filled with black and white photographs, this book provides a detailed account of Ahrens steam fire engines. A great reference book for researchers and fire engine enthusiasts, with wonderful pictures and data.
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