Books

Read the title of the book carefully. It thoughtfully combines the names of AC Cars of Thames Ditton, down the river west from the centre of London, and Carroll Shelby, the wily Texan 'snake charmer', garage owner and ex-racing driver, with the name of 'Cobra’: the time-honoured story is that the Co..

Simon Taylor takes you through the varied manufacturing output of AC’s history from delivery tricycles to the GT World Championship winning, Ferrari eating, Cobra! The longevity of this marquee is extraordinary. More than ninety years of production have seen various crises a number of personalities...

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The exquisite AC Ace-Bristol roadster was a true thoroughbred amongst the classic high performance automobiles of that golden age which opened in the early 1950s. Built in tiny numbers by highly skilled craftsmen and powered by a powerplant engineered to the highest aircraft industry quality standar..

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This publication starts with a look at Alfa Romeo during the period 1934-1940, and then progresses onto the study of the special 256 series cars, with a focus on chassis number 915014. There is a look at the identifying characteristics of the 256, reprints of original 6c 2500 super sport documentati..

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A study of one of Alfa Romeo’s most intriguing post war cars. Illustrations show a selection of profile drawings both for the chassis and coachwork, along with a selection of super period images, help to display this unforgettable car, designed and built by Touring. A full portfolio of colour photog..