Mike Hawthorn was born in 1929 in a small south Yorkshire town, the son of an engineer whose passion happened to be motorcycles and motor sport. The family moved soon afterwards to Farnham in Surrey, so that Leslie Hawthorn could be near the Brooklands race circuit. It was not long before his son Jo..
For more than thirty years, the name Porsche has been synonymous with high-performance sports and competition cars. But what may not be generally appreciated, is that ever since it was founded as the technical design studio of Professor Ferdinand Porsche in Stuttgart, the name has been associated wi..
Len Shaw is one of that band of gifted amateurs who were the backbone of British motor sport in the 1950s. As a founder member of The Hagley and District Light Car Club, he competed in trials and speed events in the 1930s. A skilled driver, the success he gained after the war driving his own MG YA i..
Complied by Bernard Simon and Julius Kruta, the book’s main focus is on the remarkable and highly desirable Bugatti Type 57s. Setting the scene for the production Type 57s models, the authors first take a look at the social scene in France in the 30’s, and then progress to the economical situation f..
Compiled by Terry Larson, the Classic Jaguar Association Registrar of C Type, D Types and Light weight E Type, this 80 page publication detail cars with either an original factory chassis frame or early factory replacement. With specification details and general information, there are entry lists fo..
The Healey Book is a year by year history of the automobile products created by Donald and Geoff Healey during the years 1946 to 1978 using their uniquely creative and innovative design talents. Every production series has been extensively researched and is displayed here with magnificent contempora..
Here are the memoirs of Duncan Hamilton. For many years the story of this extraordinary man has been awaited and now at last it is here. Things happen to Duncan! Sometimes he makes them happen, but often they just occur: whether flying in the Fleet Air Arm or racing at Le Mans with Jaguar, he attrac..
Osprey AutoHistory Series.It would come as no surprise to anyone to say that the Volkswagen Beetle was the world's most familiar and popular car. Since its production in the late 1940s with its traditional kafer-like shape, approaching 20 million have been made and you can be forgiven for thinking t..
A memoir of the racing driver W.T.("Bill") Smith who successfully raced Jowett, Triumph, and Jaguar cars before his untimely death at the age of 20 while driving a Connaught in the 1955 Dundrod TT. Illustrated...
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