The automobile of today owes much to what happened on a small island between 1904 and 1922. In an era when cars were regarded as noisy monstrosities of little value except as amusement for the rich, car tech¬nology was in its infancy and needed a challenge to encourage advancement, pressure to e..
From the vast range of models produced by Alfa Romeo from their inception in 1910, the 6c 1750 was chosen for study because these particular cars have been more cherished than any other Alfa Romeo. Owing not only to their superlative quality and performance, but also because of the pride that owners..
The Bullnose Morris, so called on account of its shapely radiator, was a remarkable car. It was created by a humble craftsman and brought to Lord Nuffield (as he became) fame and a fortune which enabled him to give away astronomical sums of money to deserving causes. William Morris, as he was, set o..
The great British special building era began in the years after the First World War when motor racing was split into two camps. On the one hand, Brooklands provided glamour, spectacle and celebrity drivers. In contrast was the busy sprint and hill climb scene supported by amateur enthusiasts from al..
Few cars have made such an impact on the international motor racing scene as the Ford GT40. It was the car which took Ford to Le Mans, there to challenge and eventually to vanquish Ferrari in the world's most highly publicised endurance race. The GT40, which was to be seen in several versions, provi..
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..
This comprehensive history of the famous Brooklands Motor Course at Weybridge in Surrey covers the period 1906 to 1940, when the Track was in active use as a venue for motor-racing, testing and record-breaking. This book represents four years' painstaking research on the part of an author and motor-..
One of the ultimate sports cars of its day, the 2.9 Alfa Romeo naturally became the play thing of kings and princes, and wealthy patrons of the European motor racing scene. Fewer than 40 of these fabulous machines were produced, and each had inevitably become the automotive equivalent of a Rembrandt..
First published in 1986, the original edition became an instant classic and established Simon Moore as the world's foremost authority on the history of Alfa Romeo's famous pre-war eight-cylinder cars. Only 2,500 copies of the first edition were printed and the book has not been available over twenty..
Colin Chapman's Lotus Elite is considered by many to be the most beautiful design ever to emerge from a British car-maker. It was also extremely advanced for 1957, and its then unique fibreglass monocoque construction and Coventry Climax engines, set new standards in design and performance. As at ho..
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