Kategoria BISAC: Transportation >> Automotive - Antique & Classic

A look at the history and development of all the Elans, describing each model in detail

For all Lotus Elan owners and aspiring owners, this is complete resource offers a detailed history and development of all Elans. The Lotus Elan was Lotus's definitive roadster.It replaced the elegant but expensive Lotus Elite and was the first car to employ the innovative Lotus steel backbone chassis.The original Elan was produced as a two-seat, open-top sportscar and hardtop coupe from 1962-1973.The range was extended by the addition of the 2+2-seater coupe Plus 2 from 1967 to 1974. Lotus introduced...

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the unique cars of the swinging sixties

Vintage car connoisseurs will love this blast back in time to when driving was still fun and buying a new car was a thrilling family event. It was a golden period for iconic classic cars the Mini Cooper, Jaguar E-type, AC Cobra, and MGB but also a time when British manufacturers really got their act together with stylish family models. Who can forget great little runabouts with evocative names like Anglia, Herald, Imp, Viva, Cortina, and Hunter? Meanwhile, Rovers, Triumphs, and Jags were delighting executives...

In the 1950s and 1960s, British sports cars ruled the road, and their charge was led by Triumphs. From the TR2, its first modern sports car, Triumph went on to produce a host of classic sports designs, such as the Spitfire, GT, and Stag, as well as more TR models, before ending with the TR7 in the late 1970s. These represented the epitome of the contemporary classic British sports car.

Fast, nimble, and gorgeous to behold, Triumphs offered the everyday motorist an exhilarating drive at a price they could afford. Popular both in the United Kingdom and the United States, the Triumph...

This new book is the definitive study of the MGA, for the author has gone back to factory records and to the people who worked on the car in the 'fifties, to find out how it was conceived, manufactured and marketed. Here is the real story of the MGA's engineering, body styling and every aspect of the car's development and production - including MG's strategy to beat its competitors. In seven years of production, there were major successes and sad disappointments. The MGA was the car that was "right first time" and though the Twin Cam variant was a nightmare for the factory, it is now the...

As an updated and improved successor to the iconic Model T, the Model A Ford was a hugely popular and beloved car. "How to Restore the Model A Ford" is the most comprehensive book in print on restoring a Model A and includes all the dimensions, technical data, and operational tips necessary to complete and maintain a successful restoration.

Much of the technical information found in "How to Restore the Model A Ford" comes from rare dealer-service bulletins and other publications that were first written from 1928 to 1931. Originally published in 1961, this reprint of "How to Restore the...

The Ultimate car colouring book is the perfect gift for car lovers of every age With detailed line drawings of some of the world's most exciting and beautiful classic cars and racers, this sylish and original coloring book will provide hours of fun.
- Perforated pages to color in, pull out and keep
- Accurate line drawings of 60 fabulous classic and racing cars
- 60 great car stickers in authentic colors

A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy--a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his--while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him.

Slumped among hundreds of other decrepit hulks on a treeless, windswept moor in eastern North Carolina, the Chevy evokes none of the Jet Age mystique that made it the most beloved car to ever roll off an assembly line....

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his own. Using a Ford homemade tube frame, a souped-up Buick V-8 and running on recapped whitewalls, Ol' Yaller whipped them all.

Welcome to "American Road Race Specials 1934-70." These were the glory days of road racing in the United States, from the first races between imported MGs to the world-winning Made-in-the-USA Scarabs and Chaparrals, and on toe the downfall of the Shadow....