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World Cup Cortinas
ISBN: 9780955952975 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World Cup Cortinas Whatever happened to the 1970 World Cup Squad's Ford Cortina 1600Es? And how footballers bought better cars when they earned more money and no longer owned the same motors that your mum and dad drove. In 1970 something very remarkable happened. Not only had England qualified for the World Cup in Mexico because they were defending champions, but most important of all Ford had loaned every squad member the greatest saloon car in the world. From Gordon Banks at the back to Geoff Hurst at the front they all got a Ford Cortina 1600E. So what we have here then is a truly...
World Cup Cortinas Whatever happened to the 1970 World Cup Squad's Ford Cortina 1600Es? And how footballers bought better cars when they earned more m...
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To Old Hangtown or Bust: Pilgrimage of J. M. Studebaker to the Place Where He Made His First Stake and Got His Start in Life.
ISBN: 9781596411951 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Softcover, (1912), repr. 2010, New Index, 52 pp. This book was originally prepared following a visit by John M. Studebaker, president of the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, in April 1912. During that visit, Mr. Studebaker met with many old friends and acquaintances, where many stories and events of their youth during the gold rush were recounted. Fortunately, the author included many of the recollections, as well as the individual participants.
Softcover, (1912), repr. 2010, New Index, 52 pp. This book was originally prepared following a visit by John M. Studebaker, president of the Studebake...
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Time, History, and the Auto
ISBN: 9781608625314 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Time, History, and the Auto" is a book describing selected antique, oldtime, and classic automobiles from the years 1892 to 1935. A car is listed for each year. The autos are briefly described on each year/page alongside selected events, happenings, and notable occurrences in the fields of politics, government, drama, music, literature, theater, sports, painting, international news, and science. The auto makes belonging to the aforementioned period include, among others: Duesenberg, Duryea, La Salle, Marmon, Auburn, Austin, Graham, Hupmobile, Mercer, Essex, the Cummins Diesel Powered Auburn,...
"Time, History, and the Auto" is a book describing selected antique, oldtime, and classic automobiles from the years 1892 to 1935. A car is listed for...
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Vehicle of Desire: Evolution of the Automobile and America's Dependence on Petroleum
ISBN: 9781439209134 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Vehicle of Desire: Evolution of the Automobile and America's Dependence on Petroleum, by Mahmoud Mimir Musa and William Cecil-Smith, attempts to bring into perspective two hundred years of the American love affair with the car and its impact on U.S. energy dependence. Musa and Cecil-Smith's detailed and thoroughly researched book leaves no stone unturned in its lucid description of how America has come to its current crossroads with oil and the automobile. Musa and Cecil-Smith's Vehicle of Desire: Tracing America's Dependence on Petroleum examines not just the technical aspects of the...
Vehicle of Desire: Evolution of the Automobile and America's Dependence on Petroleum, by Mahmoud Mimir Musa and William Cecil-Smith, attempts to bring...
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66,11 |
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Cars We Loved in the 1970s
ISBN: 9780752494326 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Afascinating look at favorite cars of the turbulent1970s The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms the Renault 5 established the new "supermini" class, the Volkswagen Golf gave the average family car a hatchback and top quality, the Ford Capri made sporty cars available to everyone, and, despite all of this, that old favorite the Ford Cortina continued to rule the sales charts. Yetdrivers started to experience a love/hate relationship with the four-wheeled machine that, previously, symbolized nothing but speed and freedom. The economic rollercoaster sent fuel... Afascinating look at favorite cars of the turbulent1970s The 1970s saw some ground-breaking new metal in British showrooms the Renault 5 establis... |
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Cars We Loved in the 1980s
ISBN: 9780750958455 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was brash, it was loud the 1980s put paid to the glumness of the 1970s, and nowhere was that more obvious than in cars, which took a quantum leap in durability, performance, equipment, and style. They had to: Japanese quality and European design were luring away ever more customers. Features like fuel-injection, turbochargers, computer-controlled systems, and four-wheel drive became commonplace. This was also the decade that brought the people-carrier and the off-roader, new classes of car that radically reshaped family transport. Meanwhile, seatbelt-wearing became law, the M25 opened,...
It was brash, it was loud the 1980s put paid to the glumness of the 1970s, and nowhere was that more obvious than in cars, which took a quantum leap i...
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BMW Z4: E85 Roadster and E86 Coupe Including M and Alpina 2003 to 2009: The Essential Buyer’s Guide
ISBN: 9781787111967 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The BMW Z4 is a superb, exciting sports car, available as a Roadster or Coupe with nine different engine versions. This Essential Buyer's Guide shows you what to choose and what to avoid, with all the facts and figures needed to negotiate and buy the right car for you.
The BMW Z4 is a superb, exciting sports car, available as a Roadster or Coupe with nine different engine versions. This Essential Buyer's Guide shows ...
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66,14 |
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Van Life
ISBN: 9781785215957 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Spirit of BMW: 50 Reasons Why We Love Them
ISBN: 9781849948036 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Spirit of Saab: 50 Reasons Why We Love Them
ISBN: 9781849948029 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,14 |
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M3 / M3A1 Scout Car and M2 Mortar Motor Carriage Technical Manual
ISBN: 9781937684716 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Designed and built by the White Motor Company, the M3 Scout Car saw service as a command vehicle, ambulance, gun tractor and patrol and scout vehicle during WWII. Over 21,000 were built between 1937 and 1944 - the vast majority of them the M3A1 variant, which had a longer and wider hull than the original production vehicles. Both the M3 and M3A1 had a six cylinder gas engine (a diesel variant M3A1E1 was produced for a short time), and could carry up to seven men at a top speed of 55-65 mph depending on configuration. Both had a radiator protected by an armored shutter, and a shatter-proof...
Designed and built by the White Motor Company, the M3 Scout Car saw service as a command vehicle, ambulance, gun tractor and patrol and scout vehicle ...
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Living in a Plant
ISBN: 9780648834809 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Story of Mini: A Tribute to the Iconic Car
ISBN: 9781787399266 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Story of Porsche: A Tribute to the Legendary Manufacturer
ISBN: 9781802792911 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Story of Harley-Davidson: A Tribute to an American Icon
ISBN: 9781802792942 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future
ISBN: 9781476773506 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Great Race recounts the exciting story of a century-long battle among automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominance--and the thrilling race to build the car of the future. The world's great manufacturing juggernaut--the $3 trillion automotive industry--is in the throes of a revolution. Its future will include cars Henry Ford and Karl Benz could scarcely imagine. They will drive themselves, won't consume oil, and will come in radical shapes and sizes. But the path to that future is fraught. The top contenders are two traditional manufacturing giants, the US...
The Great Race recounts the exciting story of a century-long battle among automakers for market share, profit, and technological dominance--and...
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Horsepower War: Our Way of Life
ISBN: 9780595302963 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Horsepower War" shatters nostalgic myths about musclecars and provides historical perspective on today's SUV craze. It proves efficiency and pollution regulation didn't kill the musclecar and that current regulation, which picks winners by favoring SUVs is the real threat.
Harless has mined auto literature from the 1960s to the present to reveal granular detail on specific models, while at the same time providing broad perspective on the tectonic shifts in domestic auto making. He approaches political issues as an auto enthusiast, but instead of being an apologist for industry, he... "Horsepower War" shatters nostalgic myths about musclecars and provides historical perspective on today's SUV craze. It proves efficiency and pollutio...
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Shifting Gears: One Family's Journey Through the Automobile Age
ISBN: 9781735807805 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Export Drive: BMC & British Leyland Cars in Europe and the World
ISBN: 9781511936613 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A revised edition of this chunky book, which looks at the post-war history of Britain's motor industry in overseas markets, concentrating on the experience of first Austin, then the British Motor Corporation (BMC), and finally British Leyland and its constituent companies. Problems selling to Europe are one area of focus, the United States and the Commonwealth are others, with specific sections covering Australia and New Zealand as well as South Africa and Ireland. By the author of the well-received "British Leyland: Chronicle of a Car Crash," this book is about the car industry, but contains...
A revised edition of this chunky book, which looks at the post-war history of Britain's motor industry in overseas markets, concentrating on the exper...
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