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| MOTOR RACING: |
| WILLIAMS RENAULT FORMULA 1 MOTOR RACING BOOK. 1994 glossy large format hardback guide to F1. £2 |
| RACING CARS Doug Nye 1981. small format (7x9in) hardback with significant cars profiled and illustrated. £5 |
| BARRIE GILL'S GRAND PRIX GUIDE. 1977 small softback with good colour illustrations of contemporary and early racing. £2 |
| MURRAY WALKER'S GRAND PRIX YEAR 1987. Softback excellent condition £3 |
| DRIVING FOR SPORT. Martyn Watkins small hardback on circuit racing, rallying, trials etc. etc. £3 |
GREAT RACING DRIVERS. Doug Nye. 1977. Great illustrated history of the author's choice of the most significant drivers from the 1900s on. Hardback in good condition with d/w. £6 |
| GRAND PRIX DRIVERS, The. 1987. Profiles of every Grand Prix winner since 1950 with authors including Jenks, Nigel Roebuck, Alan Henry, Maurice Hamiltone etc. Good photos from Autocourse £10 |
| FORMULA ONE YOUNG GUNS, The. 2004. Glossy picture book covering Button, Raikkonen, Alonso, Webber, Massa, Schumacher (Ralf ) and Montoya. A4 hardback.pp. 128 £4 |
| GRAND PRIX MEN, The. 1998. Chapters on the major players in F1. Only three drivers: Schumacher, Hill and Coulthard are profiled. the rest are the movers and shakers; Max Moseley, Will Weber, Craig Pollock, Ron Dennis and of course Bernard Charles Ecclestone. Hardback with good d/w. pp.228. £6 |
| INDIANAPOLIS 500 1965 "Track Facts" Entry list for the '65 race with garage allocations in Gasolene Alley. Mario Andretti is listed as a rookie. Single sheet item. light horizontal fold and a couple of numbers filled in on the qualifying times column.- fill them all in for authenticity and frame it! £8 |
| HISTORIES: |
| THE MOTOR CAR An illustrated History. Gianni Marin. Andrea Mattei English translation by Rodney Walkerley & Lyon Benzimra. Good illustrations. £10 |
| OLD CAR BOOK, The. John Bentley American models 1925-1935 listed and illustrated. £4 |
| MOTOR CAR BOOK, The. 1946-56 Michael Sedgewick. Good hardback with d/w. illustrated. £5 |
| KEN PURDY'S BOOK OF AUTOMOBILES. Collection of magazine articles on all aspects of motoring and motor racing £8 |
| MOTORCADE A Dictionary of Motoring History. M.A. Hammond. lots of period ads reproduced. damaged d/w but clean inside £3.50 |
| THE MOTOR CAR. AN ILLUSTRATED INTERNATIONAL HISTORY.1979. David Burgess-Wise Large format hardback full of colour illustrations. £5 |
| SHELL BOOK OF ROADS, The. Large format hardback with famous UK highways described by Geoffrey Grigson and illustrated with David Gentleman paintings 1960s. £7 |
| THE MOTOR INDUSTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN CENTENARY EDITION. Superb miscellany of period ads, articles and historical snippets from 1896-1996. Softcover A4 item pp.248. £4 |
| CONQUEST OF SPACE AND TIME. - THE HIGHWAY. E. Eschieldrop. 1939. hardback history of the motor vehicle. Good section on record breaking. £10 |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF MECHANICAL TRACTION AND TRAVEL. PART 1- ROAD. (parts 1 and 2) 1769 - 1944. R.W. Kidner. hardback history. £8 |
| THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE MOTOR CAR 1769 - 1897. R.W. Kidner. paperback part 1 of volume above. £3 |
| FROM TRACK TO HIGHWAY. 1935 hstory of British roads. Hardback £5 |
| FROM STEAMCARTS TO MINICARS. 1961. Eclectic history of the motor car covering record breaking and racing as well as road car development. Good hardback with d/w. pp. 128 £6 |
| THE CHEQUERED FLAG. 100 Years Of Motor Racing Very enjoyable year-by year history from 1894 onwards. Terrific pictures throughout plus lots of useful (and findable!) reference information. Large hardback with OK d/w. pp.400 £9 |
| VETERAN & VINTAGE: |
| BATSFORD GUIDE TO VETERAN CARS, The. small encyclopedia-format book. ex-lib, spine repaired with tape £2 |
| GREAT CARS . New English library 1971 Good colour illustrations of veteran, vintage and classic road and race cars. £4 |
| THE VETERAN MOTOR CAR POCKETBOOK. 1963. Delightful little hardback with early motorcars profiled and pictured . pp.256 £4 |
| THE VINTAGE MOTOR CAR POCKETBOOK. 1963. Companion volume to above. pp.256 £5 |
| PASSENGER CARS 1905-12 Small format hardback with colour illustrations of 96 cars and brief profiles. pp.162 £2 |
| MOTOR CARS Up to 1930. small paperback with great colour photos. £1 |
| MOTOR TRUCK and AUTOMOBILE MOTORS AND MECHANISMS. 1918. Early technical explanation with lots of cutaway diagrams. Nice hardback pp.238. £9 |
| TRAFFIC DRIVING TECHNIQUE. 1934. Nice hardback with great photos of '30s cars and traffic. pp.131 £5 |
| EUROPEAN CARS 1886 - 1914 Slim hardback with illustrations and descriptions of some early cars, many of them obscure. pp.72 £6 |
| VETERAN AND VINTAGE CARS. Troy Model Club series. Detailed acount of available models of early motor cars. illustrated. pp.62 |
| STEAM: |
| FLOYD CLYMER's Historical Motor Scrapbook STEAM CAR EDITION massive amount of information, period ads and articles. £10 |
| THE MODERN STEAM CAR & ITS BACKGROUND companion volume to above. £10 |
| OLDTIME STEAM CARS model-by model account with photographs. softback with pages and cuttings from "Light Steam Power" magazine slipped inside £5 |
| STEAM ROAD VEHICLES 1953 Science Museum London publication. Softback £4 |
| REFERENCE: |
| THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA ONE. 1995. Large format hardback, profusley illustrated. £5 |
| WHO'S WHO IN THE MOTOR INDUSTRY Guild of motoring writers' yearbook 2004 £3 |
| WHO'S WHO IN THE MOTOR & COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRIES. 'Motor'/ 'Comercial Motor' yearbook 1970/71 £3 |
| HOW TO MAKE MOTOR TRANSPORT PAY 1920 hardback with d/w on commercial vehicle logistics. lots of period ads. £8 |
| THE "MOTOR" REFERENCE YEARBOOK 1959. Facts and statistics on road cars, racing, records etc. 206 page paperback in superb condition. £9 |
| THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA ONE. 1999. Large format glossy tome. great photos. £3 |
| HAMLYN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GRANDS PRIX, The. 1988. Hardback with d/w in protective sleeve. £3 |
| MOTOR TRANSPORT LAW. 1949 L.D. Kitchin.hardback with d/w £2 |
| GLASS'S GUIDE TO USED CAR VALUES. January 1939 paperback pocket sized guide "for the trade only". Nice. £5 |
| THE BEST BOOK OF FORMULA ONE FACTS & STATS EVER! Bruce Jones. -No it isn't! but it does have some good driver biogs and odd facts.. £2 |
| MOTOR CAR INDEX 1918 - 1929. Autobooks reprint of 1929 set of tables giving specifications, prices etc. of cars from around the world. Card covers. excellent condition.pp.211 £8 |
| INDIANAPOLIS NEWS 500 MILE RACE RECORD BOOK. Pocket sized softback detailing whta happened to every driver in every race from 1911 to 1991. pp.155 £4 |
| INDIANAPOLIS MEDIA FACT BOOK. 1994 softback giving entrants, driver profiles, stats, history tables etc. good condition but slightly rubbed/marked cover. £4 |
| BAR HONDA MEDIA GUIDE 2004 Fact book on the Formula one team. Ring bound with card covers. £4 |
| WHO WORKS IN FORMULA 1. 2000 directory of team personnel, sponsors, journalists etc. Thick hardback. pp. 654. £10 |
| FORMULA 1. DRVER BY DRIVER. 1992. Good illustrated account of everyone who started a Grand Prix since 1950. Hardback with excellent d/w. pp.192. £9 |
| TECHNICAL. / MANUALS ETC. |
| ODHAM'S MOTOR MANUAL 1958 General handbook on all aspects of car maintenance, overhaul and repair. Useful handbook for any 40s or 50s car £4 |
| CASSELL BOOK OF THE HILLMAN MINX 1959. Small hardback format owner's manual £6 |
CASSELL BOOK OF THE STANDARD TEN (from 1954) 1960. Small hardback format owner's manual £6 |
| THE MOTOR CAR 1765-1914 Anthony Bird Very good on the earliest vehicles, including (my favourite) the Pennington Tri-Car "..the constructional sordidness of which is indescribable" £10 |
| HILLMAN AVENGER OWNER'S MANUAL from 1970. 1972. P. Olyslager softback A5 sized owner's manual £3 |
| THE BOOK OF THE STANDARD CAR. 1934-1948 8., 9, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20 models. Pitman Motorist's Library owner's manual. hardback. £6 |
| BOOK OF THE MORRIS EIGHT AND MORRIS MINOR, The. All Morris 8s and Post War Morris Minors (to 1954) Pitman Motorist's Library owner's manual. softback. £6 |
| MOTORIST'S HOME REPAIR BOOK, The. Bill Hartley. 1961. £2.50 |
| STEERING PROBLEMS. treatises on steering geometry. 1950s. great engraved illustrations. £3.50 |
| PLYMOUTH OWNER'S (and all Chrysler built cars) OWNER'S HANDBOOK. 1955 Floyd Clymer softback in good condition. £8 |
| AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE. A.W. Judge. 1946. Good manual on vintage electrics, inc. magnetos etc. £3 |
| THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 3rd edition. Newton & Steeds 1946. Technical manual on all aspects of motor vehicle design. pp.492 £5. |
| THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 4th edition. Newton & Steeds 1950. Technical manual on all aspects of motor vehicle design. £5. |
| THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 6th edition. Newton & Steeds 1958. Technical manual on all aspects of motor vehicle design. £5. |
| THE MOTOR VEHICLE. 7th edition. Newton & Steeds 1962. Technical manual on all aspects of motor vehicle design. £5. |
| MECHANICS OF ROAD VEHICLES. Engineering textbook full of practical formulae, principles etc. £2 |
| MOTOR VEHICLE CALCULATIONS AND SCIENCE. Motor engineering textbook ideal for those building specials etc. and trying vainly to recall odd bits of school physics! £2 |
| MOTOR VEHICLES IN A NUTSHELL. Simplified handbook of basic principles. Soft covers. pocket sized. £2 |
| PRACTICAL AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING. S. Abbey (ed) 1959. Highly detailed general manual for commercial garage use etc. Hefty tome at 512 pages. £8 |
| PRACTICAL AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING. S. Abbey (ed) 1965. Fourth edition. Highly detailed general manual for commercial garage use etc. Hefty tome at 512 pages. £8 |
| MOTOR RACING DIRECTORY. 1980. Mike Kettlewell. Detailed reference on UK motorsport and history of F1 etc. £3 |
| AUTOMOBILE EFFICIENCY. Maintaining performance with electrical test equipment. 1951. Good series of diagnostic test using simple amp/volt/ohm meters etc. £2 |
| MOTOR CAR MECHANISM & MANAGEMENT SIMPLIFIED. 1924. General technical explanation. Nice hardback pp.166 £5 |
| BOOK OF THE VAUXHALL VICTOR & VENTORA, The. Handbook/manual for all models up to 1969. Small softback. pp.124. £4 |
| MODERN DIESEL, The. 1933 hardback "review of high speed compression ignition engines. lots of diagrams and photos, plus period ads.. pp.184 £3 |
| SKILFUL DRIVER, The. 1956 driving manual with great photos of '50s cars and traffic. pp.166. £5 |
| ROAD CARS/ MISCELLANEOUS: |
| ALBION MOTORS Ltd. Small booklet giving the history of the company from 1899 to the 50s/60s. £6 |
| MODERN MOTOR CARS 1952 hardback in excellent condition. great illustrations and diagrams. £6 |
| MODERN BUSES AND COACHES 1952 hardback in excellent condition. Companion to above. £5 |
| BERT HARRIS OF THE POLY. A Cycling Legend. 1964 hardback. £5 |
| RECREATION MOTORING. John Marshall. Motoring humour and cartoons. small hardback with d/w. £5 |
| MOTOR CARS P.A. Turner of "The Motor" 1958. "Power and Speed" series for boys. small hardback with d/w £3 |
| MERCEDES. George Bishop. Large format glossy picture book. excellent condition. £3 |
| THE WHEELS USED TO TALK TO US. Illustrated first hand history of London trams, £5 |
| HOW TO BE A MOTORIST AND STAY HAPPY Humourous articles and cartoons. G. Haines & B. Walker 1967 |
| ALFA ROMEO MUSEO. Museum programme. A4 softcover item with superb pictures of exhibits. pp.32 £4 |
| THE DONINGTON COLLECTION Large format programme of single seater racing cars. Softback. £2 |
| ESSENTIAL BASIC GERMAN MILITARY TERMS Not a motoring book but a nice oddity. Technical phrase book produced in 1944, presumably for D-Day £3 |
| BRITISH CARS 1961 P.D. Matthews Current cars from profiled and illustrated in the manner of a motor show catalogue. small paperback. £2 |
| A SOURCE BOOK OF MOTOR CARS. Colin Munro. Around 140 cars from all eras profiled and illustrated in small hardback with good d/w. £4 |
| ROYAL SCOTTISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB Official Yearbook 1964. Maps, hotels, period ads etc. £3 |
| THE MOTOR Magazine Dec.23rd 1942 Includes recollections of the Paris Madrid race of 1903. £5 |
| THE MOTOR Magazine Jan 8th 1946. Includes articles on the demise of Brooklands, Elizabeth Junek's Targa Florio etc.. £5 |
| THE MOTOR Magazine October 18th 1944. Farina at Tripoli in 1940, Cubic capacity as a taxation class etc. £5 |
| THE AUTOCAR Magazine October 24th 1941. Article on the possibility of a Geodetically constructed racing car, Police mobile units etc. £5 |
| THE AUTOCAR January 5 1967 Racing Car show guide, New Aston Martin V8 engine, Jensen Interceptor. January 5 1967. £5 |
| SPORTS CAR ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY 1959. U.S. Guide to all available sports cars. £6 |
| AUTO SPRINT 11 September 1964. Special on the Monza Grand Prix. Front cover missing. £3 |
| CONTINENTAL COACH TOUR HOLIDAY. Does just what it says on the cover. 1963. pp.224 £2 |
| PETROLEUM. THE MOTIVE POWER OF THE FUTURE. 1912. History of the petroleum industry with photo illustrations of oil wells, refineries, tankers etc. nice hardback, slightly foxed. pp.246 £10 |
| MOTORIST'S COMPANION ON THE HIGHWAYS OF ENGLAND. 1955 Illustrated guide to the major roads as an aid to planning a motoring holiday. Hardback. pp.174 £5 |
| THE NATIONAL ROAD BOOK. Vol. 1 THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND. 1936. Illustrated gazetteer in beautiful condition (worn dustwrapper) £5 |
| WONDERS OF TRANSPORT. 1930s book on all forms of transport. Hardback. pp.286. £5 |
| THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MOTOR CARS, RAILWAYS, SHIPS & AEROPLANES. 1950s Terrific photos and cutaway illustrations of every form of transport. Excellent hardback with embossed cover. £10 |
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