Dozens of fascinating stories about many of the models that Australian marques have produced since the early 20th century. Includes many stories, from the first home-constructed vehicles in the 1910s and 20s, to Fords first true ute in the 1930s, the first all-Australian (Holden) ute in the early 1950s, to the superutes of the 1990s.
A fascinating history of European motorcycle racing, going back to a period far removed from the world of Moto GP today: a time when many young men from all walks of life decided to give up their livelihoods in favour of earning their living by racing motorcycles on the dangerous public road circuits of the European Continent. It was a nomadic ......
AUTOCOURSE, the world’s leading Grand Prix annual, celebrated its 71st year of publication in 2021. This is the most comprehensive record of sporting action, complete with results, published anywhere in a single volume.
From the Nürburgring via Kenya to Brands Hatch and from there finally to the French Maritime Alps - the latest calendar from the "Motorsport Classic" series goes once again on another exciting journey through the history of racing and rallying. As always, the really big stars of yesteryear are there, from Stirling Moss and Jim Clark to Lorenzo ......
Wide, and still wider, the “Wider View” - the official wall calendar of the FIA World Rally Championship - remains the biggest. In a Cinemascope-type format, it shows the whole range of rallying from an unusual perspective and, by any standard, "McKlein Rally 2022 - The Wider View" is a must for all fans. As always, the picture editing by ......
Ask ordinary people to name a famous motor rally and the majority will reply Rally Monte Carlo. Practically everyone knows the most famous rally of all time. Now the first major A to Z about this classic of rallying is published with more than five hundred photos on four hundred pages. The McKlein team with its photographers have combined with ......
MOTOCOURSE 2021-2022 celebrates its 46th year of publication! Bursting with over stunning colour photographs from the world’s finest photographers, MOTOCOURSE covers it all. Regarded worldwide as The Bible of Motorcycle Racing.
The fastest ever rally cars and drivers wowed us all throughout the 2021 World Rally Championship. New events in Belgium, Croatia and the Arctic, together with the return of the legendary Safari and the Acropolis rallies, guaranteed the season was full of fresh intrigue. 2021 was also the final year for the current generation of WRC cars and a ......
THE first Super Speedway where NASCAR stock cars hosted a race outside North America, the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne was the late Bob Jane’s dream that he turned into a reality.
It was big, booming and attracted plenty of fans, though sadly this form of racing has disappeared from Australia and the Thunderdome left in wreck ......
The 1970s was an amazing time for Holden – and an even better one if you loved motorsport.
It was a decade where Holden ruled Bathurst in the annual October classic with 5 race wins and a new superstar was born with his first Bathurst win in1972.
This very special box set looks at the Holden victories in the 70s a period ......
The 2021 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will see the introduction of the new "Hypercar" class, pitting Toyota Gazoo Racings GR010 hybrid against conventionally-powered Alpine and Glickenhaus.
Alongside the hypercars there is a full-grid of 25 LMP2 cars, 8 LM GTEPro and 23 LMGTE Am cars.
The shift of dates to August means ......
Tanks features 52 of the best armoured fighting vehicles from World War I to the present day. Beginning with the prototype Mark V Male in 1917, the book ranges from World War I, World War II, through the Cold War and up to the highly sophisticated tanks that have seen recent service in wars in the Balkans, Caususus, and Middle East.
Ever since man first took to the air, combat aircraft have been at the cutting edge of aviation technology, resulting in some of the greatest and most complex designs ever built. Military Aircraft features 52 of the most important military aircraft of the last hundred years. The book includes all the main types, from biplane fighters ......
The 2021 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will see the introduction of the new "Hypercar" class, pitting Toyota Gazoo Racings GR010 hybrid against conventionally-powered Alpine and Glickenhaus.
Alongside the hypercars there is a full-grid of 25 LMP2 cars, 8 LM GTEPro and 23 LMGTE Am cars.
The shift of dates to August means ......
Look up to the skies through Bob Riggles eyes in this wheelstanding, must-have Mopar history book on Hemi Under Glass!
While the established stock and modified brackets are long-recognized as the heart and soul of drag racing, it was the wheelstanders that more often than not put butts in the bleachers. In that category, some ......
Take a drive down memory lane …
A small leather goods and harness-making shop in England became a fledgling horse-drawn carriage and coach-building business in colonial South Australia. It then morphed into Holden, a multinational company and a much-loved Australian icon. Holden endured through overwhelming wartime hardships, ......
Living and travelling in converted vehicles has become increasingly popular in the UK in recent years and the coronavirus pandemic has only increased the trend further. Life on the road can offer an incomparable sense of freedom and community, with endless opportunity for new experiences, and a shift to simpler living. But what these travellers ......
A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian motorsport. Set in 1900 - 1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/ dealers: E.G. Eager & Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters.
First produced in 1928, Mercedes-Benz Coupes became the embodiment of elegance and exclusivity on four wheels. Their design became an experience for all the senses, appealing to every emotion. Hans-Dieter Futschik, the designer responsible for many of the later Mercedes-Benz models, said of the Saloon Coupe: A shorter wheelbase compared with ......
Suitable for both those starting out in this hobby and more experienced modellers alike, this book is a one-stop guide to the creation of realistic models of German military aircraft of World War I. Examples of injection-moulded plastic, resin, vac-form, multi-media and limited-run plastic kits are included, as well as scratch-built ......
Hit the road and experience the wonders of RVing with these useful tips and tricks to make RV life easier, more organized, more efficient, and fun!
Welcome to RV life! Whether youre a first-timer or an experienced RVer, these RV hacks are sure to make life on the road easier so you can worry less and have more ......
Racer and broadcaster Neil Crompton has had the best seat in the house for the last 40 years of Australian motorsport, an amazing lifetime upgrade to a first-hand, front row seat to see the biggest names, machines and events of this high-speed, high-octane sport.
A kid from Ballarat in country Victoria obsessed by speed with an ......
The Lotus Elite was a turning point for Lotus. First produced at the end of the 1950s, it marked Lotus transition from a maker of small racing cars, which had limited utility on the road, to the producer of a highly sophisticated road and race car. In the Elite, Lotus exploited its knowledge of new technology and racing pedigree to produce a ......
Since July 1968 The Monaro has been known as a classic Australian icon. This is the Official Monaro Calendar for 2022.
Includes International, National and Regional Australian and New Zealand Public Holidays and other important dates, School term dates for Australia and New Zealand, a bonus 2022 Year Planner and September 2021 – December ......
From the publishers of Australian Street Rodding Contents includes: Gallery - The artwork of Stefan Marjoram - UK; 30 Years of Dry Lakes Racers Australia: "Pickins" - Historic Hot Rodding Photo Collection by Pat Ganahl; Grand National Roadster Show 2020; Gallery - The Artwork of Ken Senior - Australia; Queenscliff Rod Run 2020 - Australia; ......
The Mahy family of Ghent (Belgium) possess one of the largest collections of vintage and classic cars in the world. The 250 most notable cars in the collection are installed at Autoworld in the centre of Brussels, which is the third most attended museum in Belgium. But this represents only part of the collection. This full-colour book of ......
Sparkled with anecdotes, insights and surprises. It is great fun - and utterly timely Sunday Times Standage writes with a masterly clarity New York Times The product of deep research, great intelligence and burnished prose . . . It is rare that I encounter a non-fiction author whose prose is so elegant that it is worth reading for itself. ......
Featuring some of Australias most iconic rail journeys, Heading South celebrates the unique joys of train travel and is the perfect book for the armchair traveller. Freelance travel writer and Lonely Planet guidebook contributor Tim Richards decides to shake up his life by taking an epic rail journey across Australia. Jumping aboard iconic ......
Launched in 1971, the Alfasud was an all-new departure for Alfa Romeo, both in its design and its execution and became the best-selling model in the history of Alfa Romeo . Originally it was developed with the dual intentions of launching the company into large volume production and providing a more affordable model than their highly regarded ......
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