The 250-series was an early Ferrari success story and in 1959 spawned one of the most recognisable sports cars ever built. It is now also one of the most coveted. The 250 GT Berlinetta (aka SWB, ‘Short Wheelbase’) had a dual role as supreme grand tourer and outstanding racing car. Chassis 2689GT, the subject of this book, was purchased by ......
The world famous motorsport annual is regarded as the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Tony Dodgins, plus Formula One coverage from Maurice Hamilton and Mark Hughes as Technical Editor, it has been long established as a genuine collectors item. Autocourse has an unrivaled heritage which is recognised ......
When, during the tumultuous 1976 Formula 1 season, Niki Lauda nearly perished in a conflagration at the Nürburgring and then, severely scarred, courageously fought back to race again only six weeks later, the Austrian earned admiration and adulation world-wide. While the saga of that year, and the battle with James Hunt for the World ......
Includes 20 treks within a 2 hour of the city. Trek notes are accompanied by accurate full-colour maps, and snippets about local history and wildlife add colour and interest to the 4WD experience. Over 100 full-colour photos complement the text and provide a clear sense of the features on each trek.
Motorsport has forever been part of Australias shared sporting heritage, with a rich history that reveals a profound relationship between fans and the sports fabric.
At its pinnacle is the V8 Supercars Championship, the nations premier motor racing series and the custodian of over five decades of Aussie motor racing legend and ......
This 6 DVD pack is a celebration of Holden’s glorious motorsport history – the road cars, the race cars and the star drivers. It features the Torana Trilogy – XU-1, L34 and A9X models – as well as Holden in Motorsport, and takes in the Commodore era which followed the Torana, with First Around Australia and Commodore The Early Years.
This 6 DVD pack pays tribute to Ford’s glorious history in Australian motorsport, and in particular at Bathurst. Includes Ford At The Great Race, the Racing history of the Mustang, GTHO, Falcon hard tops as well the Falcxon XD XE, while Celebrating 40 years of the GT-HO is a special salute to the legendary XW-XY Falcon GT-HO series.
Die-cast model car with detailed interior and opening parts (bonnet and all four doors).
The 2018 Supercars season will see flying Kiwi Fabian Coulthard in his third season with DJR Team Penske / Shell V-Power Racing Team in the #12 Ford Falcon.
The 2017 season was an impressive year for Coulthard, who combined with team ......
Why is it best to practice your champagne celebration ahead of the big day? How do you tell a multiple F1 champion they need to check their blind-spot? And how do you face down your boss when youve just stacked his multi-million pound car into a wall during practice? In his brilliantly-written and revealing new book, expert driver Jenson Button ......
New York Times best-selling author and popular Wall Street Journal "My Ride" columnist A.J. Baime selects the one hundred cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles to fill the dream garage. Stunning photography and Baimes engaging essays celebrate everything drivers love about their cars - from technical specifications to satisfy gearheads to ......
Theres no other motor-racing circuit in Australia that holds the same magic as Bathursts Mount Panorama. Its been home to the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and TT, the Australian Hill Climb Championship, the Bathurst 1000 and now a round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. To win on the Mountain is still the ......
With a preface from founding member of Pink Floyd, Nick Mason. Prepare yourself for the worlds greatest road trip. Strap yourself in for a cavalcade of the fastest, biggest, smallest, most expensive, most innovative and downright sexiest motorized vehicles ever produced. Whether youre a vintage car spotter or an armchair petrolhead, 1001 Cars ......
In early 1959, young Harry Heuer, Executive Vice President of the Peter Hand Brewery, Chicago, Illinois, caught the racing bug. He immediately bought a race carand entered it in the May 1959 Meadowdale USAC professional race. At the same time, Reventlow Automobiles Inc., builder and racer of the Scarab, put both of its 1958 race-winning Scarabs ......
Holden’s lion reclaims the Mountain!
THE 1990 Tooheys 1000 at Mount Panorama, Bathurst remains a special race in the hearts of Holden fans and now, for the very first time, the full Seven Sport telecast has been released here as part of the popular Seven Sport’s Magic Moments of Motorsport DVD series.The 1990 race ......
When Valerie Pirie interviewed for her first real secretarial job after college, she did not expect to end up working for Stirling Moss. Regarded as the greatest driver who was never crowned world champion, he would become not only her new boss, but a lifelong friend. Here, in this playful and moving memoir, she opens up about the man behind ......
Hemi Muscle 70 Years is the complete illustrated story of the legendary engine and the cars it powered. Author Darwin Holmstrom explores how Chryslers Hemi engine became the number one choice for drag racers and stock car racers across the country, campaigned to great success by drivers like Richard Petty, Don Garlits, David Pearson, Sox and ......
Carroll Shelby, legendary driving ace, race team owner, and designer of Shelby Cobra, Daytona, and Mustang GT350 classics is revered by automotive enthusiasts, yet little has been written about the last quarter century of Carroll Shelbys life. During that time Chris Theodore, VP at Chrysler and Ford, developed a close personal friendship with ......
Four victorious Nissan GT-R races from the vault
THE Nissan GT-R will forever remain one of the most devastatingly fast cars in the history of Australian touring car racing and on this release we celebrate four of its best races.
The six-cylinder, twin-turbo, four-wheel-drive car dubbed ‘Godzilla’ only competed ......
Car-lovers rejoice - Ford vs Ferrari – what a great movie!
What happened when Americas richest car company, producing many thousands of cars per year, went head to head with Ferrari of Italy in the mid `60s? This is the story of an immovable force coming up against the stubbornness of an ......
No driver is as connected to a track as the legendary Peter Brock is to Bathurst. October 2019 marks half a century since a shy and bearded Brock first took on the turns of Mount Panorama, the track he was destined to dominate with a record nine wins, earning him the mantle King of the Mountain. That uncanny relationship between driver and ......
Toyota’s unique brand of luck came to the fore once again at the 2019 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Although the race finished with a 1-2 for the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, the finishing order saw a dramatic change in the final hours of the action, in a way that always seems to strike Toyota on the Circuit de la ......
Comprises a Hardie Ferodo 500 1969 hardcover book plus a print of the Geoghegan brothers Falcon XW GT-HO - personally signed by Leo and Ian Geoghegan. This unique print is shrink wrapped onto a backing board and measures 29cm x 23 cm.
Limited edition - 19 copies available.
Comprises a Hardie Ferodo 500 1970 hardcover book plus a photograph of the Moffat XW GT-HO Falcon - personally signed by Allan Moffat. This unique photograph is shrink wrapped onto a backing board and measures 25cm x 20cm.
Limited edition - only 18 available.
Comprises Bathurst XU-1 Torana 1973 softcover book plus a print of the Colin Bond / Leo Geoghegan Torana XU-1 - personally signed by Colin Bond and Leo Geoghegan. This unique print is shrink wrapped onto a backing board and measures 33cm x 23 cm.
Limited edition - only 29 copies available
This book tells the story of the development of the circuit from 1962 to 2010 and the stories from the background. It is written as a tribute to the thousands of volunteers responsible for the much-loved Sydney track, which operated for almost half a century until closure and demolition in 2010. It is also a reminder that Motor Racing in ......
The Lola T70 was developed in 1965 for sports car racing - Lola built the chassis, which were typically powered by large American V8 engines, predominantly Chevrolets and Fords. The T70 was prolific throughout the mid- to late-1960s, and over 100 examples were built in three versions - both open-topped and coup models. The first successes for ......
SOUTH Australia has an amazing history within the annals of Australian motorsport and on this release we celebrate some of the great races from Adelaide International Raceway. First opened in 1972, this 2.4-kilometre circuit first hosted an Australian Touring Car Championship round that year and was the annual home of the championship in the ......
SINCE 1981, Street Machine has been the bible of Australias modified car scene, celebrating the best builds of the sport and the fanatics that create them. For this, Street Machines first book, weve chosen 60 of the best-loved feature cars to appear in the magazine during its first 20 years. We look at the significance of each build to the ......
Gathers dozens of stories about many of the ute models imported and produced since the 1920s. Includes the history of utes: Fords first true ute in the 1930s, the first all-Australian (Holden) ute in the early 1950s, and more recent highlights. With stories and photographs from dozens of Holden enthusiasts, this is a Holden book from the heart.