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365 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die
Stock #: 90098
Author: Matt Stone
List Price: $19.95
Karen's Price:
$17.95
Soft Cover. Motor Trend editor Matt Stone singles out 365 automobiles-ranging from classic muscle cars, sports cars, and racing cars to cultural landmarks and automotive oddities-that any self-respecting automotive aficionado just has to drive. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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75 Years of Citroën in the U.K. From A to X
Stock #: 89007
Author: John Reynolds
List Price: $0.00
Karen's Price:
$79.95
In examining the first seventy five years of Automobiles Citroën's presence in Great Britain, this book reviews the history of Citroën Cars Ltd. and Citroën UK Ltd. at Slough, recalling the vehicles built at the Slough Works between 1926 and 1966 and all those subsequently imported from France from 1966 onwards until the present day. Full of color and black and white photographs!!! Hard cover more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Art of the Hot Rod
Stock #: 88099
Author: Ken Gross
List Price: $40.00
Karen's Price:
$36.95
The best hot rods are art on four wheels, and this book is nothing less than a gallery of the best of American hot rods. Profiling top builders and featuring studio portraits of their most outstanding custom creations, this book celebrates the uniquely American marriage of mechanical know-how and an inspired sense of style and design. Built from the ground up, pieced together from salvaged parts, rebuilt with classic looks and futuristic technology--these are automotive works of art, as powerful on the page as they are on the street. Full color photos of some of the finest work ever seen on 4 wheels. Hard cover
hot, rod, builders, portraits, mechanical, salvaged, parts,duece, coupe, builder, paint more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Complete Corvette : A Model-by-Model History of the American Sports Car
Stock #: 89020
Author: Tom Falconer
List Price: $24.90
Karen's Price:
$18.95
A unique color directory of every legendary Corvette model produced over the last half-century. From its 1953 debut, the Corvette has reigned as Americas preeminent sports car. Arranged chronologically, this superb reference book features full-color photographs and detailed descriptions of all the great Corvettes, including specials and racers. Performance car fans will find quarter-mile times, top speeds, mileage, original prices and production numbers, plus engine specs. Hard Cover. 400 color photographs, 100 black and white.
corvette,history,specs,specifications,sports car,sports cars, sports, car, car,automobile,race car, racing,engine,production numbers,production,chevrolet. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Edelbrock: Made in USA
Stock #: 83010
Author: Tom Madigan
List Price: $40.00
Karen's Price:
$36.95
This is the story of the rear of a gas station to an American institution. It is at the heart of the history of the earliest drag racers and land speed racers, it is woven into the early days of NASCAR, and it flourishes today in the cars owned by enthusiasts and ordinary drivers across America who boast Edelbrock equipment. Hard Cover. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Ferrari: A Complete Guide to All Models
Stock #: 90096
Author: Leonardo Acerbi
List Price: $19.95
Karen's Price:
$18.95
Soft Cover. More than 180 designs are beautifully illustrated with both artworks and photographs. It's a full review of Prancing Horse cars from 1940—the year of the 815 Auto Avio Costruzioni—to the 2006 F1 racer of World Champion Michael Schumacher and all the great production cars in between. Organized in chronological order and sub-divided into grand touring, Sport cars, and Formula One single-seaters, each design has its own technical specification and a text that details the principle engineering and sports successes. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Gasoline Automobile: The Classic Book from 1915
Stock #: 15355
Author: George Hobbs & Ben G. Elliot
List Price: $26.95
Karen's Price:
$24.95
Filled with B&W photos of the gasoline car, the steam car, the electric car plus photos of the chassis, the frame, the springs, the front axle and more. Soft Cover. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Hot Rod Pin-ups
Stock #: 83006
Author: David Perry, foreword by Robt. Williams
List Price: $34.95
Karen's Price:
$32.95
David Perry depicts models in and out of cherry-picked rods and customs wearing painstakingly chosen period dress and hairstyles. More than 100 photos present these modern-day pin-ups under three themes: Garage, Cruising, and Race. In addition, essays explore each topic and are also accompanied by pulp novel covers, period mags, and ads that place the photography in a historical context. Captions identify the car owners, photo location, and, where appropriate, interesting car specs and histories. Soft cover.
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Subject: Automobiles
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How-to-Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup
Stock #: 88022
Author: Tom Brownell
List Price: $25.95
Karen's Price:
$23.95
Soft Cover.320 color, 20 diagrams A new edition of one of our more popular how-to titles, incorporating an attractive design, significantly updated text, and full-color photography. This is a step-by-step restoration guide for all Chevy light-duty trucks from 1928 onwards.
Updates include:
- Upgrading to power steering
- Pressure oiling for "Stovebolt" six and electronic fuel injection upgrades
- Converting to 12 volt electrics
- New information on disc brakes and power brakes
- Updated suppliers listing
restoration,restore,chevy,chevrolet,truck,pick up,light-duty,1928,stovebolt. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Jeep 1941-2000 Photo Archive
Stock #: KB10310
Author: Peter C. Sessler
List Price: $29.95
Karen's Price:
$27.95
Superb photographs illustrate the complete evolution of Jeep, including the early Jeeps (CJ2-3-7-8, Wrangler, etc), Jeepster, Jeep Station Wagon/Sedan Delivery, Jeepster Commando, Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer, Cherokee, and the Grand Cherokee. Also see Jeep trucks - the FC, Gladiator, J10 and J15. Extensive production figures and specifications accompany the photographs, making this Photo Archive both enjoyable and informative. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Jeep Prototypes & Concept Vehicles Photo Archive
Stock #: KB10311
Author: Peter C. Sessler
List Price: $29.95
Karen's Price:
$27.95
You're invited behind the scenes to witness the abundant variety of Jeep prototypes and concept vehicles. Now you can observe these rare vehicles up close through the exquisite photographs and illustrations in this book. See designers' sketches, cutaway drawings, clay models, concept vehicles, early Brooks Stevens designs and more. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Land Rover - The Incomparable 4x4 from Series 1 to Defender
Stock #: KB10312
Author: Paul Woods
List Price: $29.95
Karen's Price:
$27.95
One of the world's most versatile and engaging vehicles is celebrated in this Ludvigsen Library book. Conceived by Maurice Wilks of the Rover Motor Company as Britain's answer to the ubiquitous Jeep, the Land-Rover made its bow in 1948. In accord with Wilk's desires it was more versatile than the Jeep, making it the ideal farming and countryside vehicle - perhaps the first-ever sport-utility. Rare and original photos from the Ludvigsen Library and Marshall of Cambridge depict the evolution of this globe-girdling 4x4 over half a century, amplified by an introduction by ''Landie'' expert Paul Woods. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars
Stock #: 90101
Author: Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom
List Price: $50.00
Karen's Price:
$34.95
In the 1960s three incendiary ingredients—developing V-8 engine technology, a culture consumed by the need for speed, and 75 million baby boomers entering the auto market—exploded in the form of the factory muscle car. The resulting vehicles, brutal machines unlike any the world had seen before or will ever see again, defined the sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll generation.This was a generation of people with excessive appetites for hedonistic pleasures, and the cars they drove provided hedonistic pleasure in wretched excess. Hard cover.
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Subject: Automobiles
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Mustang Race Cars
Stock #: 83013
Author: Dr. John Craft
List Price: $39.95
Karen's Price:
$36.95
The unmistakable influence of the Mustang on the racing world is seen here in endurance and drag, Trans Am, and GT racing. This volume draws on the history of factory and privately sponsored efforts to lavishly chronicle the history of factory-produced models that have been put to the test as racing machines. Vivid historical and contemporary images reveal Mustangs 35+ years of competitive racing history. Hard Cover.
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Subject: Automobiles
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On the Road to Yellowstone: The Yellowstone Trail & American Highways 1900-1930
Stock #: 89015
Author: Harold A. Meeks
List Price: $0.00
Karen's Price:
$15.95
This book traces the early development of the cross-country road systems in the U.S. with emphasis on the famous Yellowstone Trail between Boston and Seattle. This book tells the story of this pioneering road and the impact it has on communities along its route. 256 B&W photos. Soft Cover.
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Subject: Automobiles
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Rod & Custom in the 1950s
Stock #: 83005
Author: Deette Crow
List Price: $21.95
Karen's Price:
$20.95
Soft Cover.250 Photos. Rod & Custom in the 1950s features the magazines best articles from that era, all in authentically reproduced pages that showcase many of coolest hot rods, custom cars, race cars, and even karts of the period. Also included are vintage advertisements as well as the Arrin Cree do-it-yourselfer cartoon that began running in Rod & Custom in November 1955.
hot rods,cars,racing,sports,custom,karts,race cars,1950. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Route 66 in California
Stock #: 89008
Author: Glen Duncan & The California Route 66 Preservation Foundation
List Price: $19.99
Karen's Price:
$18.95
The “Mother Road” hauled it all, traversing the American West from Chicago to Santa Monica Beach, the last 350 miles through Southern California. For settlers, Depression-era “Okies” and “Arkies,” and post–World War II families bound for suburbia, Route 66 was a migration funnel for generations. Winding through the mountains and badlands of San Bernardino County into Los Angeles County. Soft Cover. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Schlumpf Automobile Collection
Stock #: 90085
List Price: $19.95
Karen's Price:
$17.95
Hard Cover. 480 b/w photos 8 pages color photos. This book shares the valuable collection of the Schlumpf brothers, whose collection of 427 beautiful classic cars-including 122 Bugatis-made it Europe's most exciting auto collection. Now known as the National Auto Museum of France, this amazing collection is presented in this book for all the world to see. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Ultimate Garages
Stock #: 90102
Author: Phil Berg
List Price: $34.95
Karen's Price:
$25.95
Hard Cover. Page after page of Color Photos! This lushly illustrated, large-format gift book caters to Americas fascination with the garage and looks at 24 of the most incredible garages in the United States. The list of garages compiled by author Phil Berg is a mix of over-the-top garages built by some of the most well-known names in the auto industry, including Bob Lutz, Ken Gross, Brock Yates, Jay Leno, and Bruce Meyer. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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Ultimate Performance Cars: Fast, Faster, Fastest
Stock #: 89019
Author: Richard Gunn
List Price: $19.95
Karen's Price:
$16.95
600 COLOR PHOTOS !!Cars celebrates these ultra-desirable machines, providing a detailed look at some of the great cars from around the world, past and present. All the great marques are covered, including Ferrari, Lotus, Corvette, Aston Martin, Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography, each car is examined from all angles in close-up detail. Detailed specifications are provided for each machine. Hard Cover. more»
Subject: Automobiles
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