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  • WHY NOT? THE STORY OF THE HONOURABLE CHARLES STEWART ROLLS
    DAVID BAINES
    Charles Rolls was the first Englishman to be killed in an air crash. He was thirty years old. Rolls’s death shocked the country and made headlines across the world. His relative youth at the time is perhaps the reason that he is a forgotten hero; a man who today receives little credit for the legacy that he left behind, even though at the time of his death on July 12th 1910 he ...
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    109,00 €

  • ENGINES & ENTERPRISE THE LIFE AND WORK OF SIR HARRY RICARDO
    JOHN REYNOLDS
    Sir Harry Ricardo was an engineer, scientist, inventor and designer who had a profound effect on the world-wide development of the internal combustion engine. His achievements were repeatedly honoured throughout the automobile and aircraft industries during his lifetime. As a consultant engineer, Ricardo played a vital role in bringing about British victory in two world wars an...
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    46,00 €

  • TONY ROBINSON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF A RACE MECHANIC
    IAN WAGSTAFF
    Features• The unique story of one of the most significant motor racing mechanics of the 1950s and 1960s• Original, first hand material from Tony and his colleagues• A fresh and different look at part of Stirling Moss’s career• The story of BRP from the inside• How an international motor racing team was run in the late 1950s and early 1960s• A new look at Cooper in the mid 1960s...
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    38,50 €

  • MURRAY WALKER THE LAST WORD
    CHRISTOPHER HILTON
    With his beaming personality and high-octane television commentaries peppered with wonderful blunders, Murray Walker became a national treasure known far beyond Formula 1. To mark the great man’s retirement at the end of the 2001 season, here is a tribute book, packed with anecdotes, quotes and specially commissioned cartoons, that will appeal to the thousands of fans who view ...
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    28,00 €

  • ANDRE CITROEN INGENIEUR, EXPLORATEUR, ENTREPRENEUR
    JOHN REYNOLDS
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    55,00 €

  • MCQUEEN / 917
    YVES LE RAY
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    58,00 €

  • ALAN CLARK BACK FIRE A PASSION FOR CARS AND MOTORING
    ROBERT COUCHER
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    17,00 €

  • SIDE GLANCES 3 1998-2002
    PETER EGAN
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    26,50 €

  • LORD MONTAGU OF BEAULIEU
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    21,00 €

  • SIX MEN WHO BUILT THE MODERN AUTO INDUSTRY
    RICHARD JOHNSON
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    36,00 €

  • OUT IN FRONT THE LESLIE BALLAMY STORY
    TONY RUSSELL
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    38,00 €

  • LORD NUFIELD (FUNDADOR DE LA MORRIS)
    PETER HULL
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    9,50 €

  • COLIN CHAPMAN. INSIDE THE INNOVATION
    KARL LUDVIGSEN
    Colin Chapman was one of the greatest ever creative forces in the automotive world but he left behind a mixed legacy. Was he an unparalleled innovator who advanced the state of the art of sports and racing cars? Or was he an uninhibited exploiter of the uncredited ideas of others? In death as well as life Colin Chapman excites fevered debate about his achievements and methods. ...
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    49,00 €

  • STEVE MCQUEEN THE LAST MILLE
    MCQUEEN B.
    Photographs from the book will be available to buy as limited edition prints at an exhibition that will be held at the Movie Poster Art Gallery in London from June 15th 2007 Steve McQueen: The Last Mile is a personal collection of photographs taken by Steve’s widow and former model Barbara McQueen and co-authored by her and Marshall Terrill. Barbara McQueen has remained silent ...
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    102,00 €

  • ANDRE CITROEN ENGINEER EXPLORER ENTREPRENEUR
    JOHN REYNOLDS
    This fascinating biography of André Citroën is a new version of the critically acclaimed original title, first published in 1996. Through co-operation with the Citroën family, the author gives an insight into André Citroën's life and work, charting his progress from privileged childhood to motor magnate, responsible for the first mass-produced vehicles in Europe. Substantially ...
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    56,50 €

  • ABARTH THE MAN THE MACHINES
    LUCIANO GREGGIO
    This in-depth biography of Carlo Abarth details his personal life; his early motorcycling projects and races; the Cisitalia period and its unfortunate decline and his long and successful venture into car-tuning which resulted in Abarth cars becoming renowned throughout the world. The book contains a full technical specification for each model produced, supported by original cha...
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    108,00 €

  • ABARTH L'UOMO, LE MACHINE
    LUCIANO GREGGIO
    La personalità forte, l’intuito straordinario e l’eccezionale impegno di Carlo Abarth emergono imperiosi attraverso le pagine di questo libro biografico. Dopo gli anni giovanili, trascorsi in sella alle moto da corsa, con i record e le sfide che lo condussero alla ribalta delle cronache, il tecnico viennese approdò a Torino, alla Cisitalia, della quale condivise gli infausti de...
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    108,00 €

  • LARTIGUE ET LES AUTOS DE COURSE
    PIERRE DARMENDRAIL
    Sublime: à travers 150 photos prises entre 1905 et 1978, le regard du maître Jacques Lartigue sur l'une des grandes passions de sa vie: la course automobile. A redécouvrir toutes affaires cessantes. ...
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    86,00 €

  • MEN AND MOTORS OF THE AUSTIN THE INSIDE STORY OF A CENTURY OF CAR MAKING AT
    BARNEY SHARRATT
    Since 1905, Herbert Austin's Longbridge car factory, known locally as 'The Austin', has provided a livelihood for many thousands of families in the West Midlands. This is the story of the vehicles produced there, and the factory itself ' in the words of those intimately involved in the styling, design, testing and building of cars. It is rich in historical detail and social his...
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    56,50 €

  • STEVE MCQUEEN. A TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF COOL
    MARSHALL TERRILL
    Steve McQueen: A Tribute to the King of Cool tells the actor’s story through the eyes of those who knew him best: family, friends, co-stars, business associates, acquaintances and adoring fans from around the globe. Written in passage form, each person brings a different view to the man and the legend, presenting him in an unsurpassed 360-degree perspective.The Special Edition ...
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    50,00 €

  • FIRST PRINCIPLES. KEITH DUCKWORTH, THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF
    NORMAN BURR
    This book chronicles the life of Keith Duckworth OBE, the remarkable engineer famous for being co-founder of Cosworth Engineering and creating the most successful F1 engine of all time, the DFV. Although the company's engines are given due prominence, this isn’t an intricate technical examination of their design, but a more rounded look at the life and work of their designer – ...
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    45,00 €

  • MCQUEEN ET SES MACHINES. AUTOS ET MOTOS D'UNE STAR D'HOLLYWOOD
    MATT STONE
    Steve McQueen participe à la construction d'un hot-rod avant même d'avoir son permis. Engagé dans les Marines, il gonfle un moteur de char pour aller plus vite. Jeune élève comédien, il rôde en moto dans Greenwich Village. En 1970, il manque de peu de remporter les 12 Heures de Sebring sur une Porsche 908. Steve court en buggy dans la Baja, fait de la moto partout où il va dans...
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    43,00 €

  • THE PERFECT CAR. THE BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN BARNARD. MOTORSPORT'S MOST CREATIVE DESIGNER
    NICK SKEENS
    John Barnard revolutionised Formula 1, and motorsport as a whole, through his unrelenting quest for perfection in racing car design. Written with Barnard’s cooperation and with input from dozens of associates, drivers and rivals, this biography tells the entire story, both personal and professional, of a British design genius. Barnard’s technical achievements are explored in de...
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    56,00 €

  • STEVE MCQUEEN
    DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN
    Que ce soit à l’écran, en train de traverser à toute allure un désert de Californie sur une Triumph, ou tout simplement en compagnie d’amis, Steve McQueen affichait une allure décontractée qui venait contredire son passé de bagarreur. Son look et son style de vie ont par la suite été adoptés par les mondes du cinéma, de la course et de la culture pop.Steve McQueen The Life, off...
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    44,00 €

  • DON RUSPA VITA STRAORDINARIA DEL PRETE FORMULA 1
    CESARE DE AGOSTINI
    Un prete con la passione delle corse? Possibile? Sì, almeno a giudicare dalla storia, sino ad oggi mai raccontata, di Don Sergio Mantovani poi soprannominato da Enzo Ferrari “Don Ruspa” (fece abbattere notte tempo una piccola pieve gotica nel modenese per far posto ad una casa di riposo per anziani… dopo che la Sovrintendenza aveva negato l’autorizzazione!!!). Sin dalla prima m...
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    33,00 €

  • TEMERARI RICORDI DA CORSA DEI "CAVALIERI DEL RISCHIO"
    DANILO CASTELLARIN
    Oggi non sono cambiati solo i piloti, le macchine da corsa, i circuiti, i progettisti, le tecnologie. È cambiato il mondo. Ma se solo avete un po' di nostalgia per quello che c'era, per quello che avete vissuto o anche solo per quello di cui avete sentito parlare, allora leggete “Temerari”, libro-amarcord dedicato ai piloti e ai protagonisti delle corse dal 1950 al 2000, gente ...
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    30,00 €

  • JAMES DEAN FROM PASSION FOR SPEED TO IMMORTALITY
    PHILIPPE DEFECHEREUX
    Scope: The complete yet never told story of James Dean’s passion for professional racing, his cars and races, within the context of his life, the many celebrities he befriended and his stunning Hollywood success before his tragic death at 24. The book also details his fatal accident almost “frame-by-frame,” based on police reports, witness testimonies and the author’s own analy...
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    30,00 €

  • A LIFE WITH HWM - FROM ASTON TO FACEL VEGA
    FRED HOBBS
    The author joined HW Motors in 1946, and tells of his personal experiences there, at the home of HWM Racing and Sports Racing Cars including Alfa Romeo, Alta, Aston Martin, MG, Riley and a host of other thoroughbreds. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with photographs from his private collection. ...
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    24,50 €

  • SIR WILLIAM LYONS THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
    PHILIP PORTER
    The first full biography of Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons. This inspiring book describes Lyons's early influences and how, while in his 30s, he established a substantial motor manufacturing business. Decades of glory were followed by a period of despair. But at the time of his death in 1985 he knew that, post British Leyland, the company he founded was on a strong path to re...
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    38,00 €