A book on cars? Explore here illustrated books on the history, types and construction of cars from Great Britain from the 70s and 80s.
A-Z of Cars of the 1970s (Classic and Sports Car Magazine)
From AC to Zagato, this A-Z offers the enthusiast and invaluable guide to all 1970s models sold in Britain, and Graham Robson's text also makes fascinating reading. An increasing number of Japanese cars came on the scene and as in any period there was the usual complement of doomed enterprises, now forgotten. More than 700 models are dealt with, and all are illustrated.
Firmly established as the most comprehensive illustrated reference works available on the subject, the books in the Classic and Sports Car A-Z series provide unique individual coverage and analysis of every make and model of car sold in Britain, with: - Photographs of all models - Production dates and numbers - Specifications and body types - Descriptions and recognition features - Historical notes on all makes.
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Author:
Graham Robson
Details:
184 pages, 26 x 19 x 1.5 cm / 10.25 x 7.5 x 0.59 in, paperback
Illustrations:
700 b&w photos
Publisher:
Herridge & Sons Ltd (GB, 2010)
ISBN:
9781906133276
A-Z of Cars of the 1970s (Classic and Sports Car Magazine)
A-Z of Cars of the 1980s (Classic and Sports Car Magazine)
Cars of the 1980s are becoming more and more collectable. Those needing encyclopaedic information on cars of that decade need look no further. This book contains brief histories of of all the manufacturers who sold cars in Britain during the period plus descriptions, specifications, performance figures and photographs of all their models.
Firmly established as the most comprehensive illustrated reference works available on the subject, the books in the Classic and Sports Car A-Z series provide unique individual coverage and analysis of every make and model of car sold in Britain, with: - Photographs of all models - Production dates and numbers - Specifications and body types - Descriptions and recognition features - Historical notes on all makes.
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Author:
Martin Lewis
Details:
184 pages, 25.5 x 19 x 1.3 cm / 10 x 7.5 x 0.51 in, paperback
Illustrations:
650 b&w photos
Publisher:
Herridge & Sons Ltd (GB, 2010)
ISBN:
9781906133283
A-Z of Cars of the 1980s (Classic and Sports Car Magazine)
It was brash and it was loud - the 1980s put paid to the glumness of the '70s and nowhere was that more obvious than in the cars we drove, which took a quantum leap in durability, performance, equipment and style. They had to: Japanese quality and European design were luring away ever more customers. Features such as fuel injection, turbochargers, computer-controlled systems and four-wheel drive became commonplace.
This was also the decade that brought us the people-carrier and the off-roader, new classes of car that radically reshaped family transport. Meanwhile, seatbelt-wearing became law, the M25 opened, speed cameras appeared and ram-raiding was the new motoring nemesis. Relive everything car-related in Britain in the 1980s with Giles Chapman.
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Author:
Giles Chapman
Details:
160 pages, 15.5 x 18 x 1.1 cm / 6.1 x 7.1 x 0.43 in, paperback
From AC to Yugo, here is an A-Z of the 630-plus cars offered in Britain through the 1990s. For each make there is a brief historical introduction, followed by individual entries on their models.
Each model entry begins with a brief specification giving details of production period, body types, powertrain layout, engine capacities and performance, and then the author provides a description of the model and its features, with comments on its reception in the market and its status today. Every model is illustrated.
Firmly established as the most comprehensive illustrated reference works available on the subject, the books in the Classic and Sports Car A-Z series provide unique individual coverage and analysis of every make and model of car sold in Britain, with: - Photographs of all models - Production dates and numbers - Specifications and body types - Descriptions and recognition features - Historical notes on all makes.
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Author:
Graham Robson
Details:
208 pages, 27 x 20 x 2.3 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.91 in, hardback
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