Dodge Challenger & Plymouth Barracuda is the ultimate resource on the definitive Chrysler pony car. Written by Peter Grist, his approach able and unpretentious style accentuates the highlights of these great vehicles.
This title profiles every series and model of pony car made by the Chrysler Corporation through the 60s and ’70s, including the slippery Barracuda and classic Dodge Challenger, along with stars of the big screen and drag strip.
Automotive history is filled with concepts which never left the drawing board, with early streamlined projects being among the more fascinating. This book presents ten of the most striking and unusual aerodynamic automobile studies of the interwar period. Subjects include a torpedo-like race car driven by periscope; advanced teardrop passenger cars; rocket-powered vehicles with wings; Harry Miller’s land speed record dream car; a three-wheel GP car inspired by racing aircraft; and a pair of huge and futuristic Nazi record vehicles. All of these concepts are brought to life in stunning full color CG reconstructions showing these remarkable vehicles from every angle.
With step-by-step instructions and safety information throughout, this book is a valuable technical resource for owners of Series II, IIA and III Land Rovers. The book covers
Choosing and buying a Series Land Rover
Maintenance and service procedures
Detailed guides for repair and maintenance of each of the car’s systems, including brakes, steering and suspension, engine, clutch and transmission, axles, hubs and propshafts, and electrical systems
Repairing and preventing corrosion
Upgrades for reliability, comfort, performance and off-roading
Rebuilding a Series Land Rover: things to know before you take on a project car
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This Manual will cover the JCB Backhoe Loader – the iconic ‘yellow’ digger, variants of which have now been in production for over 50 years. The book will be produced with the full co-operation of JCB, who are likely to take approx 2,000 copies to use for promotional activity to celebrate the company’s 70th anniversary in October 2015 (a year of celebrations is planed running until October 2016). JCB has an extensive archive from which material will be drawn for use in the book, and it is envisaged that the ‘project vehicle’ will be a ‘classic’ 1979 3C Backhoe Loader – revered by enthusiasts, and the machine that took JCB from leading British manufacturer to a global player.
A workshop guide to the strip-down, rebuild, maintenance and repair of two-stroke motorcycle engines. Author Dave Boothroyd covers the principles and practice of two-stroke engine work, examining a wide range of marques and road, racing and trail motorcycles. With over 450 colour photographs, this new book covers: the chronological development of two-stroke engines and workshop procedures for each era; the examination of each major engine component in turn, including cylinder head, piston, piston rings, crankcase, flywheel, bearings, inlet manifold, clutch, gearbox and primary drive, and, finally, racing motorcycles and tuning engines for best performance; diagnosing problems and workshop safety. This practical reference guide is for the two-stroke motorcycle owner or restorer and is illustrated throughout with over 450 colour photographs.
The classic book on the maintenance and driving of vintage cars
Antique & Classic Cars: Their Maintenance and Operation is a companion volume to Wheatley and Morgan’s standard work The Restoration of Antique and Classic Cars, in which they took the reader right through a complete overhaul up to the point where his car was ready to start its life all over again. In this book they not only carry the story on from where it was left previously, taking the reader out onto the road with his car, and instructing him how best to maintain it in the impeccable condition it deserves, but they also retrace their steps in places and cover more fully some technical points which could merely be outlined before.
Antique & Classic Cars: Their Maintenance and Operation is equally useful to those who have no wish to restore an antique or classic car but who either possess, or feel that they might like to own, such a car which is already in reasonable condition. For the unintiated driver there is advice on the use of his car in races, rallies and concours. The selection of 42 illustrations from photographs and diagrams has been specially prepared for the book to clarify and supplement the authors’ instructions and advice.
Originally published in the United Kingdom in 1964 under the title The Maintenance and Driving of Vintage Cars, this book has since become a standard in the field of antique and vintage automotive restoration.
There is immense pleasure to be obtained from driving a car with a long stroke engine and a high axle ratio, and in mastering the difficulties of a crash gear box. This handbook points the way to the enjoyments of these delights.
An absolute sensation when first seen in 1948, in the midst of post-war austerity, the Jaguar XK 120 was both a stunningly beautiful car sold to all the top film stars, and a ruthlessly successful rally machine–and it remains just as effective on both counts today. A perfect XK 120, 140 or 150 could easily cost six figures in pounds, dollars or euros today–so how practical is it to buy a neglected example and restore it at home?
This is the story of how one man completely restored his XK 120 roadster, transforming it from dereliction into a thoroughly beautiful example of this iconic sports car. He also took the time to investigate and incorporate numerous detail improvements, making the car even more usable and practical for today’s roads, some 65 years after it was built.
Cable TV engineer Bob Exelby has a lifetime of home classic car rebuilds behind him and shares all the nuggets of information, advice and tips gleaned through his own blood (literally), sweat and tears over 50 years of ‘playing with old cars’. Even the most experienced make mistakes, and he freely shares his so that others can avoid them. This book is invaluable if you want to know what makes an XK ‘tick’, and if it’s the classic car for you–and vital if you own or are restoring one.
Over the years, American automobile racing has enjoyed a handful of successful racing families such as the Andrettis and Unsers in Indy car racing and the Pettys, Allisons and Earnhardts in NASCAR. We’ve also seen this phenomenon in Europe and international racing, with the likes of Graham Hill and his son Damon, world champions both, and the legendary Ferrari Formula One hero Gilles Villeneuve and his son Jacques, who was successful in both Indy and F1 cars.
Less well-known with the passage of time, but equally accomplished in a wide-range of American open wheel racing are the Bettenhausens, Tony and his three sons, Gary, Merle and Tony, Jr. The family’s story has been told before by Carl Hungness in his epic GO! The Bettenhausen Story, published in 1982. But more than thirty years later, with advice and assistance from Merle and Susan Bettenhausen we decided to take a fresh, pictorial look at the family’s story using Racemaker Press’s superb photo archive along with the Bettenhausen family’s personal collections.
Award-winning author Gordon Kirby has created a visual odyssey of the Bettenhausen family’s epic story, starting with two-time Indy car champion Tony Senior’s first laps at the wheel of a mid-western midget in 1938, and following Gary’s, Merle’s and Tony Jr.’s careers. This book features over 350 superb photos and is enlivened by Merle and Susan Bettenhausen’s personal recollections, observations and commentary about their father, brothers and family. The book is completed with full statistical data of the Bettenhausens’ championship racing careers
Gary ‘Sox’ Hocking raced against the likes of Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees, and eventually became double world champion – yet his name remains largely forgotten. He retired at an early stage in his career, and the explanation so often given for this ultimately proved far removed from the real reason.
Roger Hughes’ fascinating book is a positive celebration of Hocking’s life and career. Stories reveal how he went from riding a motorbike to work to becoming world champion – a riveting journey, made more so by being told by those who were close to him. Gary’s decision to move to car racing because it was safer, only to then be killed in a car, makes for a tragic end to his tale. This book explores the many suggestions as to how the accident happened.
With photos covering Hocking’s early career racing Nortons in South Africa, through to his final motorcycle ride, at the 1962 Isle of Man TT – a win that was, in many ways, so important to him – this book is a fitting tribute to a forgotten champion.
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Discover the allure of forgotten cars.
Something that to the rest of the world is nothing but a forgotten automotive hulk slowly degenerating into a pile of iron oxide is to the car enthusiast something so much more. Like those who restore Victorian homes or antique furniture, car guys see not a decrepit piece of junk, but a desirable object that “just needs some attention.” And should the vehicle abandoned in a field or lying in a creek bed be too far gone to resurrect, car enthusiasts can simply enjoy it for what it once was (while lamenting that it has come to such a sad end).
Finding a lost, restorable car is every auto collector’s dream! Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics taps into the thrill of the hunt with hundreds of photos of lost cars – each accompanied by detailed information covering the nature of the find and details about the car. Ride along as author Ryan Brutt, the “automotive archaeologist,” travels the United States documenting lost and abandoned automotive gems.
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224 pages, 103 illustrations, size 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Originally published under the title VINCENT MOTOR CYCLES: A PRACTICAL GUIDE COVERING ALL VINCENT AND VINCENT HRD MODELS FROM 1935 by P. Richardson, this is a faithful reproduction of the 1955 Floyd Clymer publication of that manual. Includes complete technical data, service and maintenance information and comprehensive detailed instructions for the repair and overhaul of all major and minor mechanical and electrical components, for all models of Vincent motorcycles from 1935 through 1955, making it an invaluable resource for collectors and restorers of these classic motorcycles. There are separate sections that deal with the repair and overhaul procedures for the engine, transmission, wheels and brakes, front forks, frame and carburetor, plus a detailed electrical service section and a comprehensive chapter on modifications for racing. Includes a detailed index plus a 12-page appendix of complete technical specifications and maintenance charts. This is a – must have – reference for any Vincent enthusiast and would certainly assist in helping any potential purchaser better understand the inner workings prior purchasing of one of these classic motorcycles.
Automotive Maintenance Log
Vehicle Maintenance Tips
This remarkable film was commissioned by Duke from Greenlight Television to capture the magic of the 100th anniversary of the Isle of Man TT.
Directed by Andrew Stickland, the man behind the critically-acclaimed TT: A Film Documentary, this programme gets under the skin of the event and celebrations, letting the fans, the marshals, the organisers, the locals and more have their say, looking at the impact of the TT on the Island, capturing the off-track attractions and discovering what it means to race.
It is an in-depth study of the importance of the event, examining what draws thousands of people from around the world, as well as a fascinating look at what it means to be a biker.
The extraordinary TT: Centenary Celebration is packed with thoughtful contributions from the stars – including Carl Fogarty, John Surtees, Geoff Duke, John McGuinness and Guy Martin – and your guide throughout is the irrepressible Murray Walker, the legendary motorsport commentator and lifelong TT fan.
“You must see the latest Duke DVD TT Centenary Celebration with Murray Walker doing his stuff and doing it well on a subject he himself loves almost as much as I do.
A very good quality DVD and it shows the whole aspect of the TT through the eyes of riders, fans and many others.
Recommended for those winter evenings!!”
