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This is the first ever book devoted exclusively to these six-cylinder ACs. In 1919 the small English firm of AC Cars came out with a new engine which, amazingly, was to power...

From its launch in 1950 to its demise in 1967 the Alvis Three Litre enjoyed a deserved reputation for effortless performance, exceptional surefootedness and an irreproachable quality of construction. It was considered...

This indispensable book covers the Austin-Healey 100, from its first appearance at the 1952 London Motor Show until it was replaced by the 100/6 in 1956. Each model receives comprehensive treatment, from...

A history, description and analysis of the 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 Litre Bentleys built by Rolls-Royce during the 1930s following their surprise takeover of Bentley Motors early in the decade. The...

Through 80 years these legendary Bentleys have remained the object of fascination and desire of all motoring enthusiasts.  In 1921 the 3 litre was developed and was the favorite of young sportsmen....

WO Bentley had launched his first model, the four-cylinder 3 Litre, in 1921, as a sporting car for the discerning driver, intending that it should provide 80mph performance, with exceptional reliability founded...

The Moth was designed to be affordable, simple and safe and it inspired a world-wide revolution in civil and military training and private ownership. The DH60 Moth of 1925 led to a...

Harry Ferguson was a remarkable inventor and a man of vision. Aside from his innovations in mechanized agriculture he designed a four-wheel drive system for road cars and created inspired design solutions...

This is the eighth title in the now well-established In Detail series. Its subject, the Jaguar XK120, has become one of the immortals of sports car history and remains one of the...

Jaguar’s series of XK sports cars used the remarkable twin overhead camshaft engine that was first exposed to the public in 1948 in the new XK120, which took the motoring world by...

The British firm of Lagonda, founded in 1899 by an American, Wilbur Gunn, became famous in the 1920s and 1930s for its range of exceptionally handsome and effective sporting cars. The 2...

This is the first ever book devoted exclusively to the 4 1/2 Litre Lagondas - M45, LG45 and W O Bentley-designed V12, including the sporting Rapide versions. Its in-depth examination of these...

Lancia's V6-engined Aurelia series of the 1950s - GT, Spyder and Saloon - remain among the most beautiful cars ever made. Quintessentially Italian, they were technically advanced and fast, with taut handling....

The T Series MGs, from the 1936 TA to the TF of 1954, represent the absolute archetype of the Brisitsh sports car. Each model receives comprehensive treatment with detailed technical descriptions, production...

In 1922 Rolls-Royce introduced their new 20hp model, known as the Twenty, the first in a family of what are now called the “Small Horsepower” cars. The plan was to offer less...

The author gives a thoroughgoing account of the evolution of the Sunbeam-Talbot and Alpine models through to the end of production in 1957. He provides detailed descriptions of all models.  A full account...

The Triumph TR sports cars were best-sellers in North America. They were simple, inexpensive, fast and fun to drive, if sometimes wayward on the limit. Here the 1950s first-generation models - TR2,...