Performance Portfolio Books

This portfolio is about the revival of Alfa Romeo sports cars and coupes, one of the most desirable and popular of the Italian genre. Their progress is traced through driving impressions, road...

The Audi TT is one of the most influential cars ever made by a German manufacturer....

This was the first 6 cyl. production motor cycle, masterminded by De Tomaso and designed to put Benelli at the forefront of the superbike era. The story of the Benelli 750 and...

The first 7-series, coded E23, appeared in 1977. Over the next nine years the 6-cylinder engines were increased in capacity from 2.8-litres to 3.5-litres. In 1979 there was a turbocharged big six...

The first of the 7-series cars appeared in 1977 quickly developing into a big six-cylinder engine and then becoming turbocharged in the early 1980s. This is a book of contemporary road and...

With the introduction of the 850CSi it's time to recalibrate our view of this car. Although this version is not any lighter, several significant improvements have injected a hefty dose of pulsating...

Alpina tuning parts was set up in 1965 after the successful conversion on the 1500 saloon. During the 1960s and 1970s the company grew and was soon acknowledged as the leading performance...

Alpina started in the mid-1960s as the purveyor of tuning accessories. By the time the first cars in this book were built they were a sophisticated entity and put together as a...

The first generation of K-bikes offered unique qualities and decent performance although there was excessive engine vibration, underdamped suspension and a hyperactive final-drive. These problems were addressed in 1991 with the updated...

The early post war Buicks retained early-40s styling but this had changed by 1950. These years were very successful years even if the products were not always at the leading edge of...

The Riviera was always sold as a hardtop model with two doors. Power and performance gradually increased over the years. From 1966 it became bigger and heavier. For 1970 the new 455ci...

During the '50s, Cadillac celebrated its 50th Anniversary and enjoyed the reputation of being America's favorite luxury car and this book traces the progress of the post-war 60, 61, 62 and 70...

This Cadillac portfolio covers the story of Cadillac's fabulous '59 finned models up to the elegant mid-60s cars and is told through 44 articles drawn from 3 continents. Featured are road &...

The 1967 Eldorado marked a turning point in the evolution of Cadillac's luxury coupe by having front-wheel drive and good handling. Remaining more or less unchanged for three seasons a new 400bhp...

Fully illustrated articles from the world's leading automotive magazines deliver the information you're looking for. Road test reports by experts from 3 continents are featured together with comment on its touring ability...

The Corvair was General Motors' answer to the Chrysler Valiant and the Ford Falcon. It came with a rear-mounted, air-cooled flat-six engine that turned out to be heavier than anticipated and compromised...

Datsun built its first car in 1912 but it was not until 1959 that it built its first sports car. The 1500cc S211, the Fairlady, soon gave way to the SP213. The...

The street bikes are a spin-off of the racing machines. For homologation 200 850s were built for sale with 16-inch rims, full electrics but with a de-tuned engine to produce about 100hp....

This book includes contemporary road and comparison tests, driver's impressions, specification and technical data, design development, new model introductions and engine swap. ...

This portfolio covers one of Fiat's iconic cars, the Pininfarina-designed 124 Spider. Production started in 1966 at which time Fiat also introduced the Coupe. The sixties was a great time for sports...

This book includes road, comparison, and preview tests, new model introductions, performance data, and specifications. Covers the Firebird, Trans Am, WS6, Formula, Ram Air, Convertible, and Hurst Firebird by Lingenfelter....

This book replaces our earlier edition and contains contemporary road and comparison tests, new model introductions, technical and specification data and owner's impressions. Models covered: Sportsman, Camper, 6 & V8, Stroppe Baja...

This new book, which replaces our previous edition with an enlarged collection of articles, charts the story of the formidable RS Escorts and Mexicos which excelled themselves in international rallies in the...

This is a book of contemporary road and comparison tests, specification and technical data, model intro's, driver's impressions and consumer analysis....

This new book replaces our previous title on these high powered, iconic cars from the late 60s and 70s. Featured are comparison tests, model introductions, performance data and full specifications. ...

Reprinted articles from major magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others. Volume contains road and comparison tests, specs, model introductions, and performance data....

Reprinted articles from major magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others. Volume contains road and comparison tests, specs, model introductions, and performance data....

Reprinted articles from major magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others. Volume contains road and comparison tests, specs, model introductions, and performance data....

Reprinted articles from major magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others deal specifically with these popular Honda models. Filled with road and comparison tests, specs, model introductions, and performance data. Coverage...

Reprinted articles from major automotive magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others deal specifically with Honda's Super Sport, CB500, 500K2, CB550, 550F & F2, 550K & K3, and 550F-77. Filled with...

Road, track & comparison tests, model introductions and updates, performance data, history, super service, long-term reports, CX500, CX650, Sport, L, TC, Custom, Turbo, Silver Wing. 136 pages, ...

Honda achieved another "first" in producing the Honda RC30 - the first real racing bike to be street legal. Road and comparison tests, performance and technical data, new model introductions, development, specification,...

The S2000 was introduced in 1999 to celebrate Honda's 50th anniversary and is the lates in their 'S' series of roadsters....

Although it is over forty-five years since the last Hudson rolled off the assembly line, there is still great interest in these much-loved vehicles from the late 40s and 50s. This title...

Ten years after the launch of the original XJ range in 1968 the Series III was introduced. Three engines were available; the six-cylinder 3.4 and 4.2-lires and the 5.3-litre V12. This was...

The story of Jaguar's highly successful and glamorous XK8/XKR told through articles published from the time....

The mid-eighties saw a downsizing of vehicles and smaller lighter models were introduced. One of Jeep's innovations was to use unitary construction. They also gave their models many car characteristics. Early engines...

This book picks up the story of Jeep's popular Cherokee from our book 'Jeep Cherokee & Comanche Performance Portfolio 1984-1991'. Road & comparison tests, performance and technical data, buyer's checklist, new model...

The 4x4 market changed in the 1960s, from utility to one with an increasing emphasis on the leisure market. In the 1970s the CJ range was aimed more at the recreational sector...

Truck derivatives of the Wagoneer range appeared at the same time as the big station wagon itself, in November 1962. Since 1969 they have been known as J-series trucks. As originally introduced...

The Wagoneer was introduced in 1963 to replace the elderly station wagons. Partially side-lined in the Jeep range it was seen in its latter years as a 4x4 for elderly owner's, Jeep...

This successor to the CJ Jeeps was designed for use as every day transport rather than as a utility vehicle. Nevertheless the Wrangler was still in the mould of the earlier...

Brooklands Books Ltd "Road Test" books provide a wide range and collection and other articles taken from the world's leading motoring magazines...

The story of Kawasaki's GPZ 900R Ninja is told from its inception in 1984 through to the A8 model. 25 articles of road tests, model introductions, comparisons, etc. Models covered: A1, A2,...

Reprinted articles from Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and other magazines deal specifically with the Kawasaki Z1 900. Filled with road tests, specs, model introductions, performance data, long term reports, and engine...

This book celebrates the beginning of Lamborghini's career as a car manufacture. This is the first of a three-volume tribute to the marque and covers the early years which started with the...

This second volume in our three-part tribute to Lamborghini focuses on a difficult period for the company. Even when the company could barely scrape together sufficient lire to pay its workers' weekly...

The second major face-lift in the life of the Land Rover was introduced with the Series III model in 1971. Production figures cannot be confirmed but it is thought that around 440,000...

Jota 1200, 1200 and Anniversary Special. Reprinted articles from major magazines Modern Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist and others deal specifically with these popular Laverda models - Formula Mirage, TS, America, 1000-20, RGA,...

To revive the ailing Lincoln-Mercury division the restyled 1961 Continental was a massive success. The styling was so liked that it remained basically unchanged until the new range was introduced in the...