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1235. DYKE'S AUTOMOBILE & GASOLINE ENGINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. 1927. Incredibly detailed manual for very conceivable component of the motor car, motorcycle, truck or tractor. Engravings, diagrams and charts throughout. Repair, renovation and maintenance procedures. Data and discussion of specific models, both US and European. A terrific work of reference for any pre- 1930s vehicle. Hefty 1233 page tome in incredibly clean condition. 7in x 10in. £48. | |
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1226. 'MOTOR SPORT' MAGAZINES. Below is my current list of these. Prices as shown either for a single magazine to complete your collection or for a whole calendar year (12 issues). - Yes, you may collect in person (Great Bookham, Surrey UK) to save on postage. Please email me with your requirements. Note that this listing is periodically updated as we add to the list as well as subtracting the sold issues. email me your wants list if you like.. 1226. 'MOTOR SPORT' MAGAZINES. Below is my current list of these. Prices as shown either for a single magazine to complete your collection or for a whole calendar year (12 issues). - Yes, you may collect in person (Great Bookham, Surrey UK) to save on postage. Please email me with your requirements. Note that this listing is periodically updated as we add to the list as well as subtracting the sold issues. email me your wants list if you like.. 1951 December issue available £8.00 |
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1214. THE AUTOCAR-BIOGRAPHY of OWEN JOHN. 1927 Excellent first hand account of early motoring. Illustrated throughout with cartoons and line drawings, also some fine "art plate'' photographs including the incredible crowds at Reigate celebrating emancipation from the Red Flag, plus pictures of Napier, Edge, Jarrott etc. etc. Hardback in good condition (a little rubbing to covers) 6in x 8.5in pp.248 £45 | |
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1209. ENZO FERRARI - MES JOIES TERRIBLES 1964 French language edition of Ferrari's autobiography. Softback in very good condition. 4.5in x 7in pp.215 £40 | |
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1206. HISTORY OF THE MG. F. Wilson McComb. 1960s reprint of a feature in Automobile Quarterly (Vol. IV, no. 2) by the noted marque expert McComb. Lavish AQ style means beautiful layout, colour and B&w pictures throughout. Nice little section on record breaking. £12 softback in excellent condition 10.5in x 8.5in. pp.30 £12 | |
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1205. BODIES BEAUTIFUL. A History of Car Styling and Craftsmanship. John McLellan. 1975 Very authoritative work starting with coachbuilding for horse drawn carriages, before analysing the forces at work in all eras in both race and road car design. Aerodynamics obviously play a big part, but styles and fashions in art design and architecture are acknowledged too. Fascinating and illustrated throughout. Also included is the previous owner's bookmark- a newspaper clipping of a topless girlie. Ho, Ho... Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition (inside corner price clipped) 7in x 10in pp.192. £15 | |
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1203. WINNERS: A Who's Who of Motor Racing Champions. Brian Laban(ed) 1981. Excellent reference book giving biographical details of every driver to win a Grand Prix, plus successful drivers in other fields. (Richard Petty and Key Petre are both here for example) Illustrated. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 6in x 9.5in. pp. 190 £15 | |
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1194. ALFA ROMEO. 1910Sales brochure reproduced by the factory in 1961. Alfa-badged folder containing very high quality photographs of the original. Typescript and duplicated pages give technical details. Also fabulous factory archive photos of selected cars including the 1924 P2 shown here. Handwritten notes in English have been inserted on paper slips. 16 pages including details of all models 1910 - 1953. 9in x 12.5in £50 | |
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1196. MOTOR STORY BOOK. 1934. This one has no photographs but the line drawings are wonderful, as is the cover artwork of 'Bluebird'. A mixture of fiction and factual articles taken from "The Autocar" etc. Hardback in good condition- inside is superb, but the spine is starting to peel a bit. 7.5in x 9.5in £24 | |
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1186. JAGUAR. Andrew Whyte. 1980. History of the company by noted marque specialist. Part 1 covers the people, part 2 the products. Profusely illustrated with period photos. Foreword by Sir William Lyons. Hardback with dustwrapper in excellent condition. 7in x 9.5in pp.250 £25 | |
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1180. HUMBER SNIPE. "TRIP-TYQUE" Charles Graves. 1936 first edition. An account of a journey from England, across France and into northern Spain and back in a Humber Snipe. Illustrated hardback in good condition. 5.5in x 9in pp. pp.240 £45 |
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