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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > Motor cars: general interest
Whether already a Volvo 1800 owner, a prospective owner or simply
an admirer, you'll find many useful nuggets of information here.
Especially important if you are contemplating the purchase of one
of the best looking classic sports cars ever produced, this handy
pocket-sized book will guide you through how to select the right
car, and provides essential advice on finding, buying and
evaluating a Volvo 1800. Covering all versions of the 1800 from
carburettor-equipped coupes to electronically fuel-injected
shooting brakes (estates), you'll find the correct original
specifications, and advice on how to spot potential body and
mechanical problems.
The Lightweight Es are the ultimate E-types and this is the
ultimate book on these charismatic cars. This is the full story of
the competition E-types that took on the might of Ferrari and often
beat the legendary GTOs and the AC Cobras. With copious unseen
period photographs and original Jaguar reports, the glory years of
the 60s are told as never before, including the build up to the
Lightweights and the evolution of the Low Drag versions.
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This comprehensive and readable book covers the Rover models built
on the R8 platform, including the Rover 200 and 400. The book
begins with the transitional period after the demise of BL and the
advent of first Austin Rover and then Rover as well as the early
collaboration with Honda to develop a new series of cars. The
author also examines the development of the successful K Series
engine as well as the collaboration with Peugeot to develop diesel
engines from 1992. The book goes on to explore the various models
in detail, including the five-door and three-door Rover 200s, the
Rover 200 Cabriolet, the Rover 400 saloons, the Rover 400 Tourer
and the Rover 200 Tomcat coupe. Written by an acknowledged
authority on Rover cars, this book provides the reader with
everything they need to know about the development of this
important series of cars at a critical moment in British motor
manufacturing history.
With more than 300,000 built, the Spitfire is the bestselling
Triumph sports car model ever produced. As the values of Spitfires
have risen significantly in recent years, interest in these
affordable sports cars has also increased. This concise but
comprehensive book is therefore the ideal guide for those who want
to read about the history and development of the iconic Triumph
Spitfire. Introduced at the London Motor Show in 1962, the Spitfire
was designed to compete in the small sports car market against
models such as the Austin-Healey Sprite. Based on an adapted
Triumph Herald chassis, the Spitfire's swooping lines were designed
by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. In this highly readable
book, John Nikas describes all the technical and design
developments that took the Spitfire through five separate models,
from the Spitfire 4 (Mark 1) to the Triumph Spitfire 1500, as well
as the competition models.
'Sweet, funny, heartbreaking but uplifting at the same time. I
absolutely LOVED this book.'Alice Fletcher doesn't like to take
chances and she certainly doesn't believe in fate. Three years
after the end of her last long-term relationship, she's in no hurry
to risk another heartbreak. But fate has other plans. One day, on
her drive home, Alice comes across a man, dazed and lost, by the
side of a wrecked car. And with no one else around, Alice goes to
help. TV star Jimmy Mack is riding the crest of the career wave one
minute, and the next he's staring at his crashed car. But when
Alice comes to rescue him, things start to look up. What Alice and
Jimmy discover next changes everything. Fate might have marked them
out for each other, but somehow their destinies have got tangled.
Will they get their happily-ever-after, or might their time
together be shorter than either of them would hope... Join Jill
Steeples for this truly 'out of this world' romance and a love
story to remember. Perfect for fans of Jessica Redland, Cathy
Bramley and Miranda Dickinson. Please note that this book was
previously published as Desperately Seeking Heaven. What readers
are saying about Jill Steeples: 'So beautiful. So soothing. Filled
me with warmth for quite sometime after reading it. Amongst all
other things Jill Steeples teaches readers to dream, believe, love
and live life to the fullest.' 'What a fabulous book! I was so
engrossed nothing was getting in the way of reading this. The
ending was not what I expected - and I've never been so pleased to
be wrong footed!' 'This is so much more than a 'romance' and the
twists and turns had me desperate to know how it was all going to
turn out.' 'So I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my cheeks
as I write. I have literally just put down this amazing book. I
have read some brilliant and heart warming things in my time, but
this really did get to me.'
Jeremy Clarkson is once more Driven to Distraction. Brace yourself.
Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about
some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and
jaw-droppingly cool cars in the world (oh, and a few irredeemable
disasters...). Or he would if he could just get one or two things
off his chest first. Matters such as: * The prospect of having
Terry Wogan as president * Why you'll never see a woman driving a
Lexus * The unforeseen consequences of inadequate birth control *
Why everyone should spend a weekend with a digger Driven to
Distraction is Jeremy Clarkson at full throttle. So buckle up, sit
tight and enjoy the ride. You're in for a hell of a lot of laughs.
Praise for Jeremy Clarkson: 'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily
Telegraph 'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time
Out 'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening
Standard
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