Road and motor vehicles: general interest

The A1, Britain's longest numbered road, is a ribbon of tarmac that stretches for 396 miles and threads its way into the heart of two great capital cities.

For many years, Standard was one of Britain's largest car-makers.

Yorkshire has been a hotbed of motorsport since the early years of the last century.

This newly revised and re-formatted book from Veloce Publishing provides the definitive history of the most sought-after, fastest and elegant Bentleys built in the British ownership era: the Continentals.

Bus operations across Hampshire, England's eighth largest county, are covered in this book, with the bus scene in each district, town and city in the county being fully described and illustrated.

Über 400 Abbildungen zeigen die einzelnen Arbeitsschritte.

This Essential Buyer's Guide leads you through the process of buying an Audi TT, from whether this is the right car for you, what it's like to live with, and what it will cost you to run, to which version and engine is best for you, and what you should be paying for it.

There are still those who see the Porsche 914 model as a ';funny little car,' compared to the immortal 911.

One of the most recognised and revered car brands, Bentley celebrates its centenary in 2019.

Just as life in Britain generally changed dramatically during the 1960s, so did London Transport's buses and their operations.

Known as the Coastal Highway, U.

American 'Independent' Automakers 1945-1960 covers the attempts by major makes, such as Kaiser-Frazer, Willys, Packard, Studebaker, Tucker, Nash, and Hudson, to compete with the 'Big Three' in America.

Reise ins IchNach mehreren Jahrzehnten Vollgas im Berufsleben, merkt Christian Blanck irgendwann, dass sein Akku leer ist.

Covers all aspects of improving these cars for today's road conditions, and for higher performance generally.

It has long been accepted that the social and cultural meanings of the car far exceed the practical need for mobility.

The modern emergency vehicle comes in a bewildering variety of forms and functions, but their aim is fundamentally the same - to save or preserve life and property, and maintain public safety.

Beginning with the development of the first Ford tractors in 1917 and finishing in 1991 with the purchase of the Ford tractor brand by Fiat, this is one of the few books to tell the complete story of Ford and Fordson tractors.

In Media Blasting & Metal Preparation: A Complete Guide, restoration expert and veteran author Matt Joseph gives you all the tools you need to expertly prepare your car, motorcycle, or anything made of metal for the next stages of restoration.

The legendary East Yorkshire Motor Services has been providing bus services in East Yorkshire since 1926.

This is the story of a woman who went on an incredible journey.

A photographic guide laced with insider knowledge to one of Northern New Mexico's most spectacular scenic byways.

Restore your Pontiac V-8 engine to original factory performance and specifications in this revised edition of a Pontiac best seller.

A popular feature in Antique Automobile magazine, Steven Rossi's columns open up the world of old cars, transporting readers to earlier times from the age of horseless carriages through the evolution of cars and car culture.

It seems impossible to think that a company who imported their first passenger vehicle into Britain in 1972 would, less than twenty years later, take over what was once Britain's largest passenger and commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Adhering to what is considered statutory Outer London, this collection of images covers various vehicle types, operators and locations in Outer London since 1990.

When London first applied as a contender to stage the 2012 Olympic Games, there was cynical speculation as to whether the transport infrastructure could cope should it win.

Remarkable Road Trips collects over 50 of the most spectacular, dangerous, and thoroughly memorable road trips from around the worldEntries range from the shortest - the Guoilang Tunnel hewn into the side of a cliff face in China, to the longest, the Dempster Highway in desolate stretches of Arctic Canada.

Veteran author Jeffrey Zurschmeide delves into all the different methods for extracting more performance, so you can make your E36 BMW even more potent.

Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Mans Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the citys cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world todayPete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester.

A new title in the best-selling SpeedPro series.

Launched in the early 1980s, the Maestro and Montego had a shared platform and were designed to make BL competitive in the lower-medium and upper-medium car sectors.

Philip Wallis visited South and West Wales several times with his camera between 1961 and 1963 and captured on film a great variety of bus operators in that part of the country.

This book covers many variants of the long-lived Leyland PD marque, photographed throughout Britain from 1967 into the seventies.

The steam lorry (or wagon, as it was more commonly known) developed in Britain alongside the internal combustion engine truck.

Walter Alexander first began running a motor bus service from Falkirk to Grangemouth in 1913 and services have continued in the area ever since, under the auspices of Scottish Motor Traction, Walter Alexander & Co.

In this readable and informative book, motoring expert Malcolm Bobbitt tells the story of one of the most iconic cars in motoring history.

As with everything, the coach industry has changed beyond all recognition over the last few decades.

Anyone who owns a Suzuki 4x4, and wonders what it is REALLY capable of, needs this book.

You wouldn't think that a steam lawnmower could evolve into a high-class luxury coach or a 100-seat doubledecker bus.

Die Beliebtheit der Sport Utility Vehicles (kurz SUV) steigt seit Jahren.

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The very first issue of the - still current - magazine, The Autocar was on 2 November 1895.

A delightful and often humerous account of life with the Triumph motorcycle company in its heyday.

'32 Ford Coupe Comes Back to Life.

AEC Lorries explores the story of lorry use in the last fifty years, showing the diverse use of the vehicles and their configurations for many different types of work, with a focus on one of the great British manufacturers - AEC.