Antique category: 247 books
Citroën DS
Ambassador French
Language: French
Release Date: September 29, 2018
It is an icon, undoubtedly the best known, of the history of the hexagonal automobile.
Popularized by his commercial success, but also by his political career with General de Gaulle, by his film career.
The Citroën DS has marked the lives of many French, who are not close to forget these aerodynamic...
Prototypes Citroën
1929 -1990
Language: French
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Avant que les constructeurs ne se lancent dans la réalisation de voitures grandes marques, des prototypes préfigurent la série.
Travaillant en amont, ce secteur d’activité sollicite tous les corps de métier pour leurs réalisations :
( designer, maquettes, carrosserie, aménagements...
Alpine
L'histoire d'une marque
Language: French
Release Date: April 21, 2018
Tout a démarré avec un petit coupé qui reposait sur une modeste base de 4CV.
Le génie créatif de la voiture était Jean Rédelé et son travail était si bon qu'En 1955, il fonda Alpine , la marque des voitures de sport française la plus populaire.
En rallyes, la berlinette A110 connaît sa...
Citroën Méhari
1968 - 1987
Language: French
Release Date: October 31, 2018
Méhari doit son nom à une race de chameaux réputée pour sa vitesse et son endurance.Dévoilé le 16 mai 1968 à Deauville, Méhari est basée sur le châssis et le moteur de l'emblématique 2CV.
Surnommer la "Jeep française" en plastique ABS ondulé (Acrilonitrile Butadiène...
Les modèles emblématiques Heuliez
1925 - 2000
Language: French
Release Date: November 7, 2018
En 1922, Louis Heuliez, fils d'Adolphe, se spécialise dans la fabrication de charrette et met au point un procédé de caoutchoutage de roue qui connaît un vif succès.
À la même époque, le moteur à explosion devient le moteur de référence, la motorisation vapeur n'est qu'un loin souvenir.
Heuliez...
Renault 4L
La voiture blue-jean
Language: French
Release Date: September 22, 2018
La Renault 4 rapidement surnommée 4L - L pour luxe ! a été produite de 1961-1992 et jouit désormais d’un statut culte.
La Renault 4, inventé en 1956 par Pierre Dreyfus, qui souhaitait produire une voiture polyvalente et bon marché, à vocation mondiale, capable de répondre aux évolutions...
by Richard Lofting
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Vintage and Classic Tractor Restoration is a complete guide to the subject, looking at how to initially purchase a tractor, through private means or at auction, and then how to restore it back to its former glory, as it would have looked when it left the factory. It is even possible to preserve a...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Corvette is the most coveted and longest enduring American sports car. The General Motors car, introduced in 1953, has a worldwide following and has appeared internationally in countless auto shows. My e-book looks at some of the ingenious designs such as the XP-700. This futuristic car, conceived...
Porsche
Cars with Soul
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
In Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, August 1939, the 60K10 project, under the supervision of one Professor Ferdinand Porsche, builds a car in anticipation of a race, Berlin to Rome, that will never take place. With this model, the idea for a light and aerodynamic car, with a small engine but remarkable performance...
Ignition, Timing And Valve Setting
A Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Self-Instruction for Automobile Owners, Operators, Repairmen, and All Interested in Motoring.
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
“ … The object of this treatise is to equip the reader with such a knowledge of the interesting subject of Ignition that he will be able to handle his own particular apparatus with intelligence and skill. The mere consciousness that he understands the principles and construction of his ignition...
by Ralph A. Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
From the beginning of the industry, all branches of science have contributed to the continuous improvement of the automobile, making it more dependable, more economical, safer. The science of optics, dealing with the nature and properties of light, is no exception.
Our knowledge of science is valuable...
The Electric Automobile (Illustrated)
Its Construction, Care, and Operation
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The Electric Automobile: Its Construction, Care, and Operation is one of the first books written about electric cars, first published in 1900. The many original illustrations are included.
Ford in Miniature
Rare Scale Models of Classic American Ford Motor Company Cars & Trucks 1930 to 1968 (Ford, Lincoln, Mercury & Edsel)
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
For the first time ever in one source, the author has assembled hundreds of high-resolution colour photographs from his and others _x0019_ private collections, and from the builders themselves. Read about the history of these Ford replicas, the cars they are modelled upon, and learn where you can get them. This book is a must have for people who enjoy scale models and Ford Motor Company cars.
Alvis
The Complete Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
This book tells the story of Alvis and its cars, aero engines and military vehicles. Starting with the formation of the company in 1919, it traces the company's products through the 1920s and 1930s, and through its wartime exploits to its eventual takeover by Rover. The book covers: the early four-cylinder...