Antique category: 247 books

This fascinating book tells the complete story of the early days of TVR, from Trevor Wilkinson establishing the company in 1946 through to the Martin Lilley years, which came to an end in 1982. The design and development of these classic British sports cars, with their defining characteristics of...

This book chronicles how Austin overcame the tough austerity period immediately after WWII and went on to design a comprehensive range of cars, sports cars, limousines, taxicabs, off-roaders, military vehicles, vans and trucks that has never been equalled by one single manufacturer.In the immediate post-war...

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1959) - In a few dramatic motor races down the years the issue has been decided by a single moment of time when fate hung in the balance. Here, vividly recalled by the Sports Editor of The Motor, are nine such moments selected from more than half a century of motor racing’s...

(from the book) The year was 1978 and I was sitting in the back booth of the Pizza Hut in Mulvane, Kansas, splitting a deep pan with my good friend, Darryl Starbird. Our friendship was close, and I had always respected his opinion on just about anything to do with the automobile, and especially the...

The Porsche 914 was born into consistently confusing and troubled times at Porsche and Volkswagen, not least with the idea of a non-911 Porsche horrifiying many at the time. A Porsche with an engine that wasn't in the back was simply unthinkable. Richard Gooding examines the story of a car of mixed...

The idea back of the Locomobile Book is to tell the story of the Locomobile, its record and development, its design and construction, its advantages as a comfortable and luxurious vehicle, its superiority as a safe and reliable machine. Locomobile models for 1912 are the result of our thirteen years' experience in making motor cars. (1911 - The Authors)

Driven initially by Ivor Walklett's flair for design and desire to build his own car, the Ginetta marque quickly developed from a hobby into a business. The marque synonymous with the four Walklett brothers then grew from its humble roots to become a serious force in motor racing and a volume road...

The Renault 8 Gordini surprised the world of the car by carving a place in what seemed to be the unaffordable arena of motor sports. Visitors to the Paris Salon in October 1964 were fascinated by a small blue car with two white stripes. For an unbeatable price and displaying an impressive performance...

The Citroën 2CV is a true classic and deserves its place in the history of the automobile. Originally designed as a cheap and easy-to-use car in the French countryside. She has become an art of living ! This book looks at the history of this unusual vehicle from its pre-war design to the last car …

Facel-Vega was a French car manufacturer from 1954 to 1964, created by Jean Daninos. The first model of the company, the Vega was introduced at the Paris Auto Show in 1954 and was instantly acclaimed worldwide. Except perhaps the Citroën SM, no French car has made so much impression. The Facel Vega...

The Renault 4 quickly dubbed 4L - L for luxury! was produced from 1961-1992 and now enjoys a cult status. The Renault 4, invented in 1956 by Pierre Dreyfus, who wanted to produce a versatile and cheap car, with a global vocation, able to respond to the evolutions of society observed in the...

The Citroën SM arrived at the dawn of the 1970s and made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 1970. It was the star of the Paris Motor Show in October 1970 and Motor Trend's car of the year in 1972, ahead of the Porsche 911S and BMW Bavaria. A V-6 engine from via Maserati, which Citroën...

Renault wants the replacement of the Renault 5 to look like the Renault 5, according to consumer choices questioned on the issue. It is in this context that Marcello Gandini draws what will become the best-selling car in France at the end of the 80s. the Renault Supercinq. Today, many more Supercinq crisscross our roads provide services to thousands of motorists.

Modular with its folding seats, cute and in tune with the times, the Renault 5 played on all registers, the modest city to the small road. She was not cold in the market on the small city car very crowded, including the Simca 1000, the Peugeot 104 ... All of these models were front-wheel drive and...