This new edition explores all aspects of the M3's history, including the race and rally successes worldwide, supported by full and detailed specifications for each generation of the model. It expands on the previous edition, to bring the story right up to the present day, with details of all models produced between 2013 and 2020, including the new M4. Developed in the 1980s, the BMW M3 was intended to be the world's most successful racing saloon car. Not only did it achieve that in its very firs...
Cuba is worth a visit. Or, as the authors of this book discovered, several. The average package holiday is simply not long enough to visit this country's myriad of sights, all of which are worth seeing. Like so many visitors to Cuba, after their first trip more than fifteen years ago, they returned again and again to trek the sandy beaches shaded by swinging palm fronds, to marvel at the splendid topography of the Vinales Valley, and to admire Cuba's selection of classic cars, which function as...
Factory-built concept cars are created to tantalise the public, and the response engendered provides direction for development of future models. Over 650 different dream cars are featured in this book - more than has ever been showcased before - from the significant to the obscure. Rarely seen photographs of vehicles such as the Thunderbird Saturn, Olds El Torero, and Dodge Firearrow grace the pages, often with two or more views of each entry. Chronologically organised, this new reference offers...
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 cars; the amazing six-cylinder cars; early ventures into armoured car and aero engine production; the post WWII four- and six-cylinder cars; the Leonides post-World War II aero engines and f...
Automotive Traveler's Classic Car At the 2015 La Jolla Concours d'Elegance
by Richard Truesdell
The cars that disputed the 2019 World Championship are the protagonists of this annual; the first authored by Paolo Filisetti, an authoritative technical commentator and a contributor to leading Italian and international specialist magazines. Through a rich series of colour drawings, the author reveals all the secrets concealed beneath the bodywork of the various cars, while presenting, in parallel, race by race, the principal technical and racing facts and episodes to characterise the Formula 1...
When you think off-road, only one brand of vehicle comes to mindJeep. For the Jeep Off-Road 2015 calendar, Ken Brubaker photographed Jeep vehicles in their element: ripping across the Utah desert, mudding in Texas, and descending the Colorado Rockies, among other locations. Each month, enjoy the technical specifications and stunning photography of both original and heavily modified Jeep vehicles. No matter what, Jeep Off-Road 2015 is sure to bring Jeep to a newly accessible off-road locationyour...
Is there any job that the VW bus hasn''t done? Fire engine, ambulance, snow-plough, mobile home, shop, cement mixer, school bus. The list is endless and although critics call it ugly, many owners and fans know different.'
Adapted from a spartan military design, the Jeep set the standard for off-road performance in the 1950s. This colour history of the marque features illustrations of a range of models from their early days to modern examples.'
Porsche's fantastic new Carrera GT has taken the super-car world by storm. Churning out an incredible 605 horsepwer from its all - new V - 10 engine, the Carrera GT will sprint to 60 mph in under 4 seconds and top out in excess of 200mph. Six - pot calipers clamping ceramic composite discs will haul it to a stop. It's true race - bred technology brought to the street in a stunning package. Porsche Carrera GT tells the story of how this sports car benchmark came to be, from the initial designs, t...