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The Saab-Scania Story,
SAAB
Book Number: 6160
ISBN: 
 Automobile History. Aircraft History. Saab. Scania. Written in commemoration of Saab's 50th anniversary in 1987 and Scania's centenary in 1991. Profusely illustrated with photos of both the cars and the planes, plus diagrams and extensive history. Very good in d/w.
Price: $15.00


A Guide to Turbos and Superchargers: A Comprehensive Guide to Forced Induction
Various
Book Number: 54426
ISBN: 0947216693
Clockwork Media, 2001 4to hardcover 160pp near fine. Blower & Turbo basics, Turbo VL Commodore Power Upgrades, Aussie Made Blowers, Amazing 750HP Nissan Turbo Six, Plus pages and pages of Pavement Pounders.
Price: $35.00


Australian Off-Road Year 1985-86
Stewart Wilson (ed.)
Book Number: 26788
ISBN: 
Sydney: Berghouse Floyd Tuckey, 1986. 4to. hardcover. 200pp. colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00


Performance Saloons
McNamara, Julian
Book Number: 5692
ISBN: 
U.K. Hamlyn. 1985 4to. hardcover. 184pp. + index. colour & b/w photos throughout. very good, light foxing to endpapers. / Good d/w.
Price: $15.00


Strictly Off the Record - Grand Prix Controversy and Intrigue
Stanley Louis T.
Book Number: 7296
ISBN: 
Sydney: Sandstone Publishing, 1999 Square 4to. Hardcover. 160pp. Index. B/w photos. Fine. / Very good d/w.
Price: $25.00


The Illustrated Motorcar Legends Suzuki
Bacon, Roy
Book Number: 22497
ISBN: 
Great Britain: Promotional Reprint Company, 1996 4to. hardcover.80pp. colour & b/w illus. fine. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00


Wild Wheels
Blank, Harrod
Book Number: 23458
ISBN: 
San Francisco, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1993 First Edition. Oblong 4to. hardcover. 95pp. colour illus. near fine. / very good d/w.'
Price: $15.00


Nigel Mansell's Indy-Car Racing
Mansell, Nigel
Book Number: 27655
ISBN: 0297832492
Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated 30 October, 1993 4to hardcover 160pp colour & b/w illus. fine / near fine d/w. In 1992 Nigel Mansell left Formula One and the Williams Team to take up the challenge of Indy-Car racing with the Newman-Haas team in Indianapolis. Faster than Formula One and allegedly more dangerous, Indy-Car racing demands different skills. In this book Nigel Mansell explains what Indy-Car racing is all about, the technical difficulties of each of the circuits and the key figures involved.
Price: $12.00


Drive It ! : The Complete Book of Long Circuit Karting
Smith, Mike
Book Number: 30038
ISBN: 0854294163
Haynes 1985 4to laminated boards hardcover 122pp b/w illus. very good.
Price: $22.00


AUTOMANIA: Man and the Motor Car
Pettifer, Julian
Book Number: 31853
ISBN: 0002171341
London HarperCollins Publishers 1984 4to hardcover 286pp index, b/w illus. very good / good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Milestone Sports Cars, 1950-65
Martinez, Alberto
Book Number: 33833
ISBN: 0854293868
Vilo1983 4to hardcover 189pp colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's details on fep, fep creased. / very good d/w.
Price: $30.00


RALLYWORLD 1989-90.
Roubister, Peter (editor)
Book Number: 35509
ISBN: 
Belfast, Tudor Journals 1990 4to. hardcover. 176pp. colour & b/w illus. very good./very good d/w with small tear on top corner. There is an inscription on contents page, supposedly from two rally drivers, but I cannot tell who.
Price: $35.00


From Sea to Sea in a Model T
Ellingson, Yvonne
Book Number: 35891
ISBN: 0962386839
Fred Pruett Books 1990 4to pictorial boards, hardcover 126pp, b/w illus. very good+. Owner's inscription verso of title page.
Price: $15.00


Malcolm's French Mistress
Pray, Natalie
Book Number: 40868
ISBN: 
Published by Author Large 8vo. hardcover. 40pp. colour illus. near fine. / near fine d/w. Inscribed & signed by author.
Price: $25.00


Harley Davidson - The Living Legend
Green, William
Book Number: 41384
ISBN: 1853612359
Regency House Publishing 1993 4to. hardcover. 79pp. index, colour illus. very good=. / very good+ d/w.
Price: $15.00


Indy 500: More Than a Race
Carnegie, Tom
Book Number: 48551
ISBN: 0070506043
McGraw Hill, New York0 4to. hardcover. 290pp. colour illus. Very good, price sticker on rear endpaper. / Very good d/w with small tear top of spine.
Price: $20.00


From Brands Hatch to Indianapolis
Tommasi, Tommaso
Book Number: 51712
ISBN: 0600335577
London: Hamlyn, 1974 4to. hardcover. 239pp. colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00


THE ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA ONE: THE DEFINITIVE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING.
Jones, Bruce (Editor).
Book Number: 52767
ISBN: 0340682027
Carlton 1996 4to hardcover 256pp index, colour illus. very good / very good d/w. Contents include biographies of 200 for Formula One's star performers, Legends of the Track, specific features on 10 of Formula One's all time greats, how why and where they took the chequered flag. Descriptions of the 30 most successful teams in the history of Formula One and the people behind their success. Illustrated with 275 photographs and 16 track diagrams.
Price: $15.00


The Concise Encyclopedia of FORMULA ONE - A complete guide to the Fastest Sport in the World
Tremayne, David and Mark Hughes
Book Number: 52768
ISBN: 0752565575
PARRAGON PLUS 2001 4to hardcover 256pp index, colour illus. very good / very good d/w. Contents includes The Drivers, The Circuits, Personalities, The Cars, The Races, Technology, Business, Statistics 1950 - 2000, The 2000 season. Index. Illustrated throughout.
Price: $18.00


The Williams Renault Formula 1 Motor Racing Book
Alan Prost - Preface by
Book Number: 52769
ISBN: 1564586278
D K Childrens 1994 4to. Pictorial Laminated boards. 64pp. Very good.
Price: $10.00


How to Engineer Street Machines: A Guide to Designing Street Machines for All Australian States
George, Andrew
Book Number: 53957
ISBN: 0013237365
Australian Publishing and Printing Company, 1995 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 148pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $22.00


Formula One Decades: Illustrated History of Grand Prix Champions, 1950-96
Tipler, John
Book Number: 53965
ISBN: 0600589765
Hamlyn March 1996 4to hardcover in d/w. 160pp Very good. Illustrated with photo's. This is a collection of tales of the greatest Grand Prix heroes since 1950. From Italy's Guiseppe Farina, the first World Champion, through to Michael Schumacher, winner in 1994, the book looks at the psychology of each driver and examines the machine he drove and his technical skills.
Price: $15.00


V8 Supercars Australia 2005 Yearbook
Clarke, Andrew
Book Number: 55676
ISBN: 
Sam Media 2005. 4to. softcover. 207pp. colour illus. Very good.
Price: $18.00


Jowett Jupiter: The Car That Leaped to Fame
Nankivell, Edmund
Book Number: 56373
ISBN: 0713438355
Batsford, London, 1981. Large 8vo. hardcover. 144pp. index, b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $25.00


Ayrton Senna: One Year on (Updated Edition)
Henry, Alan
Book Number: 56554
ISBN: 0297834509
Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1995 4to hardcover 120pp colour illus.Near Fine / very good+ d/w. Senna won his first Grand Prix in 1985 and after that carved a role for himself as one of the most highly motivated and talked-about professionals in motor racing. One year after his death at Imola, this book reviews Senna's dramatic career and pays tribute to the man.
Price: $15.00


The Ultimate History of BMW
Noakes, Andrew
Book Number: 57039
ISBN: 9781407535128
Parragon, UK. 2008 Folio. hardcover. 192pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Near Fine. / Very good d/w.
Price: $20.00


Mustang: America's Legend .
Hicks, Roger W
Book Number: 57561
ISBN: 1850763429
Apple Press, London 1991 4to. hardcover. 128pp. index, colour illus. Very good, owner's inscription on fep. / Good d/w with faded spin and small tar to top corners.
Price: $12.00


The Sound and the Fury - 100 Years of Motor Sport in Australia
Tuckey, Bill
Book Number: 57925
ISBN: 1920683496
Focus Books 2004 4to. Pictorial Laminated Boards. 196pp. Near Fine. Illustrated. Pays tribute to all the people and organisations who have contributed to motor sport growth and success throughout history.
Price: $25.00


The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles
Tragatsch, Erwin; revised by Woolley, Brian (eds)
Book Number: 57964
ISBN: 185348492X
New Burlington Books, London, England, 1992. 4to. hardcover. 320pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $25.00


Lewis Hamilton World Champion
Van De Burgt, Andrew
Book Number: 58385
ISBN: 9781844256990
Haynes 2008. 4to. hardcover. 240pp. colour illus. Fine. / Fine d/w.
Price: $20.00


San Sylmar: A Treasure House of Functional Fine Art
No Author stated
Book Number: 58489
ISBN: 
Merle Norman Cosmetics, USA, 1985. Revised edition. 4to softcover. 352pp. colour illus. Very good, Vintage cars & antiques
Price: $25.00


Porsche Story
Weitmann, Julius
Book Number: 59061
ISBN: 0850590914
Patrick Stephens Limited, London, 1971. Small 4to. hardcover. 288pp. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Australian Off-Road Year 1983-84
Tuckey, Bill(ed.)
Book Number: 59062
ISBN: 
Sydney: Berghouse Floyd Tuckey, 1984. 4to. hardcover. 206pp. colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00


Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1984/85 114
Bell, Ray et al (eds)
Book Number: 59065
ISBN: 
Berghouse, 1985 4to. hardcover. 320pp. colour illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Million-Dollar Classics: The World's Most Expensive Cars
Derrick, Martin
Book Number: 59688
ISBN: 9781908247001
BlueRed Press. UK.. 2011 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 188pp. colour illus. Fine.
Price: $18.00


Ferrari The Man And The Machine
Grayson, Stan (editor)
Book Number: 60185
ISBN: 0584950276
Muller, London 1982. Oblong 8vo. hardcover. 348pp. index, colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good clipped d/w with some sunning to rear panel & spine.
Price: $65.00


Dave Perewitz: Chopper Master and King of Flames
Perewitz, Dave; Seate, Mike; Perewitz, Jody
Book Number: 60455
ISBN: 9780760323847
Motorbooks, USA, 2006. 4to. hardcover. 192pp. index, colour illus. Fine. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $25.00


Pictorial History of Chevrolet 1940-1954 as Told Through Original Factory Photos from the GM Media Archives
Robertson, John D.
Book Number: 60860
ISBN: 1880524295
Cars & Parts, 1998. Oblong 4to. hardcover. 271pp. b/w illus. Very good, ex-lib, stamp on verson title page, light scuff mark on fep. / Very good+ d/w.
Price: $25.00


James Hardie 1000 1987/88
Tuckey Bill & Berghouse Ray
Book Number: 61601
ISBN: 
BFT Publishing 1988. 4to. hardcover. colour illus. Very good+, foxing to endpapers. / Very good+ d/w. The official book of Australia's greatest race. Illustrated throughout. Biographies, advertising.
Price: $75.00


Complete Car Recognition Guide - Post War Car Recognition Guide
Keith Winser
Book Number: 5671
ISBN: 
Keith Winser Motor Manual n.d. (1954?) Illustrated wraps, Illustrated throughout with b&w photo's of each car. A Master Guide to the Australian Used Car Market for all Postwar Models of all Countries. 224pp.
Price: $18.00


Wolseley Six-Eighty Workshop Manual
Scientific Magazines Publishing
Book Number: 5796
ISBN: 
Scientific Magazines Publishing Australia. 1950 4to. stiff board covers. 100pp. b/w illus. solid copy, cover solied and chipped. good inside. Scarce.
Price: $15.00


The Power and the Glory. A Century of Motor Racing.
Rendall, Ivan.
Book Number: 7210
ISBN: 0563360933
London, BBC Books, 1991. First edition. 4to. Hardcover. 240pp. Index. Colour & b/w photos. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $14.00


Servicing Yamaha Motor Cycles 100 - LT2
Yamaha
Book Number: 23470
ISBN: 
Sydney, Tractor & Mechanical. 1972 4to. softcover. 92pp. b/w illus. good, light soiling to edges, cover rubbed.
Price: $22.00


Workshop Manual Series No 101 Mowers covering Rover Challenger Regent Princess Royal Fairway Lawnmaster Comet Powermaster Celestial Rover Self Proppelled
Scientific Publications
Book Number: 26965
ISBN: 
Scientific Publications 1973. first edition 4to. softcover. 128pp. b/w illus. very good.
Price: $15.00


Minor Auto Body Repair
Harman, Robert Dan
Book Number: 31409
ISBN: 0801962714
Radnor, Pa. Chilton/Haynes 1975 4to hardcover 105pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $9.00


Volkswagen Golf, Jetta and Scirocco Owner's Workshop Manual
Legg, A K
Book Number: 34803
ISBN: 0856967262
Haynes 1982 4to laminated boards hardcover 392pp index, b/w illus. very good, foxing to endpapers
Price: $18.00


Kawasaki Ninja 250R Gpz 250R. Motorcycle Service Manual
Kawasaki
Book Number: 35057
ISBN: 
Kawasaki 1986 4to. softcover. b/w illus. very good, a little soiling to cover and outer edges.
Price: $25.00


Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6, ZZ-R600, ZZ-R500. Motorcycle Service Manual
Kawasaki
Book Number: 35058
ISBN: 
Kawasaki 1990 4to. softcover. b/w illus. very good.
Price: $35.00


Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to Auto Body Repair and Painting
Self, Charles. R
Book Number: 39181
ISBN: 
TAB Books 1979 8vo. Red boards no d/w. ex- lib with pocket removed on feb. and stamp on reverse title. Contents includes Hand tools and Using Hand Tools, Panel Beating, Spray Painting, Welding, Soldering, Panel Replacement, Interior Trim, Carpeting and Headliners, Glass, Body Fillers, Fiberglass, Spray Guns and comprssors, Surface Preparation, Paint Selection, Spraying Paint, Troubleshooting and Spot Repair
Price: $8.00


Automotive Service Technology Book 2. Practical Diagnosis and Repairs.
Tempest, Clifford M.
Book Number: 47859
ISBN: 
Angus and Robertson 1970 reprinted 4to. Printed Hardcover. 293pp. Clean copy, covers rubbed at extremes, Solid condition. Illustrated with diagrams and line drawings throughout. Book to accompany first year apprentice in NSW. Contents includes - Workshop Practice, Engine Top Overhall, Removal and Replacement of Power Plant, Piston Rings and Fitting, Pistons and Piston Service, Connecting Rod Service, Crankshaft, Cylinder Bore Service, Timing Gear and Chains, Camshaft, Cooling System, Engine Re-Assembly and Lubrication, Carburettor Construction and Service, Fuel Pump Service, Steering Systems, Suspension Systems, Wheel Alignment and Balancing, Brake Service Mechanical and Hydraulic, Clutch Service, Manual Transmissions Instpection and Overhaul, Automatic Transmission, Final Drive and Differential Service, Servicing Propeller shaft and Universal Joints, Wiring System and Accessory service, Lighting Systems, Testing Ignition coils and system tests, Transistorized Ignition Systems, Spark Plug Service, Generator and Regulator Servie, Alternator Tests, Starter System Tests and Overhaul, Conversion Tables, Index.
Price: $25.00


Holden HK-HT-HG 6 Cyl. Service and Repair Manual No. 86
Gregory's
Book Number: 51548
ISBN: 855660325x
Gregory's Publishing 1981 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 224pp. b/w illus. Good+, book slightly bent, tape marks on endpapers, some marks on title.
Price: $15.00


Motocross and Off-Road Motorcycle Performance Handbook
Gorr, Eric
Book Number: 56558
ISBN: 0760302448
Motorbooks International 1996 4to. softcover. 192pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00


Scientific Design of Exhaust and Intake Systems
Smith, Philip H.
Book Number: 59664
ISBN: 
Kirby 1965 8vo. Hardcover in shelf worn d/w. 212pp. Minor foxing of end pages and page ends, otherwise very good. Illustrated with diagrams and some photo's. A comprehensive textbook devoted to the important aspect of engine design and tuning
Price: $25.00


Holden HX-HZ Models Sedan, Wagon, Van, Utility 1976/1978 Book No 177
Gregory's
Book Number: 59665
ISBN: 
Gregory's Publishing 1981 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 206pp. b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00


Fairlane Falcon V8 - XA - XB - ZF - ZG Book No. 156
Scientific Publications Workshop Manual Series
Book Number: 59666
ISBN: 
 4to. Softcover. 240pp. Good workshop copy. With Specifications, Repair and Maintenance Data.
Price: $15.00


The Complete Workshop Manual for Holdens covering series 1948/53 FJ, FE, FC, FB, EK, EJ, EH, HD, HR, HK
Scientific Publications Workshop Manual Series
Book Number: 59667
ISBN: 
Scientific Publications 1968. 4to. Softcover. Good, grubby workshop copy. With Specifications, Repair and Maintenance Data.
Price: $15.00


Motor Maintenance - an introduction
M. R. Jordan
Book Number: 61726
ISBN: 0174310102
Nelson 1979 8vo. Softcover. 151pp. Very good. A clear and concise motor engineering to give students an understanding of motor vehicle management and maintenance. Simple practical activities related to each chapter have been added as well as a list of questions at the end of each chapter.
Price: $18.00


Sarich, the man and his engines
Davis, Pedr.
Book Number: 62193
ISBN: 0947079084
Hurstville, N.S.W. Marque Publishing 1989 8vo hardcover 223pp index, b/w illus. very good, owner's details on fep. / very good d/w.
Price: $15.00


Barry Sheene 1950-2003. The Biography
Barker, Stuart
Book Number: 62198
ISBN: 0007171250
HarperCollins Publishers 2003 8vo softcover 336pp index, b/w illus. very good.
Price: $15.00


Rolling Thunder: The Harley-Davidson Legend.
Norris, Martin
Book Number: 30968
ISBN: 185348394x
London: New Burlington, 1992. Oblong 4to. hardcover. 96pp. index, colour illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Price: $12.00



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