This text tells the story of the Mini's development over time and the story of how Mini owners have changed and the uses to which the car has been put. A socio-political examination of the Mini as a statement of class, sex, status and environmental intention, the book is also full of tales of racing, naughty goings-on and the Mini's life in films and music. It includes original and contemporary photography, and features interviews with famous, and infamous people who have known and loved Minis, people such as Sterling Moss, Jamie Blandford, Jeremy Clarkson, Damon Hill, Twiggy, David Bailey, George Harrison and Julie Christie. A history of workers' struggles, rust, wood, neglect decline and of the rebirth of the mini is also given.

The Mini: Forty Years of Fun

Brian. Laban

HarperCollins Illustrated

CHROME GLAMOUR CARS OF THE FIFTIES.

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Black Cat.

An international history of the car and car racing with over 700 illustrations (over 450 in color).

The Automobile: The First Century

William Boddy

david-burgess-wise

Random House Value Publishing

A model by model history of the world's most exciting performance car. Dramatic color pictures of each model, showing both exteriors and interiors. Details the evolution in styling and the increases in power introduced throughout the years. Technical specifications of each model.

The Complete Porsche A Model By Model History

Crestline

Chrome: Glamour Cars of the Fifties by BRIAN LABAN (1988-01-01)

Macdonald Co.

This book presents the complete Ferrari story packed with information and color illustrations. From its roots to present day this is the story of the man,the cars and the passion that forged the legend of the prancing horse.

Ultimate History of Ferrari

Parragon Publishing

Captures & distills the essence of LeMans, describing & depicting an event in which tradition, technology, international rivalry, an all-night party atmosphere, heat, dust, & the bleary-eyed dawn of the event's second day are as much a part of the experience as the race itself.

Le Mans: 24 Hours

Motorbooks, International

Cars:The Early Years offers an unusual perspective on 75 years of automotive history, from Benz motor cars through two World Wars, affluence and economic crisis, through the 1950's.

Cars: The Early Years (English, German and French Edition)

Langenscheidt Publishing Group

Motor Racing shows one of the most spectacular sports in the world in its earliest stages. It emphasizes the decades of the first heroes, documenting the golden age of the 1920's and focusing on the major players of the era: Bentley, Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz.

Motor Racing: The Early Years / Die Anfange Des Motorsports / Les Debuts De La Course Automobile (English, German and French Edition)

In the new edition of this classic text, Brian Laban brings the story of the AC Cobra up to date. In the early 1960s, a flamboyant Texan, Carroll Shelby, dreamed of a special kind of sports car, a marriage of European style with lusty, affordable American V8 power. He took his dream forward and he persuaded British sports car specialist AC Cars to build his car, and US industry giant the Ford Motor Co to fund it. Its name also came to him in a dream - Cobra. The original production of the Cobra lasted just five years and encompassed barely a thousand cars built within the original framework. But it was only the beginning of a story that is still very much alive, encompassing 'continuations', spin-offs, and a massive worldwide replica industry. Shelby and AC Cobra details the man behind the cars, the story of their development and engineering, racing pedigree and owning and driving these powerful, iconic cars today.

Shelby and AC Cobra

Crowood Press

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