This book looks at 50-odd individual cars that have been carefully restored and maintained here in Australia, covering a wide range of variations and models, all ones that were only originally available in the Aussie and New Zealand markets. It takes us back to a time when cars and commercial vehicles were being successfully produced in Australia.

Rushie - Garry Rush A Motor Racing Life is a stunning 300-page hard-bound book that showcases Garrys racing life and moments that have led him to becoming an immortal of Australian Motor Sport.

Aston Martin is a marque that holds a special place in the British motor industry. As a manufacturer of cars for over 100 years, its history is tied up with the British psyche, and the marque holds a special place in the hearts of all motoring enthusiasts. This book charts the history of Aston Martin from its early days in central London, as ......

BMW M achieved spectacular victories on all the worlds famous racing circuits. The brand also stands for a wide range of innovative high-performance limousines, many of which have achieved cult status and a high collectors value. This powerfully written volume describes the 50 years of BMW M and shows what lies behind the "most powerful letter ......

 In the world of grand touring cars, Aston Martin occupies a special place. The English firm has always distinguished itself by its restraint, by the elegance of its creations, by the discretion of its style, by a reserve rarely observed in a universe that willingly abandons itself to exuberance. This book is devoted to DB ......

In 1930, Cadillac rolled out a line of new cars of unsurpassed elegance and craftsmanship that would launch the company into the top tier of luxury carmakers. While competitors produced models with eight or twelve-cylinder engines, Cadillac offered the smooth, powerful performance of a V-16. Over the next 11 years, each of the nearly 4000 V-16s ......

Dozens of fascinating stories about many of the models that Australian marques have produced since the early 20th century. Includes many stories, from the first home-constructed vehicles in the 1910s and 20s, to Fords first true ute in the 1930s, the first all-Australian (Holden) ute in the early 1950s, to the superutes of the 1990s.

Maserati built remarkable racing cars in the 1950s that are highly valued by many drivers in historic racing today. The darling among these cars is the A6GCS. Small, very agile, and relatively easy to drive, it was THE car in the 2-liter class for the numerous amateur racing drivers in Italy. The car was driven on countless hill climbs and of ......

Revised third edition of this perennial best-seller. After five reprints, this book has established itself as the XK bible. More than 50 XKs have been photographed specifically for this book, including no less than eight of the rare alloy XK120s. This title comprises an absolute wealth of material and fascinating facts to intrigue and inform ......

An in-depth look at Fiats historical and prestigious involvement in all forms of motorsport from the earliest days of racing right up to the present day. The achievements of the cars and drivers are described in detail, along with many original photographs, sourced from the official Fiat archives. In the early days, before the First World War, ......

This book is designed to support poor readers by giving them overtly adult material but where the language has been calculated using a reading age scale on a computer program. In 1941, during the Second World War Morris cars wanted to prepare products that would be available after the war. So that they could ` hit the ground running. A young ......

The Rolls-Royce company acquired Bentley Motors in 1931 and, although models continued to be produced with the Bentley name, they increasingly used many Rolls-Royce components. By the time the Silver Cloud and Bentley S were released in 1955, they were really differently badged versions of the same design. Yet the sporting tradition of the ......

Carroll Shelbys creation of the Cobra automobile during 1961-1962 transformed an aging British sports car into a 1965 World Manufacturers GT Championship winner for Shelby American. Today, the Cobra is still one of the most recognized automobiles in the world. This book narrates the work required to develop the first production Ford-powered AC ......

Take a drive down memory lane …

A small leather goods and harness-making shop in England became a fledgling horse-drawn carriage and coach-building business in colonial South Australia. It then morphed into Holden, a multinational company and a much-loved Australian icon. Holden endured through overwhelming wartime hardships, ......

Shimmering like a movie star and "a very British affair": for 99 years, Jaguar has been synonymous with elegance and luxury in automobile culture - high time to commemorate an exquisite car brand. Right on time for the 60th anniversary of the E-Type, this new Jaguar photo book from automobile photographer Rene Staud captures iconic Jaguar ......

SINCE 1981, Street Machine has been Australias home of horsepower, the biggest-selling magazine devoted to modified cars in the land, bar none. 2021 is the titles 40th anniversary and were celebrating with the release of Street Machine Legends Volume Two. This time, were celebrating the most-iconic cars featured in the mag over the last twenty ......

The Aston Martin DB5 is a British luxury car made by Aston Martin and designed by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. First released in 1963, the DB5 is the best-known cinematic James Bond car, first appearing in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Since the film, the DB5 has become closely associated with the James Bond ......

Sir Henry Ralph Stanley Birkin Bt., better known as Tim after the childrens comic book character, Tiger Tim, will be remembered as one of the most daring and sporting of pre-war racing drivers.

A contemporary of Sir Henry Segrave and Sir Malcolm Campbell, he was revered for his "press on regardless" approach to racing. He twice won ......

In this fully illustrated personal look at the culture of hot rods and customised vehicles in Australia are dozens of fascinating stories about these incredible cars and the passionate craftspeople, amateur and professional, who build them. Includes unique and never before seen photos and contributions from dozens of hot rod and custom enthusiasts.

Relive Oldsmobiles most potent muscle car offerings when the simple letter W intimidated all takers.

Oldsmobiles foray into the developing muscle car wars of the 1960s came as little surprise to most in the automotive industry. What was surprising was that it wasnt the first to develop it! Oldsmobiles Rocket 88 has been viewed by some ......

This book offers a unique perspective within the luxury automobile industry in which the author, a Ferrari dealer, recounts a lifetime with the iconic car brand. Chapters detail a wide range of experiences, like a nonstop drive in a 308GTB from Chicago to Boston; rides with important figures like Piero Ferrari and Dario Benuzzi; and a visit to ...

This comprehensive and readable book covers the Rover models built on the R8 platform, including the Rover 200 and 400. The book begins with the transitional period after the demise of BL and the advent of first Austin Rover and then Rover as well as the early collaboration with Honda to develop a new series of cars. The author also examines ......

In the very beginning, the automotive industry was dominated by open-top vehicles whose body shapes were very much based on the horse-drawn carriage, there were open and closed carriages and then there was the Coupe. These were developed from the type of carriage known as the Berlin coach, which was designed as a classic vehicle for individual ......

1:18 Scale Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Mustang GT - 2019 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner - #17 Drivers: Scott McLaughlin / Alex Premat

Limited Edition Number: To be announced. (Model will include numbered Certificate of Authenticity)

Product Specifications: Die-cast model ......

One of the most successful car titles of the last decade, The Porsche 911 Book is back with a new format and an irresistible price tag! This must-have Porsche book celebrates the unique history of this iconic sports car from its launch at the IAA 1963 to the present day. Photography from Rene Staud, one of the most renowned car photographers, ......

The first MGs were a small number of cars sold with special bodywork by Morris Garages, but by the 1930s the MG had come to be recognised as the archetypical sporting car. The rapid development of the marque, and the cars domination in their class of competition entry lists, is down to the energy, enthusiasm and skills of a small number of key ......

The MG Z cars were produced at a pivotal time when MG Rover Group separated from their previous owners BMW and stood alone in a the highly competitive mass car market. In this readable book, motoring journalist and Austin Rover expert Craig Cheetham reveals the inside story of the development of the range of MG Z cars that were designed to save ......

John Andrettis life was driven by family and fueled by a passion for racing. In Racer, Andretti candidly recounts how these powerful forces shaped a diverse professional driving career. The honesty and character that defined Andrettis life offer a behind-the-scenes look at racing at all levels full of lessons in racing and life ......

Now in Paperback. Following the success of his bestselling book, the Passion for Holden, Joel Wakely takes a personal look at the golden age of Australian car manufacturing and particularly the passion for the muscle cars that arose in the 1950s and reached its height in the 1970s.

From bestselling author, racer and stunt driver Ben Collins - the man who was The Stig - comes a story of spies, speed and hard-driving genius: a drivers love letter to one of the worlds best-loved machines. Aston Martins first, wickedly fast models were forged at a time when Ferraris premises at Maranello was nothing but a ploughed field. This ......

When it comes to the masters of motorsport, Mark Skaife is without peer. The stats ordain him the most brilliant touring car racer in Australian motorsport history: his six Bathurst victories and five touring car championships place him in the rarefied company of Peter Brock.

For more than three decades across the Holden Racing Teams ......