Introduced in 1930, the Bugatti Type 50 heralded a new era with the introduction of the Molsheim marque’s first twin-cam engine, a supercharged 4.9-litre straight eight of prodigious power. At a time when brute force was needed to win the Le Mans 24 Hours, a competition version was developed and three such Type 50s took part in 1931. The car ......

Just as Gumball 3000 is much more than a car rally, 20 Years on the Road is much more than a car book. A best-of compilation of the glitzy and famed international event from the past two decades, this volume is as effervescent and exciting as the road trip itself. "Gumball is about challenging tradition and taking a non-conventional approach to ......

Three giants of Italian motoring were born within a triangle formed by Bologna, Modena and Cento. Enzo Ferrari, Adolfo Orsi (of Maserati) and Ferruccio Lamborghini were all born within 20 miles of each other, though Lamborghini was two decades younger than the others. They were all from similar poor backgrounds, but had very different ......

The Maserati 4CLT chassis no.1600 is one of the cars that set the great Juan Manuel Fangio on his way to five World Championships. Fangio won two Grands Prix with it, and it was also driven by other rising stars: José Froilán González, Benedicto Campos and Onofre Marimón. The 4CLT was a stateof-the-art race car in the immediate post-war years. ......

When I mentioned that I was preparing an Auto Review book on vehicles Made in Austria, the response was usually ‘Do they make cars in Austria?’, perhaps with vague memories of classic marques like Austro Daimler, or of the Steyr-Puch 650TR (a hotter cousin of the Fiat 500) or of the Haflinger (a very desirable little 4×4 vehicle). In fact, ......

In the quest for ultimate speed, Formula One combines human drama, cutting-edge technological innovation and high-stakes finance in a thrilling global circus watched by half a billion avid fans. THE FASTEST SHOW ON EARTH brings the FIA Formula One World Championship vividly to life for everyone from first-time race-goers to avid fans wanting to ......

The Rootes Group, although only achieving a 10-12 per cent market share, were the sixth largest British car manufacturer: more importantly, during the 1950s, more than half the cars they produced were exported. With every model produced from 1950 onwards featured in full colour and with detailed information - including colour schemes, optional ......

Back in the late 1960s, the commercial pace of motor racing was increasing. More major sponsors appeared on the F1 scene including tobacco giant Marlboro and Yardley cosmetics, and this interest had developed into a veritable flood by the time Team Lotus changed its Gold Leaf livery to the black and gold of the John Player Special cigarette ......

McRae, just Colin (signed)

These copies have been individually signed by the Colins father Jimmy McRae.

Colin McRae, the 1995 World Rally Champion, was the most spectacular rally driver. His natural speed and win-or-bust approach made him the favourite of rally fans worldwide. The word McRae became ......

Published to the usual high standards of ILINGA Books, the Valiant Brochure Book is about the brochures that Chrysler published about each Chrysler model in the range over the years.  The Valiant Brochure Book concentrates solely on all the Chrysler Valiant models from the R Series through to ......

Published to the usual high standards of ILINGA Books, the Chrysler Brochure Book covers all other Chrysler-Dodge-DeSoto-Plymouth models for the period 1946 through 1981.  Included are the early “humpy-back” post-war Dodge-DeSoto-Plymouths and then its segues into the D-DeS-P models from 1949-to-1957 when only the Chrysler ......

This report presents a framework for measuring safety in automated vehicles (AVs) that could be used broadly by companies, policymakers, and the public. In it, the authors considered how to define safety for AVs, how to measure safety for AVs, and how to communicate what is learned or understood about AVs. The report also identifies key ......

Chevrolets inline 6-cylinder, affectionately known as the "Stovebolt," was produced and applied to Chevrolet-powered automobiles from 1929 through 1962. Its effectiveness and simplicity greatly contributed to the lengthy duration of its life span, with the engine still being created in some capacity into 2009. Deve Krehbiel of devestechnet.com ......

The British have had an affair with Bugatti for decades and perhaps Prescott is the place where that have relationship has reached its highlights across the decades. This collection of photographic images captures the brilliance of Bugatti design amid Bugatti blue at Prescotts wonderful natural amphitheatre in the Cotswolds - to which visitors, ......

•        120-minute feature programme produced by Formula One Management

+        30 minutes of extras 

•        Commentary from Martin Brundle and David Croft

•        Stereo sound

The new-look F1 Season Review delivers all the action and drama in an exciting new format. Commentators Martin Brundle and ......

For the first time, the ultimate photographic history of Holden at Bathurst is being published to coincide with this year’s 50th anniversary of the first victory by a Holden in The Great Race at Mount Panorama in 1968.

Never-before-attempted, this 360 page, hardcover, limited edition collector’s book by author Aaron Noonan and ......

Published in conjunction with respected motorsport journalist and historian Aaron Noonan and his team at V8 Sleuth, the 2018 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Annual is the impressive official limited edition collector’s book for fans of Australia’s Great Race, licensed by Supercars.

An awesome array of information and imagery ......

Asked to sum up the Ford Escort, Markku Alén put it in fourwords: "Its a winners car." The front-engined, rear-wheel drive car triumphed all around the world, whether it was at the 1970 World Cup Rally, the East African Safari, in Swedish snow or on Finlands high-speed tracks. At its home event, the RAC Rally, the Mk1 and Mk2 versions proved ......

The Jaguar XK 120 was beautiful, extremely fast and uniquely versatile. Produced from 1949 to 1954, it was designed purely as a road car but proved competitive in long distance endurance races (Le Mans, the Mille Miglia and the RAC Tourist Trophy), while also dominating the incredibly tough international European rallies of the early ......