Cars By Make A to C - Books

By: Brooklands Books . The first 7-series, coded E23, appeared in 1977. Over the next nine years the big 6-cylinder engines started at 2.8-litres, increasing to 3.5-litres. In 1979 there was a turbocharged big six for the 745i. This book of articles...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina started in the mid-1960s as the purveyor of tuning accessories. By the time the first cars in this book were built they were a sophisticated entity and put together as a complete package by Alpina or, uniquely, by Sytner in...

By: Brooklands Books . Alpina tuning parts was set up in 1965 after the successful conversion on the 1500 saloon. During the 1960s and 1970s the company grew and was soon acknowledged as the leading performance conversion specialist for the marque. Later...

By: Brooklands Books . The BMW M5 was the first of its genre - high performance four-door family sedans - and which has now become the benchmark for such cars. Other manufacturers have followed but it is still the car by which others are judged. Included...

By: Brooklands Books . Road Tests on 530I, 320I, 630CSi, 320I Alpina, 320I update, 630CSi Alpina, 333I Alpina, 633CSi. Comparison tests: Eight sports sedans, Racing lightweight 320I & CSL Turbo coupes, 327, 503, 3.0Si, 733I vs Jaguar XJ12L vs...

By: Brooklands Books . BMW have rarely built roadsters. In 1936 the 328 and 1956 the 507 spring to mind. In 1986 the Z1 used 3-series mechanicals and sold in small numbers. This, however, paved the way for the Z3, also based on 3-series mechanicals...

By: Brooklands Books . The Z3 broke new ground at BMW. Surprising as it may seem for a company whose reputation depends so heavily on sporting performance, there had never before been an affordable two-seater roadster in the Munich manufacturer's range...

By: Brooklands Books . The BMW 700 was a much under-rated car that has to some extent been overlooked when writing about BMW's history. Built from 1959 to 1965, its life is captured here in period road and comparison tests, new model reports and...

Back cover is slightly crumpled, book in perfect condition. By: Jeremy Walton . The first edition of the book - Unbeatable BMW by Jeremy Walton became a cult classic among knowledgeable BMW enthusiasts in the US, but its coverage was restricted to the...

By: Brooklands Books . The 2002 began as the brainchild of Max Hoffmann, BMW's US importer, who wanted a car to follow up the 1600-2, which had been very well received in the USA. The logical car for him to import would have been the hot 1600ti, but...

By: Brooklands Books . Road & Comparison Tests, Styling, Technical Data, Racing, Used Classic, Owners Survey, 12k & 24k Reports, 1600, 2000CS, Tilux, 2002, tii, Auto, Turbo, 2500, 2800, 2800CS, Bavaria, 3.0CS.   Other Details Publisher...

By: Brooklands Books . The first generation of 5 Series models was introduced in 1972 and established them as serious contenders in the mid-sized saloon market. The second-generation introduced in 1981 built on this reputation. Tuning firms produced...