Cars By Make A to C - Books

By: James Taylor . BMW can fairly claim to have invented the compact sports saloon in the 1960s, with the 1602 model. Indeed, this model, along with the earlier 1500 and 1800, can be said to have revived the company's fortunes at a time when it seemed in...

By: Laurence Meredith . Ihe excellent reputation now enjoyed by BMW as a maker of quality motor cars was hard-won. Known prior to World War Two for their innovative sports cars and saloons, they combined fine engineering with stylish bodywork which...

By: Graham Robson . The 7 Series is the flagship of the BMW model range. Introduced in 197. these big saloons ooze quality, with their combination of space, luxury, and sporting abilities allied to classic good looks. In a world where the large luxury...

By: James Taylor . Alpina started out in the first half of the 1960s as the vision of one man, and forty years later that man's single-minded vision still dominates the company's activities. Burkard Bovensiepen has always insisted that nothing but the...

By: Graham Robson . BMW's 3-Series models came of age during the Nineties, setting new standards of luxury, performance and desirability. This volume tells their story, offering a concise yet comprehensive reference to their design and development and to...

By: Jeremy Walton . One of the most versatile front engine/rear drive car designs ever produced, the BMW 3 serves is the foundation of Bavarian Motor Works' continued expansion. In this Collector's Guide the author has concentrated on the first...

By: Mick Walker . In just a few years the BMW Z3 has earned itself the title of one of the world's most desirable cars. Its styling and performance, and the cachet of the all-important badge, have given it a large share of probably the most competitive...

By: Brooklands Books . By the time the Austin-Healey 3000 appeared in July 1959, the Big Healey was a familiar sight on British and North American roads. The new models were hard to distinguish from their forebears by a cursory visual examination, but...

By: Graham Robson . Unveiled in 1952, the Austin-Healey 100 was an innovation in the sports car market and won instant acclaim. As the series developed, the cars only became more popular and garnered an even larger following. This illustrated...

By: Keith Martin . With his monthly Sports Car Market Magazine, Keith Martin made official what the world of car collecting already knew: He was the ultimate authority on collector cars, his columns in AutoWeek and Automobile, and his appearances on...

By: Nick Walker, new book, minor shelf-wear, small tear on dust jacket All car enthusiasts know, or think they know, what a vintage Bentley should look like. It should have a Vanden Plas four-seater tourer body, and should be painted green. But Bentleys...

By: Graham Robson ., 1st edition Bentley is one of those charismatic marques that, throughout its long and turbulent history, has produced some of the most famous cars of the time. Founded in 1919 on high hopes but scant capital, the marque delivered a...