Cars By Make D to L - Books

By: Tony Davis and John Wright . Spotlight on Holden Commodore 1978 - 1988 including the Statesman WB and the first HSV Group A, the Marque Spotlight Series with Road Tests from "Modern Motor" is a unique series with a strong Australian accent. It...

By: Barry Lake . Though the Commodore was the basis of all the major models, there were occasional diversions, most notably the Opel coupe-based HDT Monza and the Statesman-based HDT Magnum. The most controversial of all the Commodore cars was the first...

By: Brooklands Books . The S2000 was introduced in 1999 to celebrate Honda's 50th anniversary and is the latest in their `S' series of roadsters. It was manufactured up to 2003 alongside Honda's NSX supercar. Included are road and comparison...

Colin Chapman's early cars caused a sensation in the motorsport world and, thanks to his genius, Lotus Engineering became the most famous British manufacturer of racing cars, bringing about a revolution in automotive design. In 1956 Lotus gained a class...

By: Michael Oliver . Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillippe's striking wedge-shaped Type 72 Formula 1 car - better known simply as the Lotus 72 - was introduced on April 1st, 1970 as a replacement for the unsuccessful four-wheel-drive Type 63 and the ageing...

By: Dennis Ortenburger . The Lotus Elite was first introduced to a startled public at the Earls Court Motor coupe that no one, outside the tiny Lotus works in north London, knew was Show in October 1957. Show goers were amazed to see a beautiful...

By: Joe Sackey . Named after the Spanish ranch famed for its ferocious bulls, the Lamborghini Miura’s flamboyance and engineering wowed the public when it was unveiled in the mid-sixties. Yet despite its devoted following, there has been no...

By: Giancarlo Reggiani . This book is a celebration of Lancia's 50 glorious years of motor racing history and the cars that created it, including the D 50, the only Formula One car the company ever built which, destiny dictated, was not to win the...

By: Dennis Ortenburger . First published in 1977, Dennis Ortenburger's - The Original Lotus Elite became an instant classic. It was the first definitive book written about the cars and reflected his enthusiasm and the enormous amount of research put into...

By: Peter Ross . Lotus The Early Years tells the story of what might be called the amateur years of Lotus, the days before Colin Chapman and Mike Costin gave up their day jobs and worked for Lotus full time. Between 1951-1954 Colin relied heavily on help...

By: Nigel Thorley . The Jaguar brand epitomises the very best in British automobiles. It is a marque that has stood the test of time, from its humble beginnings in 1922 through to the present day as an important part of the Ford empire. It takes time to...

By: Glen Smale . For many, the Jaguar E-type was the quintessential sports car Of its day. It certainly had a hard act to follow, considering the gorgeous and voluptuous XKs that appeared just after the Second World War. But then the 1960s was the decade...