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By: Brooklands Books . The 1955-57 Thunderbirds had introduced luxury features in the two-seater market, but buyers made clear that what they really wanted was four seats. The 1958 models were much larger cars with four seats and a unibody shell. They...

By: Paul G. McLaughlin . Originally called Depot Hacks, station wagons were built to carry rail passengers and their luggage to and from the station. By the 1950s station wagons had evolved to become a standard feature of suburban life. In later years...

By: Randy Leffingwell . The Shelby Mustang was the result of a unique collaboration between a colorful, talented, and opinionated Texan and one of the most iconic automobiles of the 20th century. When Ford Motor Company was looking to add competitive...

By: Brooklands Books . This book is a compilation of articles from the well-know magazine Road & Track and covers a broad period of Fiat production sports cars. It includes road and comparison tests, specification and technical data, driver's...

By: Brooklands Books . The Fiat 600, announced at the Geneva Show in 1955, was a four-seater within the same overall dimensions as the popular 500. The Multipla announced in 1956 replaced the earlier estates and accommodated not fewer than six people in...

By: Brooklands Books . This portfolio covers one of Fiat's iconic cars, the Pininfarina-designed 124 Spider. It had a 20 year production run, was made in many guises and was finally built by Pininfarina. Covered are the 124 Spider 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000...

By: Phil Ward . In deciding which models to choose for inclusion in this book selected from Fiat's huge inventory, the author concentrated on three criteria – greatness, size and emotion. Where size is an easy parameter to qualify, greatness is...

By: Brooklands Books . Carlo Abarth set up tuning cars in 1950. As most of the parts were for Fiats Fiat bought the Abarth name when the original company folded in 1971. The hot 124s, 131s and Stradas were really fast cars built to a common specification...

By: Brooklands Books . **VERY RARE BOOK IN EXCELLENT UNREAD CONDITION** The experts from three continents write detailed reports on these classic Italian engines from Ferrari that powered the Fiat Dinos. This was the car which resulted from the...

By: Brooklands Books . The 124 Spider was based on a shortened Fiat 12 floorpan and never officially imported into Britain. It could have been a rival to the MGB and with a production run of 190,000, came close to matching the Abingdon total. In 1974 it...

2nd hand book in excellent condition By: Graham Robson . When Fiat entered rallying in 1970, its ultimate aim was to become World Rally Champion – and the 131 Abarth of 1976-1980 provided the machinery to make that possible. Within the Fiat-Lancia...

By: Andrea, David Sparrow . During the 1950s, Abarth started work on modified components with a number of manufacturers, but it was for its collaboration with Fiat that the company became renowned. During the early 1950s, Abarth’s business was...