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By: Brooklands Books . Introduced as a 1987 model, it was good looking but offered no serious competition to the European sporting cars. For the first two years sales were disappointing. 1989 saw an enlarged engine and reworked suspension, and in 1990 it...

By: Brooklands Books . The 6-Series coup.s were announced at the Geneva Show in March 1976, and with the exception of additional spoilers and a modified rear bumper wraparound (the latter in 1982) that styling remained unchanged during a production run...

By: Brooklands Books . Bristol production started in 1946 with the 400 model and went on to include in 1949 the highly prized 402 - an elegant touring convertible. The 405 was produced in 1954 - the only 4-door Bristol ever made. With only seven made of...

By: Jonathan Wood . This painstakingly researched book is the first major appraisal of the life of artist engineer Ettore Bugatti and his extraordinary cars to appear since 1963. Motoring historian Jonathan Wood has endeavoured not to be swayed by the...

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 . 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...

By: Graham Robson . In 80 years, BMW has been transformed — not once but several times. Now one of the world's most famous marques, it has had a turbulent history. Here is the exciting story of the German giant, from the fledgling years when it had...

By: Chris Rees . In addition to describing in detail the design and development of the various M1, M3, M5, M635 and M Roadster models, the author delves deeply into BMW's motorsport heritage and explains how this has impacted the development of these...

By: Brooklands Books . Road tests, Development, New model reports, Racing, History, Owner survey, 1600 & 2002, 318I, 320I, Hardy & Beck 323I, 328i, 5 series, 528e, 630I, 623CSi, 366CSi & 5 speed, 635CSi, 745I, Porocars, Alpina B7 & B7S...

By: Brooklands Books . 2nd hand book in excellent like new condition A compilation of road tests, racing, history, technical data, new model & road research reports from Car and Driver magazine. Models covered: 507, 1600, Alpina, 1800TI, 1500, 700,...

By: Graham Robson . The roots of BMW are myriad and complex, the company being a fusion of many famous names and factories in German production engineering.The oldest link can be traced as far back as 1898 when the first Wartburg cars rolled off the...

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...