Automotive category: 1940 books

Both the Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer and 300S surprised everyone, when they were introduced in 1951. Nobody had expected Daimler-Benz to launch two brand new luxury cars just six years after WWII. This 210-page guide tells these cars’ story and comes with superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography,...

The Mercedes-Benz 220 W187, launched in 1951, was the first six-cylinder executive Mercedes, introduced after WWII and offered with its cabriolet and coupe versions stunningly beautiful cars. This 170-page guide gives you all the facts about the 220 W187 series. It also comes with superb recent non-Daimler...

How to build small-block Chevy engines for maximum performance. Includes sections on heads, cams, exhaust systems, induction modifications, dyno-tested engine combinations, and complete engine build-ups.

Rigid eight-wheelers with internal combustion engines were developed as a response to requirements and opportunities embedded in the 1933 Road and Rail Traffic Act. Although AEC was first in the field, in late 1934 or early 1935 Leyland was able to announce its Octopus. By the Second World War the...

Motorcycle Roadcraft is the police handbook for rider training, used by all the emergency services and a key reference for all riding instructors. It's essential reading if you want to develop your riding ability and safety to a more advanced level. This new edition has been revised, updated...

Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout...

Details each crucial step for assembling a modern Cobra replica, profiling the assembly of the most popular Cobra kit car – the Factory Five Cobra Mk4. Includes an informative guide to buying a pre-owned Cobra replica that covers how to inspect, evaluate, and test drive used Cobra kit cars for those who prefer to purchase one already assembled.

This book is the mechanic in your glovebox, essential for troubleshooting, identifying issues and suggesting roadside fixes for 101 common problems associated with Series Land Rovers both on and off-road.The user-friendly layout incorporates extensive cross-referencing, helping you rapidly diagnose...

Particularly famous for their great adventures in the Monte Carlo rally, works Minis humbled many bigger and more powerful cars during the 1960s and 1970s.Mechanic Brian Moylan spent 22 years in the workshops of the BMC Competitions Department where the works cars were built.Here, all the secrets of...

Here, Volkswagen enthusiast and prolific author Richard Copping examines, for the first time, the complete story of the T4 from the Transporter concept originated forty years before its presence at VW's Hanover factory, through its development period and full production life. Topics covered include:...

“Tell me its pedigree and I’ll tell you what kind of car it is!” According to legend, this pungent comment was made by the great Tazio Nuvolari when a manufacturer asked him to drive a new car in the German Grand Prix. West Germany’s Auto Union products—the front-wheel-drive DKW 750 and...

There has been a huge resurgence of interest in Dune Buggies (Beach Buggies), kit cars based on the chassis and running gear of fatally corroded VW Beetles. Here is the complete step by step practical guide to the equipment and building techniques needed to build a Buggy, as well as sound guidance on...

4WD Survival Guide is a completely revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to four-wheel driving. Author John Basham shares his detailed knowledge to help you deal with the multiple challenges of travelling across Australia in your four-wheel drive. Driving skills, troubleshooting and maintenance...

Anyone who owns a Suzuki 4x4, and wonders what it is REALLY capable of, needs this book. It illustrates in intimate detail, with the aid of 175 colour photographs and diagrams, what each model can do and how to modify it in stages to maximise its off-road potential. The book also covers practical factors,...