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Classic Car Museum Guide

Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Machinery

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An enthusiast's guide to motoring and transport museums in Britain and beyond.Written by experienced automotive expert Lance Cole, this companion guide for car and motorcycle enthusiast covers ninety British motoring and transport museums in depth and over 350 museums worldwide. Included are:Descriptions and photographsA comprehensive global museum listingOuttakes on visits to selected overseas ... Read more

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An enthusiast's guide to motoring and transport museums in Britain and beyond.Written by experienced automotive expert Lance Cole, this companion guide for car and motorcycle enthusiast covers ninety British motoring and transport museums in depth and over 350 museums worldwide. Included are:Descriptions and photographsA comprehensive global museum listingOuttakes on visits to selected overseas
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The Supermarine Spitfire MKV

The MK V and Its Variants

by Lance Cole ...

Series series FlightCraft
The story of the Supermarine Spitfire has been told across many years and the debate about it is enduring, yet the Spitfire remains a true icon. For aviation enthusiasts, for historians, for modellers, the word Spitfire conjures many stories and affections. This book presents the Spitfire enthusiast with an up-to-date history of the Spitfire not just in its design and application in war, but also ... Read more

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The story of the Supermarine Spitfire has been told across many years and the debate about it is enduring, yet the Spitfire remains a true icon. For aviation enthusiasts, for historians, for modellers, the word Spitfire conjures many stories and affections. This book presents the Spitfire enthusiast with an up-to-date history of the Spitfire not just in its design and application in war, but also
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Bugatti

Type 35 Grand Prix Car and Its Variants

by Lance Cole ...

Series series Car Craft
This expert volume examines the engineering, design, and modeling of this classic sportscar through the years—fully illustrated with color photos.Innovative car designer Ettore Bugatti changed the history of both motorsports and engineering with the legendary T35. Introduced at the Grand Prix of Lyon in 1924, its clever engine design, new suspension thinking, and distinct body style marked the ... Read more

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This expert volume examines the engineering, design, and modeling of this classic sportscar through the years—fully illustrated with color photos.Innovative car designer Ettore Bugatti changed the history of both motorsports and engineering with the legendary T35. Introduced at the Grand Prix of Lyon in 1924, its clever engine design, new suspension thinking, and distinct body style marked the
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Secrets of the Spitfire

The Story of Beverley Shenstone, the Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing

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This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA,AFIAS, FCASI, HonOSTIV. As R.J. Mitchells chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfires wing the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain and beyond. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as ... Read more

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This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA,AFIAS, FCASI, HonOSTIV. As R.J. Mitchells chief aerodynamicist, it was Shenstone who designed the Spitfires wing the wing that gave the Spitfire it crucial advantage in the Battle of Britain and beyond. A quiet man, Shenstone never sought glory for his work, yet in recent years he has been credited as
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Secret Wings of World War II

Nazi Technology and the Allied Arms Race

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There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven events. Yet within these stories and behind these facts lie conspiracy theories, mistaken assumptions and denials that seem to contradict the evidence. So what really happened? How far ahead were the German scientists? And, of even greater interest, why ... Read more

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There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven events. Yet within these stories and behind these facts lie conspiracy theories, mistaken assumptions and denials that seem to contradict the evidence. So what really happened? How far ahead were the German scientists? And, of even greater interest, why
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The Jeep

Second World War

by Lance Cole ...

Series series LandCraft
"The Jeep is as iconic a military vehicle as the Chieftain tank, and this terrific book celebrates it in brilliant style . . . inspiring." — Books MonthlyThe Second World War Jeep was one of the most famous and influential military vehicles of all time, and over 600,000 were produced. It served with all the Allied forces during the war on every front and it has been the inspiration behind the ... Read more

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"The Jeep is as iconic a military vehicle as the Chieftain tank, and this terrific book celebrates it in brilliant style . . . inspiring." — Books MonthlyThe Second World War Jeep was one of the most famous and influential military vehicles of all time, and over 600,000 were produced. It served with all the Allied forces during the war on every front and it has been the inspiration behind the
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Boeing 747

The Original Jumbo Jet

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A celebration of the life and times of the iconic jet known as the "Queen of the Skies".Boeing's 747 'heavy' has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airliner emerges. Yet the ultimate development of the 747, the -800 model, will ply the airways for many years to come.Even as twin-engine airliners increasingly ... Read more

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Bugatti Blue

Prescott and the Spirit of Bugatti

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"Cole's book about probably the most famous racing car of all time is packed with brilliant photographs and an unmissable history of the beautiful machine." — Books MonthlyThe British have had an affair with Bugatti for decades and perhaps Prescott Hill-Climb in Gloucestershire is the place where that relationship has reached its highlights across the decades. This collection of photographic ... Read more

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"Cole's book about probably the most famous racing car of all time is packed with brilliant photographs and an unmissable history of the beautiful machine." — Books MonthlyThe British have had an affair with Bugatti for decades and perhaps Prescott Hill-Climb in Gloucestershire is the place where that relationship has reached its highlights across the decades. This collection of photographic
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VC10: Icon of the Skies

BOAC, Boeing and a Jet Age Battle

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"An excellent account of the political battles and the commercial skulduggery . . . and its outstanding service as a transport and tanker with the RAF." — FiretrenchThe VC10 was the nation's biggest jet airliner of its age and regarded as the world's best-looking airliner. It was safe, fast, and designed to take off from short runways in Africa and Asia, at the request of its main operator BOAC ... Read more

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"An excellent account of the political battles and the commercial skulduggery . . . and its outstanding service as a transport and tanker with the RAF." — FiretrenchThe VC10 was the nation's biggest jet airliner of its age and regarded as the world's best-looking airliner. It was safe, fast, and designed to take off from short runways in Africa and Asia, at the request of its main operator BOAC
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British Leyland—From Triumph to Tragedy

Petrol, Politics & Power

by Lance Cole ...

A history of the British automotive manufacturer and an analysis of what went wrong.What really happened at British Leyland (BL)? Was it 'just' the cars, or were other factors vital to the story? Who really was to blame for BL and MG Rover's death?The 'truth' about BL is deeper than its cars – were ultra- Left-wing plots to topple BL and British society real? Did secret deals and political ... Read more

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A history of the British automotive manufacturer and an analysis of what went wrong.What really happened at British Leyland (BL)? Was it 'just' the cars, or were other factors vital to the story? Who really was to blame for BL and MG Rover's death?The 'truth' about BL is deeper than its cars – were ultra- Left-wing plots to topple BL and British society real? Did secret deals and political
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Porsche Model by Model

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Taking a fresh approach, this book delivers an up-to-date review by investigating the essential characteristics, design and driving experience that defines the Porsche legend and its cars. From icons like the 356 and 911, through to the transaxle Porsches and recent models of Boxster, Cayman, Panamera, Macan, Tycan and more, Porsche Model by Model offers a detailed yet engaging commentary upon the ... Read more

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Taking a fresh approach, this book delivers an up-to-date review by investigating the essential characteristics, design and driving experience that defines the Porsche legend and its cars. From icons like the 356 and 911, through to the transaxle Porsches and recent models of Boxster, Cayman, Panamera, Macan, Tycan and more, Porsche Model by Model offers a detailed yet engaging commentary upon the
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Porsche 911

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An extensively illustrated reference to the iconic sports car for enthusiasts and modelers: "Fascinating and impressively informative." — Midwest Book ReviewThe innovative CarCraft series provides modelmakers and car enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual reference of both full-size cars and their scale models. Each book contains detailed technical information imparted through ... Read more

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An extensively illustrated reference to the iconic sports car for enthusiasts and modelers: "Fascinating and impressively informative." — Midwest Book ReviewThe innovative CarCraft series provides modelmakers and car enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual reference of both full-size cars and their scale models. Each book contains detailed technical information imparted through
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