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  • Lorries of Arabia 3: ERF NGC

    by Robert Hackford ...
    A must for all ERF fans, this is the third and final installment in The Lorries of Arabia series. While the first book paid tribute to ERF's world-class long-haulers in the Middle East and those who drove them and the second book went on to explore the fortunes of this legendary machine, this final volume is a continued narration of an unfolding history in the 1970s and 1980s of a premium tractive ... Read more

    $27.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC: 2

    by Robert Hackford ...
    This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015. The first book made tribute to ERF's world-class long-hauler, focussing in particular on the Middle-East examples, and to those who drove them. It was acclaimed for its "evocative photographs" and Robert's "passionate" and descriptive style of writing and Truck and Driver called it "essential reading for ... Read more

    Was $20.72 CAD Now $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lorries of Arabia: The ERF NGC

    by Robert Hackford ...
    This book is a tribute to ERF's world-class long-hauler, especially the Middle East examples, and to those who drove them. What did the ERF NGCs look like? How well did they perform? Where did they venture? What were they like to drive and to live in? And where did they stand in ERF's contribution to Britain's place in the history of the TIR-trail? Left-hand drive ERFs were, perhaps, one of the ... Read more

    Was $20.72 CAD Now $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Series Book 890 - Shire Library
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  • No Speed Limit

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    Series Book 796 - Shire Library
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  • TT Titans

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