Making ​Cars at Longbridge

Russell Hayes - Ford ​Cortina
Once ​there was a Cortina on every British street corner, but now only a handful of the four million made survive and the rest are fond memories. For 1962 the Cortina was rushed to sale as an economy car, but it rocketed to the top of the sales charts and stayed there for 20 years. To mark 50 years since the introduction of Ford's best-seller, this exhaustively researched history tells how it grew to be a worldwide success. With first-hand accounts from key people and evocative period photography, the design and development of all five generations of Cortina is explored in detail.

Gillian Bardsley - Stephen Laing - Making ​Cars at Cowley
In ​1913 an ambitious young businessman named William Morris converted a derelict military college on the outskirts of Oxford into an assembly hall for motor vehicles. He thus opened the first chapter in one of the most extraordinary success stories of the British motor industry, becoming Lord Nuffield and a multi-millionaire in the process. From Morris Motors and Pressed Steel, via the British Motor Corporation and British Leyland to its role as part of BMW and their successful manufacture of the new Mini, car manufacture at Cowley has been a significant player. Though the old factory chimneys have given way to more modern developments, Oxford today would be a very different place without its influence. Most of the photographic material in this book is taken from the comprehensive archive collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, which is located at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, and where Gillian Bardsley is Archivist and where Stephen Lang is the curator of the vehicle collection.

Daniel Denis - Thibaut Amant - Citroën ​DS
This ​is a sumptuous photographic record of the Citroën DS in all its myriad forms. Launched as a futuristic vision in 1955, the DS family of cars continued in production for just over 20 years, evolving through two distinct styling phases, three key bodyshell types (saloon, estate and cabriolet), numerous specification changes and various powertrain developments, as well as some fascinating spin-off versions. Every detail is recorded in over 500 colour photographs in this lavish and elegantly presented book.

Doug Nye - British ​Cars of the Sixties
It ​was 1970 and Doug Nye was a budding freelance journalist trying to make his way; "British Cars of the Sixties" was his first book. It was very good then and still is so today. Only its audience has got larger. And nearly 40 years later, Nye is one of the most respected motorsports and collector car authorities known to the enthusiast public.This new edition will enable many a collector, actual or potential, to understand precisely what the British motor industry was producing in the vital and turbulent days of the 1960s. From AC to Wolseley, from Bristol to Triumph, this then-current revue is better than gold dust for today's enthusiast. Never have British cars been so popular around the globe; this book is packed with the facts and the stories.

John Gunnell - Standard ​Catalog of Ford 1903-2003
Incorporated ​on June 16, 1903, the Ford Motor Company "put America on wheels." Henry Ford's moving assembly line revolutionized automobile manufacturing and established principles of mass production. Ford's 100-year legacy promises another century of innovation just as it defined the twentieth century trough automobiles, including the Model T, Model A, Continental, Crown Victoria, Town Car, Thunderbird, Fairlane, Monterey, Galaxie, Mustang, Cougar, Maverick, LTD, Escort, and Taurus. The updated and revised _Standard Catalog of Ford 1903-2003, 3rd edition_ provides FoMoCo enthusiasts with an invaluable reference for all Ford marques and models, including Ford, Edsel, Lincoln, Mercury, and Mustang. Production data, identification number explanations, engine information, transmission types, chassis features, available options, and historical information are featured for each year. A new pricing section from the editors of _Old Cars Price Guide_ provides accurate values for all Ford marques and models in six condition grades.

Frank Jung - Porsche ​356
Die ​lange und erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit zwischen Porsche und dem „Stuttgarter Karosseriewerk Reutter & Co“ war von Beginn an getragen von der gegenseitigen Sympathie zweier herausragender Unternehmen der Automobilbranche. Mit bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten und Bildern zeichnet dieses Buch die gemeinsame Geschichte der beiden Firmen nach. Diese einzigartigen Unterlagen und die persönlichen Erinnerungen vieler ehemaliger Reutter-Mitarbeiter in Wort und Bild machen es zu mehr als nur einem weiteren Porsche-Buch unter vielen. Bereits ab 1931 baute der 1906 gegründete Karosseriebetrieb für das junge Konstruktionsbüro Porsche erste Prototypen des späteren Volkswagens. Im November 1949 erteilte Porsche der Firma Reutter schließlich einen Auftrag über 500 Sportwagen-Karosserien, und bereits Ostern 1950 wurde der erste in Deutschland gebaute Porsche 356 fertiggestellt. Stets an der Kapazitätsgrenze produzierten Reutter und Porsche in intensiver Zusammenarbeit Seite an Seite den Großteil der legendären Porsche 356. Dieses Buch stellt neben den Serienfahrzeugen viele für Porsche hergestellte Prototypen und Sonderfahrzeuge bis hin zur gemeinsamen Entwicklung der neuen Karosserie für den späteren Typ 911 vor. Bei ausführlicher Schilderung der Zusammenarbeit zwischen den beiden Stuttgarter Firmen liegt der Fokus des Buches auf der Darstellung der Entstehung einer Porsche-356er-Karosserie. Vom unbearbeiteten Blech bis zur Auslieferung der fertigen Fahrzeuge wird der Produktionsprozess so anschaulich und ausführlich beschrieben wie nie zuvor.

Ismeretlen szerző - Guide ​to GM Muscle Cars
Muscle ​cars from the '60's and early '70's are more popular than ever before. HPBooks' Guide to GM Muscle Cars is loaded with the facts, figures and production data auto enthusiasts and collectors need most. Four sections, one each for Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac, chronicle the year-by-year developement of the legendary muscle cars built by General Motors from 1964 through 1973. Each section contains: - Productions Totals - Engine & Transmission Options - Engine & Transmission Specifications - Rear Axle Ratios - Interior & Exterior Options - Styling Changes - and much more! Gleaming examples of original classics like the Chevelle, Impala, GTO, Z28, 4-4-2, Judge, Nova, GS and many others are illustrated with hundreds of rare factory original photos. If you're a fan of pavement-pounding muscle cars, then you'll find HPBooks' Guide to GM Muscle Cars to be a valuable resource and an investment in fun!

Peter C. Sessler - Chevrolet ​SS Muscle Car Red Book
Chevrolet ​SS Muscle Car Red Book is the essential pocket reference book on Chevrolet Super Sport muscle cars from 1961 to 1973. Chapters are devoted to a single model year, putting all of the data at your fingertips - VIN numbers, production codes, serial numbers, specifications, engine and carburetor listings, options, prices, body codes, paint colors, interior trim and more. Covering all of the SS Camaros, Chevelles, Impalas and Monte Carlos muscle cars, this is a reference book you will turn to again and again.

Ismeretlen szerző - Standard ​Catalog of Chrysler 1914-2000
With ​10 years of additional coverage and hundreds more photos than the previous edition, the Standard Catalog of Chrysler 1914-2000 is your opportunity to get to know, build and restore the Chrysler product you always wanted.

Daniel Young - Vintage ​Rover Anthology 1920-1933
This ​book is a sequel to Rover Anthology 1934-49 (P1-P3). The shortage of material on the pre-war and early post-war models prompted me to publish that volume and the total lack of it on the vintage models encouraged me to take the plunge yet again. However, practical considerations had to guide this project and therefore only a carefully chosen selection of the articles collected on these cars has actually been published here. Once again, I would like to record my gratitude to R. M. Clarke of Brooklands for all the help given to me in the preparation of this volume which I sincerely hope readers will find nostalgic and fascinating.

Ismeretlen szerző - Standard ​Catalog of Buick 1903-2000
As ​the company's slogan went, "When better cars are built... Buick will build them!" This book has them all. Few marque are receiving the attention that Buick is getting from car collectors and restorers! Everything the Buick owner, restorer or potential buyer is looking for here, including identification data, engine and chassis specs, original factory prices, body types and their numbers and model production totals. Buick Motor Division recovered from near bankruptcy in 1904 to become the number one producer of automobiles in 1908, surpassing Ford and Cadillac, its closest competitors. The financial pillar on General Motors - today the world's largest automaker - was created, Buick was a product innovator from day one, starting with its creation of the overhead valve engine to today's 3,8-liter 3800 V-6. With comprehensive pricing for the first 88 years of Buick and 1993 to the 2000 models thoroughly covered, the Buick diehard will love this new edition!

Ismeretlen szerző - Oldsmobile ​Automobiles 1955-1963
Brooklands ​Books publish source books. There is nothing original within their covers and their purpose is to make available to todays owners the road tests and other technical stories that were printed about a marque when it was in production. Amongst our 350 titles are three others on 50's and 60's Oldsmobiles. Firstly, Olds Cutlass and 4-4-2 1964-1972 which gives in-depth coverage on both of these sought-after models. Secondly, Oldsmobile Toronado 1966-1978 with informed comment on the FWD machines, and finally Oldsmobile Muscle Cars 1964-1970 reporting on the more powerful products that eminated from this GM division in the late sixties.

Ismeretlen szerző - Packard ​Gold Portfolio
In ​a recent survey we found that out of every two books we sell one goes to a home containing at least one other Brooklands title. These buyers know what to expect and we hope that they are not disappointed with this Packard anthology. For those adventurous first time buyers we should explain that nothing original lies between these covers. We are in a way explorers trying to unearth lost stories on historic vehicles so that we can make them available again for those who's interest is drawn towards the old car hobby. During the 30 years of compiling this series, some 10,000 road tests and other articles have been included in the 400 titles that make up our list. We print only small quantities of each book which, in the main are aquired by enthusiastic owners. Packard was a great marque and we regret that this book on the face of it has an unhappy ending. Some comfort can be drawn however from the wonderful legacy left to us by the company in the form of a string of classic models which each year grace concours and auto shows from coast to coast and beyond.

Rob L. Wagner - Klasszikus ​automobilok
A ​több mint 150 gyönyörű, részletgazdag fotóval illusztrált album a világ legkedveltebb klasszikus autóit mutatja be. Visszavisz az autógyártás hőskorába a századfordulótól 1948-ig, tudósít a legnagyobb amerikai és európai márkák történetéről, megismerhetjük a legnagyobb versenyeket, versenyzőket, konstruktőröket, az elsőrendű motorikus és gépészeti megoldásokat, a formatervezés elegáns csodáit. Nagy érdeklődésre tarthat számot a Cord, a Duesenberg, a Packard, a Stutz az Egyesült Államokból vagy a Bugatti, a Hispano-Suiza, a Talbot-Lago, az Isotta-Fraschini Európából. A ma is neves gyártók közül a kötetben megtalálható az amerikai Cadillac, a Lincoln, az angol Aston Martin, a Bentley, a Rolls-Royce, az olasz Alfa Romeo és a német Mercedes-Benz is.

Patrick Lesueur - Concours ​D'Elegance
Surely ​no form of contest has ever equalled the marriage of luxury and ostentation offered for many years by the great concours d'elegance. Elitist perhaps but their sheer magnificence seems just as fascinating now as it did in the first half of the 20th Century. It should be remembered that these events allowed the most celebrated artists and artisans boundless freedom of expression. Everything was put into the melting-pot to achieve one end - the realisation of a dream. The vital step for organisers of such events was to choose a venue famous for its air of leisurely hedonism, such as Longchamp, Deauville, Cannes, La Baule, Vichy, Nice or Enghien, where costly automobiles, their elegant silhouettes crafted by the great names of contemporary coachwork, could parade. To enhance the atmosphere, these exotic creations were presented by pretty ladies, mostly recruited from fashionable society, dressed in the latest fashion by the leading Parisian couturiers in an attempt to achieve the best possible symbiosis with the machines that they accompanied.

Quentin Willson - Az ​autó történetének klasszikusai
Szórakoztató ​tárlat a világ legendás klasszikus autóinak pazarul illusztrált autókiállításán. A klasszikus autók híres szakértője, Quentin Willson élvezetesen, kiterjedt és mélyreható ismereteivel végigvezet bennünket a klasszikus autók lenyűgöző világán. A könyvben találkozhatunk azokkal a híres tervezőmérnökökkel, akik formába öntötték a háború utáni évek autóit, felfedezhetjük azokat a jellemzőket, stílusjegyeket, melyek klasszikussá teszik az autót. A könyv átfogó történelmi, műszaki és technikai áttekintést nyújt az egyes modellekről, így szórakoztató és egyben alapos referenciaként szolgálhat az érdeklődők és a szakmai olvasók számára egyaránt.

Eckhart Bartels - Peter Kurze - Opel ​Rekord
„Bewegte ​Zeiten“ – diese Buchreihe widmet sich den Fahrzeugen, mit denen sich Deutschland in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts motorisierte, und dem besonderen Charme dieser Epoche. Der vierzehnte Band präsentiert die Modellreihe „Rekord“ des deutschen Herstellers Opel. In Rüsselsheim wird der schon vor dem Krieg eingeführte „Olympia“ nach der Wiederaufnahme der Produktion erfolgreich weitergeführt, ab 1953 mit dem Beinamen „Rekord“. Bis zum Sommer 1957 werden davon knapp eine Million Exemplare gebaut. Aber auch die Nachfolgemodelle und ihre Varianten (2- und 4-türige Limousine, Coupé, Caravan) werden echte Verkaufsschlager – das besonders günstige Modell 1200 macht bis 1963 dem VW Käfer direkte Konkurrenz. Rekord-Modelle halten über Jahre den zweiten Platz in der bundesdeutschen Zulassungsstatistik. Mit ihren Chromzierleisten und den geschwungenen Panorama-Scheiben treffen sie den Nerv der Zeit und geben dem westdeutschen Aufbaustolz ein automobiles Gesicht. Mit zahlreichen zeitgenössischen Fotos und Grafiken lässt dieser liebevoll gestaltete Band eine der erfolgreichsten Automodellreihen der Nachkriegszeit wieder lebendig werden.

V. I. Anohin - A ​gépkocsi szerkezete
Ehhez a könyvhöz nincs fülszöveg, de ettől függetlenül még rukkolható/happolható.

Hans-Rüdiger Etzold - Opel ​Kadett E Diesel
Opel ​Kadett E dízel 1984. Szeptembertől gyártott 54/57 LE modellekhez. Mindent megtalálunk ebben a könyvben, amit gépkocsink karbantartásáról, javításáról tudni szeretnénk.

Halwart Schrader - Grosse ​Automobile
Ehhez a könyvhöz nincs fülszöveg, de ettől függetlenül még rukkolható/happolható.