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Lose yourself in the world of Kiwi hot rodders. Have a poke around in their garages, visualize their rebuild projects, admire their impressive array of rods, study their automobilia collections, and read about the hot rodders themselves; their love for the hobby, and their stories. The Kiwi Hot Rodder’s Guide to Life is a full-colour snapshot of the passion for hot rodding residing in the garages (and hearts) of many a car-mad Kiwi.

A wide of standard production cars is available, but their pre-packaged looks and specifications don't meet the needs and tastes of many car enthusiasts who chose to build their own cars.

This book is an effective chronology of the cars that have been built by members of the Constructors Car Club in New Zealand.

Card range from the simple and racey to the lavish and exotic: form a motorbike powered three wheeler built from plywood and street tubing to exotic fiberglass monocoque supercars, they are all her... read more

The Porsche is the quintessential sports car--sleek, shiny, sexy, and very fast. The striking looks of the car are matched by the machine's superb engineering and performance, making it one of the world's great automobiles. In merging the highest standards of design with advanced technology, the Porsche has become a four-wheeled work of art. Now, in a book whose design is as refined and as smart as the car itself, the story of the Porsche unfolds from the beginning as a creation of Dr. Ferdinand Porsche and his son in 1948, through... read more

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Need for Speed: Cars illustrates the exciting progression in the evolution of the automobile, from supercars to the eco-friendly cars of the future.

The New Zealand story of the italian motoring icon the Fiat 500, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2007.This is a picture driven history of the cars place in New Zealand's curious industrial landscape of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as its "life" - the racing, the owners, the excursion to Antarctica. It is an affectionate look at the fiat 500 in the market furthest from its native Italy. There is a dual text in both English and Italian.

VW Campervans have always had a certain appeal to those who buy into the notion of the ‘open road’ but the current interest in all things retro has led to a new generation exploring the freedoms which they offer. Their popularity with the ‘Jamie Oliver’ generation has long been established but there is a newly emerging and as yet untapped trend to look beyond the VW to campers from other eras and manufacturers. Current campervan books on the market focus on the VW to the exclusion of the other brands and by opting to include the... read more

Sleeping Beauties USA honors rusted and forgotten automotive treasures that have been found parked alongside the highways of America, waiting to be discovered again. Rather than showcasing typically brilliant, highly rebuilt show queens, the book instead explores the transience and inherent beauty of a car's life, captured through stunning and evocative photography.About the author:For more than 12 years, Bjoern Marek has worked as an automotive journalist for magazines like Europe's Print-Magazine No. 1, focussing on American cars... read more

Jump in and buckle-up. P.J. O'Rourke delivers his rapid-fire wit from the driver's seat of Buicks, Land Rovers, Harley-Davidsons and at least one Soviet army surplus truck. "Driving Like Crazy" is a hilarious collection of fender-bending pieces that career along at O'Rourke's full-throttle, breakneck Gonzo best...

Ford Zephyrs and Zodiacs were a quintessential part of life in New Zealand for everyone over 40 − not many Kiwis won't have h... read more

The 1990s witnessed the launch of an unprecedented number of new sports car models. British-based marques are prominent, with Aston Martin, Jaguar, Lotus, Morgan and TVR enjoying strong sales, while the MG badge has made a welcome return. Other marques include Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes, Mazda, Porsche, Toyota, and Vauxhall. This all-colour book appraises nearly 80 models, with a detailed specification, by an author who has driven most of them.

Chopped or channeled, candy metalflaked or rusted out, hot rods are institutions of American motoring. This collection of more than three dozen roadsters, coupes, rat rods, and show cars from across the United States provides a nicely priced, all color survey of this enduring hobby. Each hot rod is featured in full vehicle and detail shots of the car, a brief history of the car and the build, and more.

A visual celebration of the iconic car of Italy's fashionable 'dolce vita' boom years. The Fiat 500, which began production in 1957, is the iconic car of Italy's free-spirited 'boom years', when Italian films, fashion, and design took the world by storm. The car remains immortalized in America's imagination and is much sought after by collectors and anyone with a nostalgic love for la dolce vita. This book celebrates the 500 for both its groundbreaking design and its role as a pop-culture icon.Despite its diminutive size, it proved... read more

Here is the definitive history of one of Britain's most important automotive marques, not only the cars but Ferguson tractors and military aero engines too.

Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile.

Very few cars inspire as much affection as the original Mini. It's the small car everyone loves to eulogise because it oozes energetic fun, classless minimalism and evergreen style. But it's also of massive historical importance: The 1959 Mini, designed by Alec Issigonis, set the template from which all successful compact cars have been created ever after. It was the technological wonder of its age. The original Mini was on sale for 41 years, during which its 5.3m sales made it the best-selling British car of all time - an achiev... read more

Published in 2006, the complete story of the Subaru Impreza, from concept through to the present day. Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a great reputation through Subaru's successful WRC program. This book covers the full story of the Impreza, from concept through to the current production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated throughout with contemporary material. A full colour, artpaper production with over 650 mainly color illustrations and significant a... read more

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The images in Rusty Pickups, when captured by a talented and creative photographer like Mike Harrington, make a great collection brimming with nostalgia. When these dramatic images are teamed with print sales advertisements from the day when the truck was new, the resulting contrast makes the book even more compelling. The contrast of the ad writer's enthusiasm for a brand new pickup truck years ago and the reality of that same ghostly hunk of steel fighting the elements some 40-80 years later is truly intriguing.

Fifty-six open-top icon roadsters feature in this authoritative, highly pictorial celebration of classic British sports cars, now available in paperback. From the AC Ace to the Wolseley Hornet Special, individual histories place each car in perspective, describing its appeal, significance and driving characteristics. Also detailed for each one are models and variants, year-by-year evolution, specifications and performance figures.