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I have quite an extensive library of Automotive texts.
I am quite a collector of anything to do with what most would term Muscle or Pony cars. I buy the majority of my books online. Most of them are published by a company called 'Motorbooks'. I do find however that a lot of the information contained within the books must be cross referenced to ensure accuracy, against what collector and car clubs deem to be fact. All part of the fun as far as I am concerned. Some of my favourites are; - the Hemi in the Barn and Cobra in the Barn books. - Fuel and Guts (the birth of top fuel drag racing and Front Engine Dragsters) - Book of the Car by Readers Digest - Classic GM Muscle by Mueller My better half just cant understand why I'm such an avid reader of all things automotive, but when the books are very well researched material in hardcover, and I keep them properly, they may as well last for ever. Something I cant say for typical month to month automotive journalism.... I am looking for more books to cover off on Australian Automotive History, however I have found a lot of what I have seen to be prohibitively expensive or so far off the mark, that the credibility of the material within is a waste of paper. Seriously looking forward to what other members recommend! |
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Another two books I found recently:
ONE: The Pictorial History of Australian Automobiles By Andrew Clarke Published through Bison Group. A big book that tells the story of automotive development in Australia, right through to the E-series Falcon and VN Commodore. Lots of photos, text and discusses stuff like the Magna, Telstar, hatches, etc. TWO: The Man in the White Suit By Ben Collins This is the biography of The Stig (Ben Collins)'s time with Top Gear. At first I didn't think it would be very interesting but it's actually quite interesting in parts, and funny.
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Not a book but google "HO down the Hume" was an article published in Sports Car World. My grandfather had 2 copies of this mag, which I cut the pictures out of. Probably worth many dollars to a serious collector.
Great pic of a phase 3 at 144mph |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightburn http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...ampol_1964.htm Last edited by wrongwaynorris; 02-12-2010 at 03:41 AM. |
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- Any of Georgio Piola’s yearly Formula 1 reviews
- True Blue by Bill Tuckey - Any of the Car Design Yearbooks (now sadly not produced after number 8) Haven’t read them but I’d like to try them: - James Allen’s book on Michael Schumacher “The edge of greatness” - A couple of the “taxi” drivers books (Skaife and Lowndes) - Mark Webbers book “Up Front” (until the last 3 races) +1 on Donohue’s “The unfair advantage”. You will be blown away by the number of cars he raced and developed, how little he knew at the start, how humble he comes off as and how stubborn and determined he was. Also you’ll be impressed by how much the old guys raced (Andretti was the same)
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The Car That Could: The Inside Story of GM's Revolutionary Electric Vehicle
By Michael Shnayerson Published by Random House Books, 1996 A very interesting book about the GM EV1.
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I saw on ebay not long ago a book about Bill Bourke...anyone read it?
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that "HO down the hume" is an awesome little read. really gives you a sense of the balls the phase III had. that being said, i'm yet to drive one.to anyone that has had the privilege, i'm sooo jealous
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Musclecar Confidential; confessions of a magazine test driver. I especially liked the chapter on the 71 AMC AMX (I own a 74 AMC Javelin) that lost a rear wheel/axle assembly
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![]() The Lexus Story I picked this book up during a recent trip overseas and it's pretty fascinating. The development of the first Lexus (the ES 400) is an incredible read. The things the development team did to get ahead of the luxury brands of the time makes for amazing reading. They really deserve the success they got!
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That would be interesting! I finished this a while back; ![]() Fascinating broad look at the beginnings and history of the American motor industry, the immense success and the culture that bred which in turn nearly ruined the big 3. It can get a bit dry with detailed descriptions of corporate and government dealings, but its amazing how close GM and Chrysler came to closing up completely. |
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6 of the Best car books I have are...
The Worst Cars Ever Sold - Giles Chapman - Sutton Publishing Are You For Wheel? The Most Amazing Cars Ever - Tony Davis - Random House Australia You Must be Skidding! The biggest LOSERS of the car world - Tony Davis - Random House Australia THE CAR BOOK-The Definitive Visual History - DK (probably the best of the lot, loads of awesome pictures and information of cars and brand themselves) The Ultimate History of FAST CARS, Vehicles Built for the Fast Lane- Jonathon Wood - Parragon CARS - Igloo I'd like to find more humourous books, as well as more Australian car books, and some of American cars from the 50s to late 70s. Edit: Has anyone seen any books about Station Wagons? I'd love to find some. |
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Unsafe at Any Speed by Ralph Nader.
read it many years ago & still makes me think
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The Complete Book of Mustang
It's a massive and heavy book that contains everything you could ever want to know about every single Mustang model since the idea for the car started at Ford. It doesn't shy away from the boring mid-seventies era either. The ultimate book on the Mustang. ![]()
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2000 AU II FAIRLANE 75th ANNIVERSARY - big and shiny My hovercraft is full of eels! Movie Car Chase of the Week: Gene Hackman driving a 1971 Pontiac LeMans to chase an elevated train in The French Connection (1971). |
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RS - the faster fords ; great read for anyone into the classic era of giant killing RS fords, spans 20 years from early days at AVO through to Sierras Dunko The Inside story of Ross Dunkerton, an Australian Rally legend ; entertaining string of autobiographical tales right through the golden era of rallying. High Performance Escorts MKII 1975-1980 - bound series of magazine and paper articles covering the period - interesting read and handy reference guide too ANY genuine facotry service manual - seriously..... |
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Probably due to only modern uni student types running the show now instead of the old Jewish foundation principles. as most of the uni type people are off with the pixies and just only little boys with only a limited field and no real love for cars. it's the same everywhere nowdays. like a bank manager used to know everything but not now. and the credentials for the countries leaders are only competent at lying and just puppets for low life criminals hiding in the shadows. |
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1001 Cars to Dream of Driving Before You Die
Very concise, even has reviews of the Falcon GTHO, XB Falcon GT (with a Mad Max poster) and the Dodge Monaco (Bluesmobile) jumping the Illinois Nazis. ![]()
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Well I stumped up my hard earned for this one - and it's actually very good!
![]() Whilst the title may not be for everyone, now that i've read it there are plenty of things I thought I knew (which it turns out I didn't know) and also lots of great tips to help you with buying cars! http://www.rossvasse.com Anyone else seen this one?
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- FG XR6 Turbo, 6 Speed Manual, Silhouette . 12/78 XC Ford Fairmont Project Car. (351, 5spd) Build Thread: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11444473 1968 Ford F350 LWB Dually. 300 Six, 4 speed. Beavertail project. |
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This great Aussie car book Muscle Car Mania is on sale at Big W from tomorrow 28 Wed 2013. I highly recommend it, even has a very interesting section about the Leyland P76 from memory:
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Forgot to mention they are $10 each.
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100 years of Ford:
http://www.amazon.com/FORD-CENTURY-F...ford+100+years And my favorite: ![]() http://www.amazon.com/Ford-F-Series-...=Ford+F+series |
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Iacocca - An Autobiography
An oldie but a goodie. Lee Iacocca's own words about his early days, rise to the top of Ford and the creation of the Falcon, Mustang and his later leadership of Chrysler. The stories about the public's reaction to the first Mustang are astounding. I highly recommend this book. ![]()
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I have that book!!!!!!!
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Have a poke around old second hand book stores...you come across all sorts of interesting stuff in them.
Some years back I found a copy of "Torque", by Peter Wherret, a hard cover companion book to the old TV series from the late seventies or early eighties. It's still a great read with some fantastic classic cars of all eras. Just, erm, try and ignore the section about "the future" where he says petrol will be practically all gone by the mid 1990's... ![]() Still, at school in the seventies we thought that would be the way it was headed. Remember in the amazing Australian film "Running On Empty", the hero says the reason the like hotted up cars was that in the future they'd all be "riding around in electric wheelchairs" instead of petrol cars. |
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My Other Wife Is A Car - Confessions of a car tragic
by John M. Wright An aussie freelance motoring writer (Wheels, Motor now Unique Cars), basically tells the story of all the cars he has owned in his life time and the ups and downs that come with them. A great and interesting read.
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