New This Week At MOTOR BOOKS

MOTORING DEPARTMENT

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All-American Muscle Car
The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Detroit’s Greatest Performance Cars tells the story of these brutal performance machines through the words of muscle-car icons like Jim Wangers, the man who marketed DeLorean‘s thuggish invention, Joe Oldham, a legendary automotive journalist who tested these cars when they first came off the production line, often via illegal street racing, and classic-car broker Colin Comer, who has been instrumental in restoring some of the most iconic (and valuable) muscle cars…

Cavallino 219 : June / July 2017
Latest issue of THE magazine for Ferrari enthusiasts…

Delahaye Album Part One
Auto Review Album 132 – Delahaye – Delage – Hotchkiss

Ford Tough : 100 Years of Ford Trucks
This book tells the entire Ford truck story from the very beginning, when Ford got its start in truck production. This book provides the history of the wide array of models Ford has built over the past century, including the Model A roadster pick-up, stylish 81C pickups, legendary 1948 F-1, Bronco, Courier, Ranchero, Econoline…

MOTORCYCLE DEPARTMENT

5017559129026Yamaha – A Racing History 1954-2016 DVD
How does a company famous for making pianos reinvent itself as the creator of some of the most successful racing motorcycles the world has ever seen?
From the earliest days Yamaha associated itself with some of the biggest names in racing, including Phil Read, Giacomo Agostini, Steve Baker, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and, most recently, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi
This is the full story of a company that dared to dream big and rewrote the history books with its passion, innovation and determination…

AVIATION DEPARTMENT

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Blackburn Buccaneer – MDF Scaled Down #6
Royal Navy, RAF & South African Air Force S.Mk1, S.Mk2 & S.Mk50
This new MDF Scaled Down title takes you into the heart of the Buccaneer, as we go faster, lower, longer…

Tiger 747
The story of the Boeing 747 in service with the Flying Tiger Line, Seaboard World and Federal Express, with an individual history of the thirty-four jumbos operated. An in-depth historical essay covers the history of the airline, starting with the American Volunteer Group pilots in China in World War 2 that evolved into a fly-by-night cargo outfit in the propliner era…

UH-1 Huey in Action
The versatile UH-1 Huey helicopter remains in service with the U.S. military and allied nations today. Bell’s development of the UH-1 Iroquois began in 1952. The aircraft became iconic during its involvement in the Vietnam War. It was originally designated the HU-1, which lead to the now-familiar Huey name…

RAILWAY DEPARTMENT

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Creating Back Scenes for Model Railways and Dioramas
A model railway layout is greatly enhanced by a good back scene. If a modeller is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve realism in the locomotives, rolling stock and buildings, this should be carried through to the scenics. This book is a comprehensive guide to creating convincing back scenes for both railway and diorama modellers…

Schoolboy, Servant, GWR Apprentice
The Memoirs of Alfred Plumley 1880-1892 – Alfred Plumley, son of a coachman, was born in 1874 in Somerset’s Mendip Hills. Written in his old age, this memoir of his youth was discovered in an auction sale. In it, Alfred vividly describes his country childhood and first job as a serving boy at the grand house on the hill above his village…

Motorbike Bookshelf

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Villiers : Everybody’s Engine
This book sets out to record the achievements of a British industrial empire, the Villiers Engineering Company. Spanning over 100 years of production, from the original cycle business to the final sell-off of the remaining engine arm….
How to Restore Your Motorcycle (Second Edition)
Laverda 500 Twins 1977-1983 Road Test Portfolio
Yamaha Street Bikes 1955-2009