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The Original Jumbo Jet
Boeing's 747 'heavy' has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul airli...
French Design Classic
Launched in 1955 yet looking like a sci-fi design proposal for a future then undreamed of, Flaminio Bertoni's ellipsoid sculpture with wheels that was...
The aim of this innovative series is to provide modelmakers and car enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual reference of both full-size ca...
An extensively illustrated reference to the iconic sports car for enthusiasts and modelers: “Fascinating and impressively informative.” —Midwest...
A Century of Genius
In a fresh view of Bugatti, this book frames the design highlights of a series of Bugatti supercars that colour the marque's journey from its origins ...
Driving Through History on the Road to Nostalgia
Nothing is new under the sun and classic cars books come and go. But here, instead of a heavy, large, glossy book of classic car images and details de...
Nazi Technology and the Allied Arms Race
There are many myths and legends surrounding the advanced German aeronautical technology of the Second World War. There are also facts and proven even...
Petrol, Politics & Power
A history of the British automotive manufacturer and an analysis of what went wrong. What really happened at British Leyland (BL)? Was it ‘just’ t...
The Complete Story
In this new view of the Citroen story, automotive/aviation writer and design specialist Lance Cole investigates not just the details of the cars of Ci...
“A comprehensive history of the VC10 . . . enhanced by the fabulous artwork and photographs . . . will take you back to the golden age of jet travel...
Saab 99 and 900 is a detailed account of the cars that came from Saab, the aeroplane maker, whose first car - the 92 model - set the standard for adva...
Boeing’s 747 ‘heavy’ has achieved a fifty-year reign of the airways, but now airlines are retiring their fleets as a different type of long-haul...
Second World War
“The Jeep is as iconic a military vehicle as the Chieftain tank, and this terrific book celebrates it in brilliant style . . . inspiring.” —Book...
Taking a fresh approach, this book delivers an up-to-date review by investigating the essential characteristics, design and driving experience that de...
Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Machinery
An enthusiast’s guide to motoring and transport museums in Britain and beyond. Written by experienced automotive expert Lance Cole, this companion g...
The Story of Beverley Shenstone, the Man Who Perfected the Elliptical Wing
This book tells the tale of the brilliant aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA,AFIAS, FCASI, HonOSTIV. As R.J. Mitchells chief aero...
Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Machinery
A new, comprehensive guide to motoring and transport museums offering a fresh conversation on their role and the portrayal of our motoring history. Wr...
Type 35 Grand Prix Car and Its Variants
This expert volume examines the engineering, design, and modeling of this classic sportscar through the years—fully illustrated with color photos. I...
The advent of widebody airframes, introduced in 1969 with the Boeing 747, revolutionized jet travel by doubling previous payloads and reducing operati...
Prescott and the Spirit of Bugatti
The British have had an affair with Bugatti for decades and perhaps Prescott Hill-Climb in Gloucestershire is the place where that relationship has re...
A Journey Through Motoring History
In a classic car photography book packed with an eclectic mix of automotive images, Lance Cole (author of the Classic Car Adventure) presents a stunni...
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911 Heaven and Beyond
In a book of Porsche photography and engaging conversation, Lance Cole journeys through a personal passion for Porsche –one that many supercar enthu...
The remarkable story of everything Sydney Herbert Allard achieved in motor sport and motor car manufacture is framed in an up-to-date commentary co-au...
BOAC, Boeing and a Jet Age Battle
“An excellent account of the political battles and the commercial skulduggery . . . and its outstanding service as a transport and tanker with the R...
Global Airlines and Their Aircraft
LONGHAUL -GLOBAL A/L COLE, L...
Case Studies and Analysis
This book examines the legal and policy issues surrounding congressional investigations through a series of case studies, with an emphasis on the peri...
From Triumph to Tragedy. Petrol, Politics and Power
What really happened at British Leyland (BL)? Was it 'just' the cars, or were other factors vital to the story? Who really was to blame for BL and MG ...
Launched in 1949 as the 92 before evolving into the 93, 96 2-stroke and 96V4, this Saab was in production for thirty-one years...
Designed and manufactured by the men who would make Concorde, the Rolls-Royce powered Vickers VC10, and its larger variant, the Super VC10, represente...