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  • Chrysler A-833 Transmissions

    How to Rebuild and Modify

    by Jamie Passon ...
    Making horsepower at Chrysler in the early 1960s was nothing new for the Pentastar brand. The 413 RB engine had been producing more than 350 hp since the late 1950s. Joining the lineup in 1963, the 426 Wedge doubled down on the fact that Chrysler was all-in on going fast. The one weakness holding them back from total domination on the streets and strips was with their dated and tired manual ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road

    by Finn Murphy ...
    “There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity FairMore than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Mercedes-Benz 300SL W198 with chassis number/data card explanation

    From the 300SL Gullwing to the Roadster

    Series Book 1 - The iconic SL
    The Mercedes 300SL W198 was, is and always will be the one Mercedes icon, all other SL models will be judged against. This 250-page guide deals with the car’s history, talks about a unique roadster and explains in detail chassis number and data card. It also comes with superb recent non-Daimler AG color photos; this includes pictures of the suspension. These are some of the topics covered ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Chrysler's Turbine Car

    The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation

    Offering a behind-the-scenes look into the world of automotive research and development in the 1960s, this engaging narrative traces the birth of Chrysler’s alternative “jet” car and reveals the story behind its sudden and mysterious demise. Relying on extensive research and firsthand accounts from surviving members of the turbine car program—including the metallurgist who created the exotic ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Start a Home-based Car Detailing Business

    by Renny Doyle ...
    Series series Home-Based Business Series
    Whether you plan to go it alone or build a team, this book takes you through all phases of setting up and running a thriving home-based car detailing business, from estimating start-up costs to opening your doors. This book includes profiles of professional detailers and business professionals who share valuable insight on owning a business. Learn all about equipping your business, exploring web ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting

    Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris and Other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure

    These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" (The Virginian Pilot).Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Camaro 5th Gen 2010-2015

    How to Build and Modify

    by Scott Parker ...
    Filling these pages is great step-by-step information on modifying your 5th Gen, including upgrade instruction on brakes, suspension, rear axles, intake and exhaust, cooling, fuel systems, transmissions, LS engine mods, superchargers, turbochargers, ECM tuning, aftermarket EFIs, and more. There is fierce competition on the street for modern muscle supremacy. ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Indianapolis 500 - Volume Four: British Invasion (1963 – 1966)

    Series series The Indianapolis 500 - A History
    Volume Four: British Invasion (1963 – 1966) tells how Ford Motor Company and Team Lotus joined to conquer the Indianapolis 500, inaugurating the modern era of higher automotive technology supported by corporate money - especially the opening shots of the infamous tire wars between Firestone and Goodyear. Speeds climbed quickly until tragedy struck in turn four in 1964...stopping the race and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dealer

    How One California Dealership Fueled the Rise of Ferrari Cars in America

    by Jim Ciardella ...
    When Ferrari of Los Gatos opened, few people could afford an expensive sports car. In 1976, the average annual income was $12,686, and a new home cost about $48,000. Motorists in California could only buy gas on odd or even-numbered days based on the last digit of their license plate, due to the global oil crisis. Times were tough, and people were hesitant to take chances, especially with a car ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Dune Buggy Handbook

    The A-Z of VW-based Buggies since 1964 - New Edition

    by James Hale ...
    The book introduces the reader to the whole cult of the dune buggy, from its earliest beginnings as a crude off-road vehicle in the 1920s, to the explosion of glass fibre-bodied and VW-based fun cars that became the cult transport of teenagers everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s. With histories, production details, dates and identification tips for over 70 US and UK buggies, the book will help ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Classic Japanese Performance Cars

    History & Legacy

    by Ben Hsu ...
    One of the hottest new trends is to drive a vintage Japanese performance car, learn performance upgrades with this book. Whether it's a Datsun 510 or 240Z, an early '70s Mazda RX2, or an early Toyota Celica, these cars are gaining attention from enthusiasts and collectors alike! ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    Series series In the Barn
    Reviews: "Tom Cotter's sequel to last year's best-selling The Cobra in the Barn relays one great tale after another, with players unearthing rare cars to die for. The treasures include an armored Mercedes-Benz Aktion P command car discovered in pieces in Russia, a desirable Dodge Daytona Hemi virtually abandoned behind bushes in a guy's yard, a bushel of Bugattis in a barn, the 'Divorcee Cobra,' ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Carmageddon

    How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It

    A high-octane polemic against cars—which are ruining the world, while making us unhappy and unhealthy—from a talented young writer at the Economist.**“**Briskly written, well researched, and with a knack for landing the significant statistic right after the crisply summarized argument.” —The New YorkerThe automobile was one of the most miraculous inventions of the 20th century. It promised freedom ... Read more

    $16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1947-1955

    by Deve Krehbiel ...
    Everything you need to completely restore your 1947-1955 first series Chevy pickup to better-than-new condition is shown in complete detail!The Advance Design era (1947-1955) was historic for Chevrolet, topping all the production numbers every year they were in production. And for good reason. The post-World War II economy demanded a tough and well-engineered solution for this growing economy. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Indianapolis 500 - Volume Three: Watson’s Wonders (1959 – 1962)

    Series Book 3 - The Indianapolis 500 - A History
    Volume Three: Watson's Wonders (1959 – 1962) tells the story of the how the racing creations of A.J. Watson came to dominate this era at the Speedway, to then be challenged by the rear engine creations of the Coopers and Mickey Thompson. Each year features an epic "500", with Speedway legends Jim Rathmann, A.J. Foyt and Rodger Ward (twice) the victors. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Henry Ford: An American Icon

    by Daniel Alef ...
    New Enhanced Digital EditionHenry Ford an American folk hero to many was a man with several faces. He was a genius who revolutionized the automobile industry irrevocably altered American culture and commerce developed mass production and helped the middle class emerge in America. He was also an anti-Semitic autocrat who hated Wall Street bankers and financiers with unmitigated passion. Ford paid ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The World According to Clarkson

    The World According to Clarkson Volume 1

    Series series The World According to Clarkson
    Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.In The World ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Round the Bend

    Jeremy Clarkson gets REALLY riled up in Round the BendWhat's it like to drive a car that's actively trying to kill you?This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels. Avoiding the legions of power-crazed traffic wombles attempting to block highway and byway, he he:- Shows how the world of performance cars may be ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Save Money Buying A New Car

    by Dennis Burns ...
    I had spent three years in the automotive sales business, first as a salesperson then aftermarket sales manager and finally as an assistant sales manager for both a domestic and foreign car dealer. The knowledge I gained from that experience is what I share with you here and what you can use to save hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars when buying your new car. I'll show you exactly how to buy ... Read more

    Free

  • How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines

    by Joseph Potak ...
    Series series Motorbooks Workshop
    For gearheads who want to build or modify popular LS engines, How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines provides the most detailed and extensive instructions ever offered for those modding LS engines through the Gen IV models.The LS1 engine shook the performance world when introduced in the 1997 Corvette. Today the LS9 version far eclipses even the mightiest big-blocks from the muscle car era, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Driven to Distraction

    Jeremy Clarkson is once more Driven to Distraction.Brace yourself. Clarkson's back.And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly cool cars in the world (oh, and a few irredeemable disasters...).Or he would if he could just get one or two things off his chest first. Matters such as:* The prospect of having Terry Wogan as ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Muscle Cars

    by Mike Mueller ...
    Series series First Gear
    The 1960s and early 1970s were the age of raw American automotive power. Whether it was a classic Hemi ‘Cuda, Pontiac GTO, Charger, or Boss Mustang, big engines were king at local drag strips and cruises. Muscle Cars explores this era and the current models with a broad survey of classic muscle and today’s new machines. Each chapter is organized around a theme (milestones, factory racers, etc), ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Ultimate Speed Secrets: The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving

    The Complete Guide to High-Performance and Race Driving

    by Ross Bentley ...
    Series series Speed Secrets
    Performance and racing drivers constantly seek ways to sharpen their skills and lower their lap times. Ultimate Speed Secrets is the indispensable tool to help make you faster, whatever your driving goals.Professional race driver and coach Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indycars to World Sports Cars to production sedans, on ovals, road courses, and street circuits around the world. His ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • And Another Thing

    The World According to Clarkson Volume 2

    Series series The World According to Clarkson
    In And Another Thing... the outspoken and outrageous presenter Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything.Jeremy Clarkson finds the world such a perplexing place that he wrote a bestselling book about it. Yet, despite the appearance of The World According to Clarkson, things - amazingly - haven't improved. Not being someone to give up easily, however, he's decided to have ... Read more

    $10.99 USD