Fins - Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit by William Knoedelseder
32.99 AUD
Category: Transport
The New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the remarkable life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile styling ...Show more
The Jaguar Story by Giles Chapman
24.99 AUD
Category: Transport | Series: Story Ser.
The Jaguar name is synonymous with style, power, performance, luxury and an intangible element of Britishness. It's hard to imagine its humble origins in a Blackpool backstreet as the Swallow Sidecar Company. Jaguar Cars was formed in 1945, and the metamorphosis began: superb engines, knockout design, e ...Show more
Great Aussie Car Fails by MORLEY, DAVE
24.99 AUD
Category: Transport
With more than 30 years of experience as a motoring journalist, author Dave Morley has come across his fair share of epic car stuff-ups. Great Aussie Car Fails explores the biggest stuff-ups in motoring history, from the supercar with an engine prone to exploding, to Peter Brock's Energy Polariser, the ...Show more
The Passion for Holden: A celebration of the classic Australian marque in 48 cars by Joel Wakely
39.99 AUD
Category: Transport
Joel Wakely has worked with and raced with Holden cars almost his entire life, owning several significant and some very rare models. He knows Holdens like he knows the back of his hand, and he knows many other passionate Holden lovers like himself. Following his success with his book Legends of the 48-2 ...Show more
The Empire Has an Answer - The Empire Air Training Scheme As Reported in the Australian Press1939-1945 by Tony James Brady
34.99 AUD
Category: Transport
'If we do not win the battle of training, we shall win no other battle in the air.' In 1943 the Royal Air Force recognised that training a vast amount of aircrew for a high attrition war was essential to an Allied victory, and that the key to winning the 'battle of training' was the Empire Air Training ...Show more
The Porsche Book - The Best Porsche Images by Frank M. Orel by Frank Orel (Photographer); Elmar Brümmer (Text by)
220.00 AUD
Category: Transport
This turbo-charged book is an exciting thrill ride for all lovers of the Porsche experience. As you browse, you embark on a nostalgic, image-packed journey through the annals of high-performance motor engineering and design. The book's dynamic layout and design capture every element of these ultimate ri ...Show more
Jaguar XJ-S - The Complete Story by James Taylor
65.99 AUD
Category: Transport
James Taylor remembers very well the disappointment among his pretrol-head friends when the XJ-S was announced in 1975. It was not a replacement for the legendary E-type; its colours were uninspired; and its interior was drab. All credit, then, to those people at Jaguar who truly believed in the car and ...Show more
Oriana - A Photographic Journey by Rachelle Cross; Chris Frame
49.99 AUD
Category: Transport
Oriana entered service in 1995. Built by Meyer Werft in Germany and named by HM The Queen, she was an instant success, the QE2 of the P&O Line. Today she is a beloved modern classic. Oriana's interior is designed to reflect the best of the British ocean liner, and pay tribute to the 180-year heritag ...Show more
Going by Train - The Complete New Zealand Railways Story by Graham Hutchins
59.99 AUD
Category: Transport
Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand's economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail's growth and golden days, slow decline and recent resurgence. G ...Show more
Flight: The Evolution of Aviation by Stephen Woolford; Carl Warner
40.00 AUD
Category: Transport
Witness the daring exploits and dangerous challenges that form the story of flight in this beautifully illustrated book, filled with rare photographs and historical documents. Published in the year that marks 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 747 and of Concorde, it describes the early pione ...Show more
How to Build an Aircraft Carrier: The Incredible Story of the Men and Women Who Brought Britain's Biggest Warship to Life by Chris Terrill
45.00 AUD
Category: Transport
65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to 50 Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth in the biggest ship in the Royal Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken ...Show more