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Corvette Racing
Page 5
May 2011 $ 40.00 £ 27.50 $ 44.00 CAN
Explore the deep
and colorful history
of Chevrolet’s Corvette
racing cars.
CORVETTE RACINGSix Generations from Sebring to Le Mans
David Kimble
May 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3168-2
$40.00 US£27.50 UK$44.00 CAN
9.5 x 11.125 in241 x 283 mm
192 pages, HC w/jacket200 color & 50 b/w photosAll rights availableWord Count 74,000 Sports & Recreation/Motor SportsCt. Qty. 14
The Corvette is one of the most recognized sports cars in the world. Formore than 50 years, Corvettes have been favorites for fans and driversin a wide variety of racing venues, including endurance, hill climbs,Trans-Am, and GT. Corvettes have raced on all of the world’s majorroad courses, including Le Mans, Daytona, Spa, Nürburgring, Sebring,and Laguna Seca. Beginning with The Real McCoy, a Duntov specialraced at Sebring in 1956, this book will draw on the history of factory sponsored and private racing efforts, chronicling the history of variousfactory-produced models that have been put to the test as racingmachines. The book consists primarily of historical images with aminimum of contemporary artist-shot photography that chronicles the
car’s 50-plus years of racing history.
Corvette Racing
May 2011
Hot Rod ReaderPage 7
More than 60 years of the
best hot rod writing.
April 2011 $ 25.00 £ 16.99 $ 28.00 CAN
THE HOT ROD READER
Edited by Peter Schletty and Melinda Keefe
April 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3968-8
$25.00 US£16.99 UK$28.00 CAN
6.25 x 9.25 in159 x 235 mm
288 pages, HC w/jacket20 color & 40 b/w imagesAll rights available
Transportation/Automotive/Antique& ClassicCt. Qty. 20
This anthology of hot rod writings and excerpts chronicles the joys ofhot rodding, the historical circumstances of its creation, and the majorevents, people, cars, and builders who brought hot rods to the worldstage. From popular writers of the era to those covering today’scutting edge innovators, this collection explores various themes within hot rodding through news articles, essays, fiction, interviews, and more, with more than 60 color and black-and-white illustrations and photographs to illuminate each excerpt and story. Writers include Gray Baskerville, Ed Roth, Wally Parks, Dean Batchelor, Robert E. Petersen, Tom Wolfe, LeRoi “Tex” Smith, and many more.
Hot Rod Reader
April 2011
Page 8
Real Racers
The golden age of
Formula 1 through the
eyes of the men who
lived it.
April 2011 $ 40.00 £ 27.50 $ 44.00 CAN
REAL RACERSFormula 1 in the 1950s and 1960s: A Driver’s
Perspective.Rare and Classic Images from the
Klemantaski Collection
Stuart Codling
April 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3891-9
$40.00 US£27.50 UK$44.00 CAN
12.25 x 10 in311 x 254 mm
208 pages, HC w/jacket
50 color & 200 b/w photos
All rights available
Word Count 35,000
Sports & Recreation/Motor
Sports
Ct. Qty. 12
The visceral sensations of driving a Formula 1 race car in the 1950s and 1960s brought to life through the extraordinary images of the Klemantaski Collection (one of the world’s largest and finest archives of motor sports photography) and first-person accounts from the drivers who experiencedthem. Original commentary from F1 legends Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Jack Brabham, John Surtees, and Sir Frank Williams carries the reader through a Grand Prix weekend, from arrival at the track, practice and setup, the start of the race, and the race itself. A must-havefor all Formula 1 aficionados.
Real Racers
April 2011
My First Car
July 2011 $ 25.00 £ 16.99 $ 28.00
Page 10
You always remember
your first . . . car. And so
do these celebrities.
MY FIRST CARRecollections of First Cars from Carroll Shelby, Mario Andretti,
Robert Wagner, Sir Stirling Moss, and Many More!
Matt Stone
July 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3534-5
$25.00 US£16.99 UK$28.00 CAN
6.25 x 9.25 in159 x 235 mm
256 pages, HC50 color & 50 b/w photosAll rights availableWord Count 60,000Transportation/Automotive/GeneralCt. Qty. 22
Everyone has a story about that first car. Whether it was new, a hand me- down, or a junker, it was freedom on four wheels, independence,responsibility, and something that would always hold a special place in your heart. Well, you’re not alone. My First Car captures those wonderful moments of automotive initiation as they were lived by such luminaries as Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, Patrick Dempsey, Danica Patrick, Sir Stirling Moss, Gregg Allman, and more. Accompanyingmany of these stories are photographs of the neophyte drivers with their first cars. For anyone who ever slid behind the wheel and tooled down the road for the first time, this wonderful book awakens memories of what it was like.
Provisional
My First Car
July 2011
Road Hogs
March 2011 $ 35.00 £ 25.00 $ 39.00
Hit the open road
aboard a classic
American land
yacht.
Page 9
ROAD HOGSDetroit’s Big, Beautiful Luxury Performance
Cars of the 1960s
Eric Peters
March 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3764-6
$35.00 US£25.00 UK$39.00 CAN
9.5 x 11.125 in241 x 283 mm
160 pages, HC w/jacket200 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 36,000Transportation/Automotive/Antique& ClassicCt. Qty. 14
Climb into one of America’s classic luxury cars from the 1960s and 1970s,swaddle yourself in yards and yards of fine Corinthian leather, scan thegigantic dashboard filled with esoteric dials and gauges that you can neverhope to understand, twist the oversized ignition key, and listen to thosecoffee-can-sized pistons crank over in that enormous V-8 lurking underthat vast expanse of hood. Feel that throbbing power burbling beneathan accelerator pedal the size of a Japanese hotel room, and you’ll knowwhat once made the American auto industry great. Road Hogs celebratesthis greatness, as expressed through the magnificent performance luxurycars that rolled out of Detroit during the classic era, like the CadillacEldorado, Chrysler 300, Buick Electra, Chevy Monte Carlo, BuickRiviera, and many more.
Road Hogs
March 2011
’40 Ford
The first illustrated history
of one of America’s most
iconic automobiles.
Page 11
April 2011 $ 35.00 £ 25.00 $ 39.00 CAN
’40 FORDEvolution • Design • Racing • Hot Rodding
Joseph Cabadas
April 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3761-5
$35.00 US£25.00 UK$39.00 CAN
9.5 x 11.125 in241 x 283 mm
160 pages, PLC200 photos/illustrationsAll rights availableWord Count 59,000Transportation/Automotive/HistoryCt. Qty. 14
Notable for its streamlined style and deco details, the ’40 Ford has gainedin popularity among today’s classic car nostalgists and hot rodders whoremember the models as monsters of the drag strip and as affordablefirst cars or hot rod platforms of their youth. In this illustrated historyof the ’40 Ford, auto historian Joe Cabadas delves into the archive ofThe Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, to offer a complete history ofthe 1940 Ford: the design and production process that led to the car;the various body styles; motorsports (both circle-track and drag racing);and hot rodding. Sidebars feature prominent, key figures within Ford,the cars in popular culture, significant contemporary automobiles fromcompetitors, and more. Two hundred rare photographs and illustrationsfrom the collections of The Henry Ford and from photographers aroundthe country marvelously illustrate the iconic automobile.
’40 Ford
April 2011
Convertibles
June 2011 $ 19.99 £ 14.99 $ 21.99 CAN
Top-down cruising
with some of the best
convertibles from
around the world.
First Gear
CONVERTIBLES
Dennis Adler
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4020-2
$19.99 US£14.99 UK$21.99 CAN
6.5 x 8.25 in165 x 210 mm240 pages, PB w/flaps
300 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 15,000Transportation/Automotive/Antique& ClassicCt. Qty. 12
Convertibles is a celebration of the classic drop-top, from the earliest ofcoach cars where convertible style was the norm, to the high-end sportscars of today. Today’s convertible is a metaphor for freedom on the openroad. To drop the top and feel the wind and sun and to be able to coverup again in rain and cold represents the ultimate automotive luxury.From Ford’s Model T to sporty Jaguar roadsters, from classic Chevysto modern Miatas, the convertible is a body style that never goes out ofstyle. Convertibles profiles more than 60 cars in wonderful photographicdetail. Each car profile includes its history, performance specs, trivia,and a color photo gallery. For the dedicated auto enthusiast or thecasual or budding fan, this book is an entertaining survey of the greatestconvertibles ever made.
Page 12
Convertibles
June 2011
Ferrari
The Italian icon’s greatest
cars from over 60 years
of production.
July 2010 $ 19.99 £ 14.99 $ 21.99 CAN
Page 14
First Gear
FERRARI
Larry Edsall, Photography by Dennis Adler
Page 13
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4058-5
$19.99 US£14.99 UK$21.99 CAN
6.5 x 8.25 in165 x 210 mm
240 pages, PB w/flaps450 color photosAll rights availableTransportation/Automotive/HistoryCt. Qty. 12
Ferrari has been producing race and road cars for more than 60 years. Inthe distinctive “Ferrari Red,” legendary cars with names like Monza, TestaRossa, and Daytona turn heads from Monaco to Japan and around theworld. In Ferrari, 60 milestone vehicles from across the company’s historyare profiled in detail, with a short history of the car, engine, and team,along with performance specs, trivia, and a detailed photo library. For anyfan of Ferrari or performance cars in general, this is an enjoyable read fullof valuable information and gorgeous color photos.
Ferrari
The Italian icon’s greatest
cars from over 60 years
of production.
July 2010 $ 19.99 £ 14.99 $ 21.99 CAN
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Also Available
Camaro
June 2011 $ 24.99 £ 16.99 $ 27.99 CAN
Page 14
New InPaperback
Revised &Updated
Four decades of Chevy’s
greatest muscle car,
including the sensational
new model that debuted
in 2009.
CAMAROFive Generations of Performance
Darwin Holmstrom, Photography by David Newhardt,
Foreword by Ed Welburn
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4018-9
$24.99 US£16.99 UK$27.99 CAN
7.875 x 9 in200 x 229 mm
348 pages, PB280 color & 14 b/w photosAll rights availableWord Count 40,000Transportation/Automotive/PictorialCt. Qty. 14
With the spotlight again shining on Camaro, this big book chronicles therich history of an American muscle car era icon. This is the full story ofCamaro’s forty-plus years, accompanied by fabulous photographs of themodels that made history. Beginning with Chevrolet’s race to capture theemerging youth market in the 1960s, the book follows Chevrolet’s effortsto devise a car that would out-muscle the Mustang. The Camaro was thatcar, and in the years after its 1967 introduction, it set some of the mostimportant performance marks in American automotive history. From theclassics of the muscle-car era like the RS, SS, Z/28, and IROC-Zto the models that jumpstarted a new era of American performance inthe 1980s.
June 2011
Porsche
March 2011 $ 30.00 £ 20.00 $ 33.00 CAN
Page 15
New InPaperback
All of the important
Porsche models, in
pictures, analyses, and
interviews with Porsche
personnel.
March 2011
No other sports car has had a run like Porsche’s, on the street or on theworld’s racetracks. This richly illustrated volume tells the story of thatfabled marquee. Renowned automotive writer and photographer (andPorsche aficionado) Randy Leffingwell focuses his lens on each importantmodel from the first 356 to today’s Cayman and 911. His pictures,in-depth analyses of each car and its context, and interviews with keypersonnel comprise a complete, compelling, and often revealing history ofthe world’s premier name in sports cars.
PORSCHEA History of Excellence
Randy Leffingwell
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4016-5
$30.00 US£20.00 UK$33.00 CAN
9 x 10.3125 in229 x 262 mm
348 pages, Flexi-bind296 color & 66 b/w photosAll rights availableWord Count Transportation/Automotive/Repair &MaintenanceCt. Qty. 12
New InPaperback
Ultimate Speed Secrets
Page 17
August 2011 $ 25.99 £ 17.99 $ 28.99 CAN
Everything the aspiring or
experienced racer needs to
know to compete and win.
ULTIMATE SPEED SECRETSThe Racer’s Bible
Ross Bentley
August 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4050-9
$25.99 US£17.99 UK$28.99 CAN
6 x 9 in152 x 229 mm
336 pages, Flexi-bind50 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 100,000Sports & Recreation/Motor SportsCt. Qty. 12
Ultimate Speed Secrets is the drivers’ guide to going faster! Professionalrace instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to worldsports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more completedriver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley coverseverything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars,tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding caradjustments and mental preparation. Whether you are racing an Indycar or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver onthe street, Ultimate Speed Secrets will give you the information youneed to succeed!
Ultimate Speed Secrets
August 2011
Motorbooks Workshop
Fix it! How to Repair Automotive Scratches,Dings, Dents, Tears, Stains and Odors
Page 21
July 2011 $ 24.99 £ 16.99 $ 27.99 CAN
Bring new life to
your car no matter
what its condition.
Motorbooks WorkshopFIX IT! HOW TO REPAIR AUTOMOTIVE SCRATCHES,DINGS, DENTS, TEARS, STAINS AND ODORS
Kris Palmer, Photography by Jerry Lee
July 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3989-3
$24.99 US£16.99 UK$27.99 CAN
8.25 x 10.625 in210 x 270 mm
160 pages, PB400 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 18,500Transportation/Automotive/Repair &MaintenanceCt. Qty. 18
Fix It! How to Repair Automotive Scratches, Dings, Dents, Tears,Stains and Odors is a complete guide for any car or truck owner whowants their ride to look, feel, and smell like it did the day they boughtit. Years of commuting to work and family vacations will take its toll ona car. Coffee spills, paint scratches and fades, hoods and fenders acquiredents and rust, and smells linger in the upholstery and ventilation.Whether breathing new life into your reliable ride or getting it ready tosell, you can solve these problems with a few basic tools and products, andthe right instruction on how to use them. This book provides step-by-stepprojects anyone at any skill level can accomplish to help keep theircar looking its best. From buffing a scratch to popping a dent, doing ityourself has never been easier.
July 2011
Motorbooks Workshop
Fix it! How to Repair Automotive Scratches,Dings, Dents, Tears, Stains and Odors
Motorbooks Workshop
High Performance Handling for
Street & Track
August 2011 $ 24.99 £ 24.99 $ 27.99
Upgrade your car’s
handling and braking for
ultimate performance
on the road or track.
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Motorbooks Workshop
HIGH-PERFORMANCE HANDLING FOR STREET & TRACK
Don Alexander
August 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3994-7
$24.99 US£16.99 UK$27.99 CAN
8.25 x 10.625 in210 x 270 mm
160 pages, PB300 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 67,500Transportation/Automotive/CustomizingCt. Qty. 18
Turn your daily driver, weekend fun ride, or track car into a corner carvingperformance machine. From planning a course of modificationsto installing parts to tuning handling characteristics, High-PerformanceHandling for Street & Track will have you cranking out high-g corneringforces on your favorite twisty course. Topics covered include: an overviewof vehicle dynamics; how to tune handling for differing applications;guidance for selecting aftermarket components, including anti-roll bars,springs, shocks, bushings, chassis braces, camber adjusters, wheels, andbrakes; tire and wheel selection advice; case-study projects. Whetheryou’re building a high-performance street car, an auto crosser, or atrack-day machine, High-Performance Handling for Street & Trackwill help you create an integrated suspension system and tune it formaximum performance.
Motorbooks Workshop
High Performance Handling for
Street & Track
August 2011
The Harley Davidson Motor Co.Archive Collection
Page 25
May 2011 $ 30.00 £ 20.00 $ 33.00 CAN
Over a century of
Harley-Davidson
history in one
volume.New In
Paperback
THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO.ARCHIVE COLLECTION
Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holmstrom,
Foreword by Bill Davidson
May 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4017-2
$30.00 US£20.00 UK$33.00 CAN
10.1875 x 8.9375 in259 x 227 mm
408 pages, Flexi-bind600 color & 50 b/w photosTransportation/Motorcycles/GeneralCt. Qty. 12
Who knew more than one hundred years ago that the freedom-loving, speed-hungry, cutting-edge motorcycle fanatics who founded Harley- Davidson were making history along with bikes? The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, showcasing a century of bikes that shaped motorcycle history, brings that history to gleaming life in page after page of motorcycles beyond compare. This book gives motorcycle enthusiastsan opportunity to pour over the bikes in Harley-Davidson’s collection, and to linger over every detail that made Harley-Davidson such an icon of American open-road power and performance.
Motorbooks Workshop
How to Repair Your Scooter
Page 26
August 2011 $ 24.99 £ 16.99 $ 27.99 CAN
Everything you need to
know to maintain and
repair your motor scooter.
Motorbooks Workshop
HOW TO REPAIR YOUR SCOOTERJames Manning Michels, Photography by Randy Johnson
August 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3986-2
$24.99 US£16.99 UK$27.99 CAN
8.25 x 10.625 in210 x 270 mm
176 pages, PB350 color photos, 20 diagramsAll rights availableWord Count 35,000Transportation/Motorcycles/Repair &MaintenanceCt. Qty. 26
Gas prices go up and down, but mostly up, and that trend is likely tocontinue for the foreseeable future. Because of this, people are increasinglyturning to motor scooters. In addition to being entertaining to ride andproviding extreme mobility, scooters often travel up to 100 miles foreach gallon of gasoline burned. How to Repair Your Scooter is dividedinto chapters according to the scooter’s various mechanical systems. Forexample, brakes, suspension, intake, exhaust, etc. each have their ownchapter. Each chapter begins with a simple-yet-useful explanation ofhow the subsystem works and what its strengths and weaknesses are. Thechapter then takes the reader through a series of common maintenanceand repair projects, each illustrated with step-by-step sequentialphotography with captions.
Motorbooks Workshop
How to Repair Your Scooter
August 2011
Motorbooks Workshop
Four-Stroke Motocross and Off-RoadPerformance HandbookPage 27
July 2011 $ 24.99 £ 16.99 $ 27.99 CAN
Everything you need to
know to get the most out
of your four-stroke dirt bike.
Motorbooks WorkshopFOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSS ANDOFF-ROAD PERFORMANCE HANDBOOK
Ron Hamp
July 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-4000-4
$24.99 US£16.99 UK$27.99 CAN
8.25 x 10.625 in210 x 270 mm
160 pages, PB300 color photosAll rights availableWord Count 70,000Transportation/Motorcycles/Repair& MaintenanceCt. Qty. 18
This thorough how-to manual helps the off-road motorcycle enthusiastget the most out of their machine. This one-stop reference coverseverything from basic maintenance to performance modifications,including: engine rebuilding; transmission rebuilding; clutch repair and rebuilding; big-bore kits; cam kits and valve timing and tuning; tuning stock suspension; suspension revalving and kits; jetting and tuning carburetors; tuning electronic fuel injection; wheels, tires, and brakes; chains and sprockets; cooling systems; and electrical systems.
Motorbooks Workshop
Four-Stroke Motocross and Off-RoadPerformance Handbook
July 2011
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Available
Water-Cooled VW Performance Handbook
Turns VWs into high performance driving machines.
April 2011 $29.99 US £19.99 $37.50 CAN
Item # 147258 APISBN-13: 978-0-7603-3766-0$29.99 US£18.99 UK$37.50 CAN
8 ¼ x 10 .⁄� in210 x 270 mm208 pages, PB270 color & 30 b/w photosWord Count 126,000All rights availableTransportation/Automotive/CustomizingCt. Qty. 24
Motorbooks WorkshopWater-Cooled VW Performance Handbook3rd Edition
Chad Erickson with Greg Raven
Turn your VW into a high-performance machine. Chad Erickson explainseverything from low-buck bolt-ons to CNC-machined mods. Learn howto choose, install, tune, and maintain performance equipment for Golfs,GTIs, Jettas, Passats, and more. This book will help improve yourVWs engine, transmission and clutch, ignition, carburetion/fuel injection,suspension and handling, brakes, body, and chassis. In its 3rd edition,Water-Cooled VW Performance Handbook is now updated to includenew engines, body styles, and modifications for the 1986–2008model years.
Water-Cooled VW Performance Handbook
Water-Cooled VW Performance Handbook
July 2010 $ 29.99 £ 18.99
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