Fords of the Sixties
Continuing his classic series on Ford Motor Company Michael Parris gives us the inside stories of Ford during the total performance sixties. This decade brought us the Falcon, the Mustang, Shelby Cobras and motorsports wins from Indy and NASCAR to Trans Am and LeMans. Nothing was beyond the grasp of Henry Ford II and his […]
Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969
American road racing began just after World War II and quickly blossomed into a movement. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC), clubs that became fierce rivals in the 1950s and 1960s, were the principal race promoters. Race tracks popped up everywhere, at first on city streets, then […]
Pro Sports Car Racing in America
Penske, Shelby, Hall, Gurney, Hill, Ginther, Reventlow, Miles, Cunningham, Krause — these are the men who dominated sports car racing in North America at the start of the 1958 racing season. They had spent a lot of their own money on the hobby they loved, but now they wanted something back. They wanted to go […]
Hummer: How the Little Truck Company Hit the Big Time, Thanks to Saddam, Schwarzenegger, and GM
Part company history, part business tale, and part action novel, Hummer tells the story of the Humvee’s rise from a utility vehicle bred for military use to a suburban status-symbol. More that a simple story of GM’s clever branding scheme at a perfect juncture in automotive, consumer, and world histories, this book is a cultural […]
Jaguar Sports Racing Competition, 1954 On
The re-issue of the Jaguar motorsport history that is generally considered the definitive work on the subject gives enthusiasts the chance to obtain what has become a sought-after collectors’ item. Every significant race or rally in which an SS or Jaguar, or even a Swallow sidecar, competed is covered with the personal accounts of those […]
Alvis Three Litre in Detail TA21 to TF21 1950-67
From its launch in 1950 to its demise in 1967, the Alvis Three Litre enjoyed a deserved reputation for effortless performance, exceptional surefootedness and stability, a high degree of driver friendliness, and irreproachable quality of construction. It was considered a rather exclusive car, coming as it did from a maker whose products always had a […]
Land Rover Discovery, 1989-1998
Discovery, the multi-purpose vehicle whose versatility has made it equally at home on urban streets as it is in off-road conditions. Liberally illustrated, this volume discusses and explains design and development; model features; accessories and equipment; production and sales history; off-road driving techniques; technical specs and more. Tailored to those looking to know precisely what […]
Weapons of the Navy Seals
Of all the U.S. military’s special forces, none carry the same name recognition nor capture the public imagination like the U.S. Navy SEALs. From their intense training in San Diego to their land, air, and, of course, sea operations the SEALs are feared and respected around the globe. This installment in the MBI Battle Gear […]
BRM: The Saga of British Racing Motors: Volume 2 -Spaceframe Cars 1959-1965
Continues to reveal the tortured history of Britain’s most emotionally charged and passionately operated Formula 1 racing team.Doug Nye is the world’s most respected author and researcher on the historic racing scene and Tony Rudd’s distinguished motor industry career included many years as BRM designer and chief engineer. Little wonder, then, that their first volume […]
Heritage Flight: America’s Air Force Celebrates 100 Years of Aviation
Created in anticipation of the 100-Year Anniversary of Manned Flight in September of 2003, this amazing collection of photographs and words captures the pure art and magic that is military aviation. Renowned for his ability to bring his readers ‘inside’ some of the most inaccessible communities in aviation, photographer and writer Erik Hildebrandt has outdone […]
