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Britain's Toy Car Wars: Dinky vs Corgi vs Matchbox by Giles Chapman
Category: History
Meccano was first on the scene with its die-cast Dinky Toys of 1933. Lesney's Matchbox series arrived twenty years later, at genuine pocket-money prices. And then in 1956 Mettoy's Corgi Toys appeared, packed full of astounding gimmicks. From incredibly humble beginnings - Lesney started life in a dereli ...Show more
Britain's Toy Car Wars: The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi & Matchbox by GILES CHAPMAN
Category: Transport
The gripping story of the toy car wars: how Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox drove our childhoods! Meccano was first on the scene with its die-cast Dinky Toys of 1933. Lesney's Matchbox series arrived twenty years later, at genuine pocket-money prices. And then in 1956 Mettoy's Corgi Toys appeared, packed full ...Show more
Cars We Loved in The 1990s by Giles Chapman
Category: Transport | Series: Cars We Loved Ser.
The 1980s car era had been brash and loud - but the 1990s that followed was markedly more sober, stylish and sophisticated. A period when safety and durability improved... even though insurance hikes, speed cameras and the introduction of the separate theory test made driving more of a challenge. Britpo ...Show more
Cars on Film - A Celebration of Cars at the Movies by Giles Chapman
Category: Transport
This book celebrates the car at the movies... but not always as you might be expecting. Cars have been an integral aspect of on-screen storytelling ever since the earliest cameras first rolled, highlighting suspense or humor as they transport characters from scene to scene. Car chases and car crashe ...Show more
Drive: The Definitive History of Motoring DK by Giles Chapman
Category: Sport
Includes a foreword by Jodie Kidd. From the public's amazement at the idea of a horseless carriage to today's excitement for driverless vehicles, find out everything you need to know about motoring from 1895 to the present day. Begin your journey through the history of motoring with Drive, and weave you ...Show more
Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence by Giles Chapman
Category: Sport
Jaguar Century is a lavishly illustrated large-format retrospective examining 100 years of Jaguar, one of the most acclaimed marques in automotive history. Established in 1922 by William Lyons and William Walmsley, the Swallow Sidecar Company transformed into one of the auto industry's most revered car ...Show more
Land Rover - Gripping Photos of the 4x4 Pioneer by Giles Chapman
Category: Transport
The original Land Rover evolved for almost seventy years, from the ground breaking Series I model in 1948 to the final Defender in 2016. Now there is a totally new Defender for the 2020s.Land Rover charts the history of the authentic bloodline in striking, carefully compiled and, in some instances, very ...Show more
Lost Cars of the 1940s And '50s by Giles Chapman
Category: Transport | Series: Lost Cars Ser.
Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, but just one uniting factor: they're all forgotten, neglected or misunderstood classics. In this engaging new book, these casualties and sideshows of motoring history from around the world finally get the recognition they d ...Show more
Lost Cars of the 1970s by GILES CHAPMAN
Category: Transport | Series: Lost Cars Ser.
Overlooked & Underrated? Not Any Longer! Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, just one uniting factor: they're all forgotten, neglected or misunderstood classics. The casualties and sideshows of motoring history from around the world finally get the recogn ...Show more
Mini: 60 Years by Giles Chapman
Category: Sport
Mini celebrates 60 amazing years of this iconic car, from its revolutionary introduction to the popularity of its new-generation models.The first two-door Mini, introduced in 1959 and built until 2000, revolutionized automotive design with its innovative front-wheel-drive layout that made the car appear ...Show more
My Dad Had One of Those by Giles Chapman; Richard Porter
Category: Transport
Spanning the 1950s to the '80s, this work celebrates the heyday of the Dad car. It features great Dad cars from much loved family workhorses like the Ford Cortina and Vauxhall Viva to the rakish excitement and playground kudos of the Rover 3500 and Citroen CX.
Racing Driver: How to Drive Racing Cars Step by Step by Giles Chapman
Category: Education
Racing Driver is a thrill-a-minute training course that shows children how the worlds fastest racing cars are driven. The book is divided into three types of spread that encourage the child to imagine speeding around the track and becoming a racing champion. Driving school looks at the engineering and s ...Show more