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Bookshelf

Our pick of motoring related books covering a wide variety of fascinating subjects

For Your Bookshelf: “Fast Fords” – 50 years up close and personal with Ford’s finest

12th July 2024

Book Review: Fast Fords Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Jeremy Walton Published by: Evro Publishing www.evropublishing.com 408 pages (hardback), large format (270 x 210mm), and including 300 photographs UK Price: £60 (or £75 for copies signed by the author, Jeremy Walton) ISBN: 978-1-910505-83-0 Over the years there have been many books written about classic Fords, including … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf: “Oiling The Cogs” – Reg Bishop’s role in the British Motor Industry’s Golden Age

11th July 2024

Book Review – 'Oiling the Cogs' Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Jim and Guy Loveridge Published by: Douglas Loveridge Publications, Moss View, 85 Warburton, Emley, Yorkshire, HD8 9QP. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/automobiliaauctions/  Important Note: Limited print run of just 200 signed copies. 216 pages (paperback) UK Price: £30 plus postage ISBN: … [Read more...]

A new book tells the inside story of the British Leyland/Rover collaboration with Honda

20th June 2024

'The Viking and the Samurai' is a new, eyewitness account, book telling the story of an unlikely automotive partnership... The Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club (publishers of the book) tells us: (All words and images from the Club). In the 1970s British Leyland was navigating tough times, with regular industrial action, lack-lustre products, financial challenges and competitor pressure … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf: “Classic Racing” (On track action captured at the Silverstone Classic Festival 2012 – 2023)

25th May 2024

Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Peter Osborne Published by: ‘From the Driving Seat’: www.fromthedrivingseat.com 260 pages (A4 landscape pages, paperback) UK Price: £29.95 including p. and p; order direct from the publisher, website details above. ISBN: 978-1-3999-7834-7 This comprehensive book covers, in superb colour photographs taken by author Peter Osborne, and with concise yet … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Retrospective Book Review: “Coleman’s Drive”

26th March 2024

All about a drive in a 1925 Austin Seven from Buenos Aires to New York... ...Reviewed by Kim Henson. Author: John Coleman Originally published in the 1960s; the version reviewed re-published in 1996 by: New European Publications Ltd. 260 pages (paperback) UK Price: Varies (no longer in print but used copies are available from a variety of sources. Current typical prices (March 2024) … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Book Review: “Three Men in a Land Rover”

21st March 2024

An amazing true overland driving adventure story... ...reviewed by Kim Henson. Authors: ‘Waxy’ Wainwright, Mike Palmer and Chris Wall Publisher: Porter Press International Ltd; www. Porterpress.co.uk 208 pages (hardback); 240 mm x 280 mm UK Price: £35.00 ISBN: 978-1-913089-03-0 Regular readers of Wheels-Alive may already realise that personally I enjoy reading about motoring … [Read more...]

‘Enjoying Your Austin’ – A30/A35 book, still available for Christmas

15th December 2023

Kim Henson writes... My A30/A35 book 'Accessible Classics' (Enjoying Your Austin) is still available direct from me and if you would like a copy in time for Christmas, please let me know as soon as possible! Again this year several people have asked me whether my book on Austin A30s/A35s is still available… Yes it is (I wrote and published the book), and it can be purchased direct from me if you … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – “What happened to the class of 1955?”

15th November 2023

The story of the 1955 British Grand Prix and participating teams... Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Tony Bagnall Published by: Douglas Loveridge Publications: https://www.facebook.com/automobiliaauctions/ 152 pages (hardback) UK Price: £30 ISBN: 978-1-900113-21-2 The starting point for this book is 1946 and the fresh basis for Grand Prix racing (known ever since as ‘Formula One’) … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – “The Automotive Alchemist”

14th November 2023

'The Automotive Alchemist'... Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Andy Saunders Published by: Dalton Watson Fine Books; www.daltonwatson.com 463 pages (hardback; 290 x 219 mm) UK Price: £90 including UK delivery, details via: andysaunderskustoms@hotmail.com Availability from Andy as above, or from Hortons Books, Marlborough: https://www.hortonsbooks.co.uk/ ISBN: … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – “The Austin Pedal Car Story” – The fascinating history of Austin’s J40 and Pathfinder

8th November 2023

The remarkable true story of Austin pedal cars... Reviewed by Kim Henson Author: Dr. David Whyley Published by: Porter Press International; www.porterpress.co.uk 488 pages (jacketed hardback; 280 x 220 mm), incorporating more than 1,000 images UK Price, ‘Classic Edition’: £85.00; ISBN: 978-1-913089-28-3 Note: Further specialist editions are available thus: Collector’s Edition – … [Read more...]

Book Review: Porsche Boxster & Cayman 981 Series 2012 to 16

20th July 2023

Book Review by Kieron Fennelly: Porsche Boxster & Cayman 981 Series 2012 to 16 Author: Brian Long Published by: Veloce Publishing: https://veloce.co.uk/ 192 pages (hardback) UK price: £55 UK price (U.S.A. price $80 USA price) ISBN: 978-1-787117-93-8 The 981 was the last of the line – the final naturally aspirated Porsche sports car (the concurrent 911, the 991, met a similar … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – ‘Win 1 – The remarkable life of the unassuming racer’

8th March 2023

Letitia Mace of Xclusively Jaguar reviews “Win 1 …. The Remarkable Life of the Unassuming Racer” If you are looking for a good read that relates to a native of Dorset who put his name indelibly into the motorsport hall of fame, Win Percy’s biography could be just the book you need! I first met Win Percy in June 2012. At the time he was already living in Spain, having moved there for health … [Read more...]

For Your (Christmas and New Year) Bookshelf – Seven Years With Samantha (Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven)

23rd December 2022

For Your (Christmas and New Year!) Bookshelf – Seven Years With Samantha (Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven) Reviewed by: Kim Henson Author: Clive Ball (with black and white photographs by the author, plus drawings by Cedric Baxter) Published by: Patrick Stephens Ltd. (First edition September 1974) 248 pages (hardback) UK Price: Varies (no longer in print but used copies are … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Max Hoffman: Million Dollar Middleman

17th December 2022

For Your Bookshelf – Max Hoffman: Million Dollar Middleman Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly Author: Myles Kornblatt Published by: Veloce; https://veloce.co.uk/ 160 pages (hardback) UK List Price: £30.00 ($50) ISBN: 978-1-787115-03-3 Max Hoffman is well-known as the entrepreneur who introduced various European manufacturers to the USA in the post war years. Author Kornblatt recounts … [Read more...]

Austin A30/A35 book; Accessible Classics, ‘Enjoying Your Austin’

5th December 2022

If you are own, or are interested in buying, an Austin A30 or A35, or are just fascinated by the vehicles, this book may be useful and enjoyable for you... says Kim. Okay I'll declare an interest at once – since I wrote this book and it was a labour of love, taking six years to put together. Several 'Wheels-Alive' readers have been in touch to ask if this Austin book is still available; the … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Alvis Society – a century of drivers

30th August 2022

For Your Bookshelf – Alvis Society – a century of drivers Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly Author: David Culshaw Published by: Veloce; https://www.veloce.co.uk/ 224 pages hardback; 215 pictures UK Price: £50; U.S.A. price $80 ISBN: 978-787114-73-9 David Culshaw is to Alvis as Karl Ludvigsen is to Porsche: a committed historian whose knowledge has been gleaned over many decades. Like … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Karl Ludvigsen’s Fast Friends – Stars and Heroes in the World of Cars

26th August 2022

Karl Ludvigsen’s Fast Friends – Stars and Heroes in the World of Cars Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly  Author: Karl Ludvigsen Published by: Delius Klasing Verlag 190 A5 pages paperback/softback, or as an e-book UK Price: Paperback version available in the UK for £20.00 (and on the publisher’s website for 19.90 euros) ISBN: 978-3-667-11457-0   Karl Ludvigsen looks back over … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Roger’s Run – a life on the edge

22nd August 2022

"Roger's Run – a life on the edge" Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly Author: Roger Nathan Published by: Douglas Loveridge Publications 223 pages (hardback), with colour and black and white photographs UK List Price: £30.00 unsigned or £40.00 autographed; +£5 covers the postage. ISBN: 978-1-900113-15-1 Available from: Douglas Loveridge Publications, Moss View, 85 Warburton, Emley, West … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – Inside the Machine – an engineer’s tale of the modern automotive industry

18th August 2022

Bookshelf – Inside the Machine Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly Author: David Twohig Published by: Veloce: https://www.veloce.co.uk/ 192 pages (hardback, and also available in softback) UK List Price: £19.99 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-787117-68-6 Graduating from Cork university, David Twohig joined Nissan in 1992. An electrical engineer, he does his ‘apprenticeship’ on the line at … [Read more...]

For Your Bookshelf – and a Competition Prize; you can win a copy – ‘Hand Wash Only – A Beginner’s Guide to Detailing and Car Care’

2nd August 2022

YOU could win one of two copies of this top class book; please see below for details of our Wheels-Alive competition… So what is the book all about? We review the book, but first the publishers of ‘Hand Wash Only’ tell us… Car enthusiasts all over the world know that washing their vehicle by hand is the best way to keep it looking its best. In recent times 'detailing' has become the … [Read more...]

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