Download or read book Britains Toy Model Catalogues 1970 to 1979 written by David Pullen and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loved by both children and collectors, Britain toys and models are known for their play value and realism. Releasing its first toy soldiers in 1893 using a new hollow casting process Britain has since produced many exciting military and civil models including the popular Home Farm series.
Download or read book Britains Toy Models Catalogues 1970 to 1979 written by David Pullen and published by Veloce Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print after a long absence! Loved by both children and collectors, Britains toys and models are known for their play value and realism. Releasing its first toy soldiers in 1893 using a new hollow casting process, Britains has since produced many exciting military and civil models including the popular Home Farm series. In the 1970s, the annual catalogue contained between 340 and 370 items, including motorcycles, farm vehicles, farm animals, soldiers, guns, garden miniatures, and zoo animals. The decade also saw Britains release more than 400 new items, including New Deetail figures, which replaced the Eye Right and Swoppets lines, new metal figures, and the first aircraft for several decades, a helicopter. There was also a big expansion of farm models, including the first combine, for which Britains won the 1978 ‘Toy of the Year' award. Britains Toy Models Catalogues 1970 to 1979, by renowned Britains expert David Pullen, covers the models and sets issued by the company during the 1970s. It features reprints of all the annual toy model catalogues issued, reproduced in full colour. Two indexes complement the catalogues, allowing quick access to item names and catalogue numbers, and original recommended retail prices are also included. This is the essential guide for any Britains models collector.
Download or read book British Toy Boats 1920 onwards written by Roger Gillham and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toy boats, especially those designed to sail on the local pond, have always had a fascination for boys and girls of all ages. This book celebrates these boats, which many will remember purchasing with their pocket money. Before the 1914-1918 war many toy boats were of German origin, but when hostilities ceased there was a surge in buying British. Many manufacturers took advantage of this, and British toy boats became extremely popular right up to World War II, with numerous seaside resorts actually building special ponds for yachts and clockwork vessels. Interest continued right up to the introduction of electronic toys, at which point the majority of manufacturers realized that the more traditional toy boat was no longer in demand. This book covers that golden period of toy boats, from 1920 to 1960.
Download or read book Russian Motor Vehicles written by Maurice A. Kelly and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text charts the production of the Leningrad L-1 of 1931/32 up to the final examples produced in 2003. Featuring full specifications translated from the relevant primary sources in Russian and Chinese literature, this is a meticulous and unique account of Soviet limousines from 1930 to 2003.
Download or read book The Volvo Estate written by Ashley Hollebone and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dedicated publication that explains the history of the world’s most versatile station wagon, a global workhorse and comfortable family vehicle. Sweden’s answer to Germany’s people’s car arrived some 20 years earlier, and quickly paved the way for safe and dependable vehicles. This book chronicles the evolution of the Volvo estate car, with every model featured. Whether you are a Volvo lover or just have a general interest in cars, this book offers an informative and interesting look into a car that has had very little media coverage, despite its vast global sales success and the affection with which it is held by so many. This new edition has been updated with details of the latest models in 2019.
Download or read book Ford Cleveland 335 Series V8 Engine 1970 to 1982 written by Des Hammill and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years of meticulous research have resulted in this unique history, technical appraisal (including tuning and motorsports) and data book of the Ford V8 Cleveland 335 engines produced in the USA, Canada and Australia, including input from the engineers involved in the design, development and subsequent manufacture of this highly prized engine from its inception in 1968 until production ceased in 1982.
Download or read book Intermeccanica written by Andrew McCredie and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Reisner, a Hungarian-born American, turned a youthful passion for cars into one of the world's most famous small sports car building companies. From modest beginnings in Turin, Intermeccanica designed and produced a dozen different but exciting models that shook the motoring world in the 60s & 70s.
Download or read book How to Modify Your Retro Or Classic Car for High Performance written by Daniel Stapleton and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to modify and upgrade a retro or classic saloon or sports car for modern road or motorsport use, instruments, engine, gearbox, overdrive, wheels, tyres, supercharging and turbocharging, suspension, oil cooling and systems, clutch, cooling, brakes, back axle and drivetrain, exhaust, dyno tuning, carburation, preparation for motorsport.
Download or read book Speedway written by S. Collins and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world lies a number of long-forgotten raceways; windswept and abandoned, the derelict pit roads and crumbling concrete are all that remains of once great race tracks. From the NASCAR heartland of North Wilkesboro and Middle Georgia to the great European super speedways at Monza and Brooklands. All photographed as they are now, but remembered in their prime.
Download or read book Velocette Motorcycles MSS to Thruxton written by Rod Burris and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes the definitive development history of the most famous Velocette motorcycles, based on the author's earlier work, and the most comprehensive appendices ever published on this historic marque.
Download or read book The British at Indianapolis written by Ian Wagstaff and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British at Indianapolis recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or been involved in any other way – be it as a designer, mechanic, or official. It also examines the British built cars that have won the Indy 500 and the significance of the rear engined revolution brought to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by Cooper in 1961, and elevated to success by Lotus and Lola. It includes such names as Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Nigel Mansell and 2010 Indy 500 champion, and two times winner, Dario Franchitti.
Download or read book Alpine Renault written by Roy Smith and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cars.
Download or read book The Real Way Round written by Jonathan Yates and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pictorial diary of a once-in-a-lifetime motorbike trip across 35 countries, and a practical guide to motorcycling around the world - what to do first, what to plan for, and how to cope with the unexpected.
Download or read book Sleeping Beauties USA written by Bjoern Marek and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sleeping Beauties USA honours rusted and forgotten automotive treasures that have been found parked alongside the highways of America, waiting to be discovered again. Rather than showcasing typically brilliant, highly rebuilt show queens, the book instead explores the transience and inherent beauty of a car’s life, captured through stunning and evocative photography.
Download or read book Formula 5000 Motor Racing written by Derek Lawson and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a trip down memory lane, recalling the days when Formula 5000 cars roared around the race tracks in Britain and Europe, creating a lot of noise and, occasionally, dust. The wail of a 5-litre engine was often more spine-tingling that ANY other racing car! Nowadays, many of the same cars show modern day spectators just what Formula 5000 was, back in the day. Few, if any, of the drivers are prima-donnas and many want to know what their car did before it came into their possession. This book answers those questions and many more.
Download or read book The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours written by Ian Falloon and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MV Agusta's classic four-cylinder dominated Grand Prix racing for a decade from 1956. This magnificent engine was always at the heart of the MV Agusta, and it was this engine that created the legend.
Download or read book Runways Racers written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Runways and Racers concentrates on the short transitional period, 1952-1954, for sports car racing in America following the ban on public road racing in many of the States. The ban left the rapidly expanding Sports Car Club of America with a problem: where to hold races. At precisely the same time, Curtis LeMay, head of Strategic Air Command, was having problems obtaining funds from Congress to improve conditions on the many air bases located around the country. The solution was a marriage of convenience, whereby the SCCA was allowed access to active SAC air bases to hold its race programmes. In return, the SAC base would receive the net profits from the event, which would be put into the Airmen's Living Improvement Fund. As a result of some initial financial success for the SAC bases, the scheme was also adopted by non-SAC bases together with regional clubs, with the same agreement in place. Complaints from airmen alerted Congressman Errett Scrivner to potential irregularities, and he ordered an audit to be conducted to ascertain precisely what it was costing the air bases to host the races. His findings led to the cessation of the races, ordered by Congress. The product of a long period of extensive research by the author, this book gives a fascinating insight into this two-year period, complemented by over 150 period pictures, many previously unpublished.
