Classic Auto & Motorcycle Books
VelocePress publishes a wide selection of books about automobiles and motorcycles including formerly out-of-print titles and original works written specifically for VelocePress.
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AC Cars 1904-2009 - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: Weighing more than two pounds, this one-inch thick oversized book contains 173 articles on AC models from 1904 trough 2009 conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more NOTE: Wholesale customers - please contact us for available discount.
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Alfa Romeo 1920-1933 Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast and they are certainly required reading for anyone contemplating a purchase. ...more
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Alfa Romeo 1934-1940 - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast and they are certainly required reading for anyone contemplating a purchase. ...more
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Book of the 1950 Carrera Panamericana - Mexican Road Race
Author: Clymer, F. & Goodman, R. Description: When the inaugural “Carrera Panamericana” road race was run in 1950, there was very little coverage of the race printed in the contemporary press of the day....more
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Brabham Ralt Honda - The Ron Tauranac Story
Author: M. Lawrence Description: Until now, the man whose racing cars have won more victories than anyone else’s, and whose design skills have brought fame to hundreds of drivers and made champions of a good many of them, has remained in the background. ...more
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Bugatti - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: Weighing almost two and a half pounds, this one-inch thick oversized book contains 150 articles on Bugatti models from 1909 conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more NOTE: Wholesale customers - please contact us for available discount.
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Bugatti Type 10 to Type 40 Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: 162 pages, 284 illustrations, size 8.25 x 11 inches, published in 2012. This book contains 55 articles on the Type 10 through Type 40 Bugatti conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more
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Bugatti Type 41 to Type 55 Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: 158 pages, 286 illustrations, size 8.25 x 11 inches, published in 2012. This book contains 49 articles on the Type 41 through Type 55 Bugatti conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more
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Bugatti Type 57 to Type 251 Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: 154 pages, size 8.25 x 11 inches, published in 2012. This book contains 47 articles on the Type 57 through Type 251 Bugatti conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more
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Complete Catalog of Japanese Motor Vehicles
Author: Floyd Clymer™ Description: This catalog was originally published in the USA under the same title in 1961 by Floyd Clymer™. At the time of his visit to Japan, Clymer made arrangements with the Japan Motor Industrial Federation to secure the US publishing rights for this catalog. ...more
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Delahaye - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast and they are certainly required reading for anyone contemplating a purchase. ...more
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Dialed In - The Jan Opperman Story
Author: John Sawyer
Description:
We are pleased to announce the VelocePress edition of a book that is acknowledged by many as being a classic auto-racing story. It is filled with passion and pathos, sometimes humorous, sometimes sad. ...more
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Hispano Suiza - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: This oversized book contains 57 articles on Hispano Suiza automobiles conveniently assembled into a single volume. ...more
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If Hemingway had Written a Racing Novel, The Best of Motor Racing Fiction: 1950-2000
Editor: Richard Nisley
Description: Sixteen short stories and excerpts from the best automotive racing fiction written between 1950 and 2000. "If Hemingway Had Written A Racing Novel" provides behind the scene accounts of the action, adventure and romance 'round the track. ...more
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Jaguar MK1 & MK2 1955-1969 - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: A revised and expanded edition published 2009. Brooklands Books Ltd. has been publishing road test portfolios on a wide range of automobiles and motorcycles since the early 1950’s ...more
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Le Mans 24
Author: Denne Petitclerc
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Subtitled: Ford Battles Ferrari, Men Race Against Time And Death. Fiction, originally published 1971, this is the VelocePress reprint. This book was originally written as the script for Steve McQueen's movie, Denne Petitclerc's "Le Mans 24" was born at the 1967 Le Mans, where it was Ferrari versus Ford, old-world craftsmanship versus machine-age efficiency....more
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Lotus Cortina - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast and they are certainly required reading for anyone contemplating a purchase. ...more
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Tatra Cars - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast and they are certainly required reading for anyone contemplating a purchase. ...more
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MOTORCYCLES
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Catalog of British Motorcycles
Author: Floyd Clymer™ Description: Published in the USA under the same title in 1951 by Floyd Clymer™, the original publication was a pocket sized landscape format book ...more
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Honda ST1100/ST1300 Pan European 1989-2002 Road Test Portfolio
Author: R.M. Clarke
Description: An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector. ...more
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MV AGUSTA F4 750 & 1000 1997-2007 – ROAD TEST PORTFOLIO
Author: R.M. Clarke
Description: Published in 2009 this portfolio traces the development of the MV Agusta F4 750cc and 1,000cc superbike from 1997 to 2007. ...more
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