Road & Track Iconic Cars: BMW M Series

Road & Track Iconic Cars: BMW M Series
Author: Larry Webster
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0795347251

Fully illustrated with color photography, this eBook collects Road & Track’s coverage of the acclaimed BMW M Series from 1985 to 2014. Since it debuted the BMW E2 in 1972, the legendary German car brand has taken a balanced approach to its M series cars, turning already competitive models into well-rounded, capable performance machines. Year after year, BMW’s Motorsport division has set the standard for power, style, and overall excellence. This eBook collects Road & Track’s BMW M car coverage, including features, reviews, comparison tests, and interviews on everything from the M3 and M5 to the short-lived M1 supercar, and even the recent M-badged SUVs. Taken together, the nearly thirty years of expert automotive writing presents a critical history of BMW’s design and engineering achievements.

Road & Track Iconic Cars: Mustang

Road & Track Iconic Cars: Mustang
Author: Larry Webster
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0795347391

This eBook collects 50 years of articles and reviews on the iconic American sportscar from the experts at Road & Track. Nothing says America like the Ford Mustang, the original pony car and the country’s most beloved sporting machine. This fully illustrated volume, pulled from the pages of Road & Track, documents the rise of this automotive icon—the brainchild of crude engineering, modern styling, and fantastic marketing. This eBook looks back across 50 years of coverage, from recaps of Ford’s game-changing win at Le Mans in 1966 to the dark years of the Mustang II. There are road tests, comparisons, and reviews from the R&T archives. Taken as a whole, this half-century of automotive journalism demonstrates why the car that defined a generation continues to mean so much to so many.

Road & Track Iconic Cars: Camaro

Road & Track Iconic Cars: Camaro
Author: Larry Webster
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0795347413

This fully illustrated eBook collects more than 30 years of articles and reviews on the classic American coupe from the experts at Road & Track. Since the Camaro debuted in 1966, the Chevy coupe’s combination of high style, stout performance, and affordable price have made it an automotive icon. This eBook, compiled from the pages of Road & Track magazine, takes readers inside the launch, the racers, the duds, and, of course, the Camaro’s triumphant return. Packed with photographs, this volume covers the classic Chevy from the 1968 Camaro Z-28 to 2001’s Camaro SS. It features road tests, reviews, feature stories, and comparisons from the automotive experts who know best, along with interviews with the folks behind the Camaro and columns from Matt DeLorenzo and Peter Egan.

Iconic Cars 5-Book Bundle

Iconic Cars 5-Book Bundle
Author: Road & Track
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Total Pages: 827
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0795348134

These 5 volumes collect decades of expert coverage from Car and Driver and Road & Track to explore some of the world’s finest automobiles. Corvette Car and Driver has tested nearly every version of the Chevrolet Corvette. Here, they compile and curate more than 50 years of articles, reviews, and news about this classic sports car from the first ’Vettes of the 1950s to the new Corvette Stingray. Porsche Car and Driver has chronicled this high-end German brand from its first commercial automobile, the 356 Roadster, to its modern lineup of supercars, super sedans, and even super SUVs. This volume presents its most informative and entertaining articles from 1975 to today. Camaro With more than 30 years of Camaro articles and reviews from the experts at Road & Track, this volume covers the launch, the racers, the duds, and, of course, the Camaro’s triumphant return. You’ll find road tests, reviews, and comparisons, along with interviews with the folks behind the scenes and columns from Matt DeLorenzo and Peter Egan. Mustang The original pony car, the Ford Mustang is a beloved American icon. Culled from 50 years of Road & Track coverage, this volume presents road tests, reviews and articles on everything from Ford’s game-changing win at Le Mans in 1966 to the dark years of the Mustang II. BMW M Series This eBook collects Road & Track’s coverage of the acclaimed BMW M Series from 1985 to 2014, including features, reviews, comparison tests, and interviews on everything from the M3 and M5 to the short-lived M1 supercar, and even today’s M-badged SUVs.

Road & Track Iconic Cars

Road & Track Iconic Cars
Author: Road &. Track
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015
Genre: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN: 9780795347269

From the 3.0 CSL's debut in 1972, BMW has taken a very balanced approach to tuning its M division cars, turning already competitive models into well-rounded, capable performance machines. This eBook collects Road & Track's BMW M car coverage, including features, reviews, comparison tests, and interviews on everything from the M3 and M5 to the short-lived M1 supercar, and even today's M-badged SUVs. It's a great way for the enthusiast to revisit the brand or for the uninitiated to see what they've been missing.

Iconic Cars: Porsche

Iconic Cars: Porsche
Author: Car and Driver
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0795347456

This fully illustrated volume of road tests, reviews and more from the experts at Car and Driver covers nearly half a century of Porsche excellence. For decades, the company started by Ferdinand Porsche has produced some of the best sportscars money can buy. The Porsche name has come to stand for automotive power, beauty, and prestige. Car and Driver has chronicled the German brand from its first commercial automobile, the 356 Roadster, to its modern lineup of supercars, super sedans, and even super SUVs. Now the magazine has collected its most important, informative, and entertaining Porsche articles in one volume. These reviews, features, road tests and comparisons cover the car maker’s evolution from 1975 to today. The articles are accompanied by 79 original photos in bright color or crisp black and white.

Iconic Cars: Corvette

Iconic Cars: Corvette
Author: Car and Driver
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2015-10-26
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 079534743X

This fully illustrated volume explores the evolution of this classic American sports car from the original 1950s models to today’s Corvette Stingray. The Chevrolet Corvette is a treasured American icon and one of the world’s most popular sports cars. The experts at Car and Driver, who have tested nearly every version of this sleek machine, now offer a curated selection of articles, reviews, and news—featuring 81 color photographs—from more than 50 years of Corvette history. You’ll ride shotgun with Brock Yates on a 4,000-mile road trip to that “wilderness boulevard of dreamers and fortune hunters and runaways and outcasts—the Alaska Highway.” You’ll meet Zora Arcus-Duntov, the engineer most closely associated with the distinctive designs of the early ’60s Stingrays, and learn about “dead-end ’Vettes”—showcars with startling innovations that wound up ignored and discarded.

Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars

Road & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars
Author: Dan Bova
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1950785599

The fastest, funniest page-turner on the planet! This is the ultimate book for kids who love slick supercars, powerful monster trucks, and record-smashing speed machines. Buckle up — the only thing more exciting than reading this book about big and fast cars is sitting behind the wheel of one crossing the finish line at the Indy 500! Inside you’ll find amazing color photos, mind-blowing facts, and answers to some very urgent questions, like: Do you know why the van was embarrassed around its friends? Because it had a little gas! Since the invention of the wheel, people have been building machines that go faster and faster and look cooler and cooler. The first cars went about 10 mph, now they easily break 200 mph — and some even drive themselves! Speaking of which, ever wonder whose fault it is if two self-driving cars get in an accident? Pick up this book and find out! Under the hood you’ll discover: Incredible auto-related facts like record setting rides (check out the 763 mph ThrustSSC rocket car!) and answers to seriously silly questions (How do race car drivers pee during a race?) Many S.T.E.A.M. learning opportunities such as the science of how cars work and the history of cars from the Model T to electric cars to a Tesla in space! Behind-the-scenes stories of people with great car-related jobs such as a Hot Wheels designer, the guy who created the Batmobile, a scientist who controls rovers on Mars, and of course, record-setting drivers like Danica Patrick, Alexander Rossi, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and teen sensation Chloe Chambers. Fun activities such as drawing lessons (create your own car cartoon character!) matching games, quizzes, plus tons of jokes. Sneak peeks inside the garages of your favorite famous car-collection celebs like The Rock, Lady Gaga, Guy Fieri and other car-obsessives! The only thing readers need to drive Road & Track Crew Big & Fast Cars is a license for fun. So turn the key, step on the gas and let’s go!

Classic Speedsters

Classic Speedsters
Author: Ronald Sieber
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781737983408

Classic Speedsters: The Cars, The Times, and The Characters Who Drove Them chronicles the most significant vehicles ever to have traveled American roads and racetracks. Speedsters were the pizzazz cars of their era. Speedsters were owned by entertainers, captains of industry, the wealthy, and in some cases, the everyday guy or gal. They were often expensive, but always fast and sexy. Speedsters were America's first sports cars.Each chapter frames the birth and evolution of a company that produced a speedster model in its lineup and includes a biography of a famous owner of the period. This book traces the journey of the speedster concept across several time periods and among twelve automotive companies. It answers three fundamental questions:· Why were these cars so important and influential?· Why did so many prominent people own them?· What message do they have for modern design?

Ferrari Road Cars 1946-1956 - Road Test Portfolio

Ferrari Road Cars 1946-1956 - Road Test Portfolio
Author: R. M. Clarke
Publisher: Valueguide
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781588500847

An in-depth reference book compiled from multiple sources, these incredibly focused portfolios contain a wealth of information for the collector, restorer or enthusiast. As much of the mystique of the Ferrari marque is associated with its racing successes, it is more usual for authors and publishers to document Ferrari's racing successes while the road-going automobiles are rarely given any consideration. However, the road cars constructed between 1946 and 1956 played a significant part in Ferrari's growth and development during those formative years and this portfolio traces the history of those iconic cars. Brooklands Books UK has dug into their archives and compiled a wonderful assembly of documentation for the early road cars. Road tests and track tests written by extremely knowledgeable authors, historians and drivers such as Phil Hill, Peter Coltrin, Warren Fitzgerald, John Bentley, Michael Bowler, Hans Tanner, and Dean Batchelor to name just a few and in no significant order! However, the demarcation between the race cars and the early road cars is often blurred, as many of the cars that were constructed during that era had dual personalities and many of the so-called road cars were nothing more than thinly disguised race cars. Therefore, while the intention of this book is to focus on the true road-going Ferraris manufactured from 1946 to 1966, the reader has to accept that there will be some gray areas. Brooklands Books Ltd. has been publishing road test portfolios on a wide range of automobiles and motorcycles since the early 1950's and the series now runs in excess of 500 titles. This book is part of the digitally produced series of portfolios and VelocePress is proud to be part of the publication effort in conjunction with Brooklands Books. Typically the contents include road tests, track tests, new model reviews, owner commentary, driving impressions, specifications, performance data, design and styling articles.