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Motoring
Discover the world of motor transport in all its glory, from supercars to tractors, tanks, and motorcycles to the humble bicycle.
Our motoring books are packed with memorable stories, colourful photographs and quirky facts. Histories of the car industry explore manufacturers such as Vauxhall and British Leyland, and celebrate classic car models like Aston Martin and Rolls Royce, the Ford Transit, Land Rover, VW Camper and the ever-popular Mini.
The diversity of buses and trams that once served communities across Britain, including the iconic London Bus and Routemaster, are vividly brought to life. And with pocket collections of bizarre cars and favourite cars of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s making perfect gifts for the serious enthusiast and casual browser alike, there really is something for everyone to enjoy.
Learn more about motoring history
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VanLifers: Beautiful conversions for life on the road
A celebration of some of the most creative converted vehicles on the road to inspire and delight aspiring vanlifers
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The story behind Giles Chapman’s Britain’s Toy Car Wars
Giles Chapman tells the story behind Britain’s Toy Car Wars
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Blitz Motorcycles: In pictures
A vision of custom motorcycles
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Cars We Loved... with Giles Chapman
Giles Chapman on the completion of his motoring quintet
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The listening stick: The car mechanic’s best friend
Brian Cunningham on the tool every car mechanic should have in their pocket
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Seventy years of the British Grand Prix
A photographic history of the British Grand Prix
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It’s an Akroyd not a Diesel!
The inventor of the so-called diesel engine was actually British man Herbert Akroyd Stuart
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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the history of the static caravan
Author Andrew Jenkinson journeys through the history of Britain’s favourite holiday home
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Cars we loved in the 1950s
The decade that produced the classic British sports car
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Beatrice ‘Tilly’ Shilling: Celebrated aeronautical and motorcycle engineer
Her engineering skills and rare courage made her one of the Royal Aircraft Establishment’s most memorable employees
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From discomfort to joy: Dunlop’s pneumatic bicycle tyre
How the pneumatic tyre saved many a bottom and smoothed the way to faster bikes
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Eight things you might not know about the black cab
The origins of the London black taxi cab go back over 900 years
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The Honourable Mrs Victor Bruce’s quest for more horsepower
How one Edwardian girl began her lifelong passion for speed
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The British Army’s vehicles: From tanks to transporters
Tanks, armoured cars, carriers, transporters, and gun tractors
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Top speed – true or false? Testing carmakers’ claims
Top speed has been an eternal ranking for car buyers, but who tests it?
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Cars we loved in the 1960s
From Jaguar E-type to Mini
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Road testing the Mercedes 300B and the 250
Stuart Bladon recalls road testing classic Mercedes cars
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The Reliant Robin and nine other great British three-wheelers
British-made three-wheelers you should know about
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How the motor industry helped win the Second World War
From family cars to tanks and trucks
