Harmony, July 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind's greatest achievements and was witnessed by the largest worldwide television audience in history. In..... More
Simon & Schuster, November 2001. Trade Paperback. Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad--the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its..... More
Penguin, July 1978. Paper Back. Heavily foxed. Soiled. Sunned spine. Darkened throughout. Well worn, not pretty. Non-authorial gift inscription. Reading copy with no underlining. More
Chronicle Books, May 2010. Hardcover. Cycling is exploding in a good way. Urbanites everywhere, from ironic hipsters to earth-conscious commuters, are taking to the bike like aquatic mammals to water. BikeSnobNYC cycling's most prolific, well-known, hilarious, and anonymous blogger brings a fresh and humorous perspective to the most important vehicle..... More
Minnesota Historical Society Press, September 1993. Paper Back. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this is Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic flight in 1927. Chosen as one of the "100 Greatest Adventure Books" of all time by National Geographic Adventure magazine. More
Brooklands Books, August 1998. Oversize Softcover. The Firebird had excellent sales in its first half year and the 400 V8 made it a force to be reckoned with. There were few changes in 1968 but the 1969 car was longer and heavier, so sales slipped. In March 1969, therefore, Pontiac..... More
Robert Bentley, Inc, October 1994. Oversize Softcover. Restoring your Chevy to original factory specs? Avoid buying and being sold the wrong parts. Find the casting numbers that correspond to your car's VIN. Determine whether your car has been authentically restored with this never-before seen information from the Chevrolet Archives. Essential..... More
Motorbooks, January 2003. Oversized Hardcover. One of the greatest NASCAR racing teams of all time is vividly chronicled, from the day racer Ralph Moody teamed up with John Holman to create the Holman-Moody team. This stunning volume details the formation, development, and transformation of Holman Moody into a 1960s and..... More
Veloce Publishing, November 2003. Oversized Hardcover. The Pontiac Firebird has earned a unique place amongst speedy domestic cars. It has garnered a reputation for being larger than life and many have come to view it as a large car. Firebird was originally a small US car, classified as a sport..... More
PAH Publishing, January 2007. Oversize Softcover. More
Howell North Books, January 1963. Cloth. Tale quarto. Two volumes light brown cloth in tattered, torn but still whole & intact dust jackets both volumes. Gold lettering on spine & front boards of cloth. Jackets (both) have tears, damp stains to reverse, tears, & chipping yet nothing missing that effects..... More
CarTech, February 2002. Oversized Hardcover. From the late 1950s through the 1960s, the same cars that drove people to work and the grocery store were actively raced on Sundays at drag strips all across the country. This was the exciting time when the factories of Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors..... More
Motorbooks, November 2005. Oversized Hardcover. Features the history of Datsun 240Z - famed and influential Japanese sports car, designed specifically to appeal to the American market. This book covers the history of this breakthrough Japanese sports car, and includes official Datsun/Nissan photography and memorabilia such as advertising and international marketing..... More
Motorbooks International, July 2000. Oversized Hardcover. Bruce McLaren's sports racers were among the most successful and innovative race cars of the 1960s. McLaren's driving was impressive, but it was his cars - particularly the Can-Am racers - that really put the Kiwi on the motorsports map. This dynamic photohistory focuses..... More
Motorbooks International, May 2001. Oversized Hardcover. The SCCA Trans-Am series was one of the most intriguing and exciting in motorsport history, and one which signified the golden age of the pony muscle car. This photohistory follows Trans-Am from its inception through the climactic the 1971 season, when drastic rules changes..... More
CarTech, November 2005. Oversized Hardcover. Stock car racing in the 1960s featured intense behind the scenes battles between the factories, rules makers, track owners, promoters, and racing teams. Everyone was trying to keep up with the rapid year-to-year changes that brought more cubic inches, more horsepower, smoother shapes, and faster..... More
Echo Point Books & Media, February 2014. Oversize Softcover. Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his..... More
Chevrolet Motor Division, January 1987. Paper Back. Quarto; heavy staining/soiling; well worn. More
Penobscot Books, a division of Penobscot Bay Press, January 2015. Oversize Softcover. A crisp, clean book. Appears unread. More
BowTie Press, May 2000. Oversize Softcover. Proficient Motorcycling is hands down the best and most complete book ever written on how to ride a motorcycle safely and efficiently.--Fred Rau, Senior Editor, Motorcycle Consumer News. 100 photos, some in color. ''Proficient Motorcycling' is hands down the best and most complete book..... More
Veloce Publishing, June 2006. Oversize Softcover. The Datsun 240Z inspired a generation of enthusiasts, outselling and outperforming almost all of its contemporaries. This book covers the story of the Datsun sports cars, from the Fairlady roadsters through to the final 280ZX production model, illustrated with contemporary material. More
Enthusiast Books, October 2003. Oversize Softcover. Time magazine cover hero and Americas Cup yachtsman Briggs Cunningham cut a swathe through the post-war sports-racing scene with his magnificent Cunningham sports cars. He burst into view in 1951 with his Chrysler-powered C-2 sports-racers and in 1952 launched the production C-3, a Vignale-bodied..... More
Motorbooks, April 2008. Oversized Hardcover. Professional automobile racing has always been dominated by sanctioning bodies whose main goal was to ensure competition. That has meant seeing that cars are well matched--in body shape or chassis/engine combinations or engine size. But what about an all-out competition, in which one team's idea..... More
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 1989. Oversize Softcover. Light shelf wear. Small scrape on the edge of the print block. Good, clean, tight copy. More
Tab Books, March 1993. Oversize Softcover. Bit of shelf wear. More
