Motor

Although automobile heritage has been the subject of some limited research, Automobile Heritage and Tourism is unique in examining its scope and role within tourism. The book looks at a vast array of topics, from the experience of using and collecting old cars, related destination development, automobile heritage from traditional elements such as museums through to events such as vintage automobile racing, and promotion and social change to provide a thorough review of the impacts of automobile heritage on tourism. A number of theories provide a framework and are analysed throughout including those related to the collection, display, exhibition and use of historic automobiles. The title takes a global and interdisciplinary view of the subject with contributions from various geographical areas by both known and emerging scholars in this area.This book adds to the industrial heritage tourism literature and will appeal to a diverse audience, and in particular to those in the field of cultural heritage and industrial heritage tourism and practitioners involved with the planning, restoration, exhibition, and management of automobile heritage attractions and events.

Takes the combined experience and expertise of three leading detailing commentators to provide a thorough and expansive overview of automotive detailing techniques. From the pre-wash, wash and preparation stages, through machine polishing to paint protection and maintenance, this book covers every detailing stage.

Drawing on declassified material, the author reveals the history of the most fascinating of aircraft, accompanied by a range of fantastic illustrations, photographs and facts about the world's most secret spy plane.

Shows how mobility - the movements of people, things and ideas, as well as their associated cultural meanings - has been a key factor in shaping Canadians' perceptions of and interactions with their country. Approaching environmental history in Canada through the lens of mobility reveals some of the distinctive ways in which Canadians have come to terms with the country's climate and landscape.

Running from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, at over 21 miles the WSR is the longest preserved line in the UK, so deserves to be classed among the premier heritage railways. It incorporates many classic ingredients of a traditional GWR branch line: steam-hauled trains and beautiful stations set in a countryside of rolling hills and seaside resorts.

For this new book Mike Heath has, from his own catalogue and that of his son Karl, compiled a collection of stunning night-time steam railway photographs to create an album that reflects the broad spectrum of steam railway preservation.

Explains the fundamentals of driving and handling an RV rig, manoeuvring your rig into campsites, and using campground hookups. This book seeks to answer questions, including: which would suit me better - a motorhome or a trailer? Is it true that trailers are difficult to back and that they sway a lot? How much will I have to pay for an RV?

This book, the first in a multi-volume reference series covering all Formula 1 cars, launches with the 1960s, when British teams came to predominate, led by Colin Chapman's Lotus.

A comprehensive review of what is happening in the operation of Britains railways together with an overview of events in Europe. Also includes a comprehensive directory of over 2,000 suppliers and associated businesses.

During its extraordinarily long 40-year production run, the Mini was offered in hundreds of variants. First there were the standard Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor saloon, van, pick-up and estate versions.

Among the most popular and well used scooters in the world, automatic Piaggio and Vespa scooters mix Italian cool with everyday usability. They're also cheap to buy and run - but what should you look out for when purchasing a scooter? This book explains every consideration, from the point of choosing a bike through to buying your very own scooter.

How to buy a secondhand Velocette single - the various models available, what to check and problem points to look out for, plus investment potential, specifications and useful contacts.

The book focuses on the theoretical, policy and practice linkages and disjunctures between tourism and creative industry sectors.

To showcase this living industrial museum, photographer Geoff Swaine has selected over 200 photographs of Britain's heritage railways, including the Bluebell Railway to Llangollen, the Severn Valley, North York Moors, Great Western and Great Central railways, and many more.

This book captures over 150 entertaining snippets, stories, and strange and unusual facts from an ample supply of railway curiosities.

Lavishly illustrated with unique images from the official company archive, this book charts more than 100 years of car-making at the Longbridge factory, near Birmingham.

A guide to strip-down, rebuild, maintenance and repair of two-stroke motorcycle engines. It covers the principles and practice of two-stroke engine work, examining a wide range of marques and road, racing and trail motorcycles.

English Electric Type 1 design, what we now know as the Class 20s, appeared in June 1957. This title looks back at the operations of these fine locomotives since 1957, covering their varied workings and duties, regional use and rail tour operations. It also covers the technical aspects and specifications of the locomotives, including liveries.

In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain. Most waterways were local concerns, carrying cargoes over short distances and fitted into regional groups with their own boat types linked to the major river estuaries. This new history of Britain's canals starts with the first Roman waterways, moving on to their golden age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and ends with the present day, describing the rise and fall of canal building and use in the UK. It tells the story of the narrow boats and barges borne by the canals, and the boatmen who navigated them as well as the wider tale of waterway development through the progress of civil engineering. Replete with beautiful photographs, this a complete guide to some of the most accessible and beautiful pieces of Britain's heritage.

A warts and all profile of this thriving modern railway franchise, serving seven of the UK's major cities based from Birmingham

Brian Redman is one of very few notable British racing drivers whose racing life has yet to be put on record in book form. Now that is about to be rectified. Packed with photographs, Redman's memoir is a vivid account of his varied racing exploits, with special focus on the period 1968-73.