Build Your Own Sports Car for as Little as 250 Pounds - And Race It! by Champion, Ron - 2000

Yorkshire, England: Jowett Cars Limited, 1952. Owner's Instuction Book for the Operation and Maintenance of the 1.5 litre J4 cylinder Javelin Standard and De Luxe models Issued in May 1952 Produced in England by Jowett Cars Limited from 1947 to 1953, the Jowett Javelin was a full size, or executive car. Less than 25,000 were produced. Both car and this manual are rare. 8vo size stapled pamphlet has brown cardstock covers with white titles; 52 glossy pages with black and white illustrations throughout; pull out two page wiring diagram on last page. Staples are rusted or discolored which has caused some discoloration to pages around staples and there are some impression marks on front cover; light crease to top corner, edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Daytona: Faza Propaganda Stampa Book. Very Good. Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. light cover rubs, light cover creases. corner wear to spine. 192pp..

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1956. ,HBDJ, 1956, First Edition, STATED First printing. VERY GOOD+ IN GOOD DJ WITH FOXING Tears wear TINY CHIPS extremities EDGES. Salmon boards with gold gilt & black cloth Spine cvr, 8vo. DJ SPINE End chips wear , SIGNED by Author, who was 12 yrs old when his grandfather a G.A.R.Officer & his beautiful mother took him across the continent & back on yr. long trek in model T FORD, includes Glory Girl , early Film star, Lucy Dooley, Miami in Twenties. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Longstreet,.

The original 1914 self-published softcover book. 78 pages plus end leaves. Extremely uncommon.Condition of the book is Acceptable. See photos. The softcover wraps show moderate wear. Both the front and back covers have partial tears at their spine joints, but are still attached. The spine itself also has some loss of paper.The text block of the book is complete. The first leaf, and the last leaf, appear to have previously detached from the staple binding, and have been glued in place (an amateurish repair, unfortunately). The last listing photo shows where 'overgluing' of the back leaf has resulted in an edge tear to the inside portion of that leaf. Inside pages are otherwise in good condition, with occasional edge wear. They include many illustrations and full page plates.In sum, a rare and important book, in less than good condition, but still readable.
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Motorbooks International, 1990. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 96 heavyweight glossy pages with color and black and white photographs throughout. Contents include: AC Ace and Aceca Leaf Sprung AC Cobra 260 and 289 427 Cobra and AC 289 From jacket: "Exquisitely good-looking, hand made and quite reasonably fast, the AC Ace was launched in 1954 as a sports car of rare culture. It was to evolve through many guises: Bristol and Ford six-cylinder engines were fitted to endow a stronger punch, an elegant fixed-head couple arrived in the shape of the Aceca, and Carroll Shelby's Ford V8 transplant created the awe inspiring Cobra. Fifteen years after it's introduction, the Ace had metamorphosed into the fearsome Cobra 427, the fastest road car of its era. Yet in all this time a tiny number - just over 2000 - of Aces, Acecas and Cobras were built... Drawing from factory records as well as the accumulated knowledge of respected owners and enthusiasts, this book provides the evidence… Read More

Yorkshire, England: Jowett Cars Limited, 1952. Owner's Instuction Book for the Operation and Maintenance of the 1.5 litre J4 cylinder Javelin Standard and De Luxe models Issued in May 1952 Produced in England by Jowett Cars Limited from 1947 to 1953, the Jowett Javelin was a full size, or executive car. Less than 25,000 were produced. Both car and this manual are rare. 8vo size stapled pamphlet has brown cardstock covers with white titles; 52 glossy pages with black and white illustrations throughout; pull out two page wiring diagram on last page. Staples are rusted or discolored which has caused some discoloration to pages around staples and there are some impression marks on front cover; light crease to top corner, edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Daytona: Faza Propaganda Stampa Book. Very Good. Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. light cover rubs, light cover creases. corner wear to spine. 192pp..

Simon and Schuster, NY, 1956. ,HBDJ, 1956, First Edition, STATED First printing. VERY GOOD+ IN GOOD DJ WITH FOXING Tears wear TINY CHIPS extremities EDGES. Salmon boards with gold gilt & black cloth Spine cvr, 8vo. DJ SPINE End chips wear , SIGNED by Author, who was 12 yrs old when his grandfather a G.A.R.Officer & his beautiful mother took him across the continent & back on yr. long trek in model T FORD, includes Glory Girl , early Film star, Lucy Dooley, Miami in Twenties. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Stephen Longstreet,.

The original 1914 self-published softcover book. 78 pages plus end leaves. Extremely uncommon.Condition of the book is Acceptable. See photos. The softcover wraps show moderate wear. Both the front and back covers have partial tears at their spine joints, but are still attached. The spine itself also has some loss of paper.The text block of the book is complete. The first leaf, and the last leaf, appear to have previously detached from the staple binding, and have been glued in place (an amateurish repair, unfortunately). The last listing photo shows where 'overgluing' of the back leaf has resulted in an edge tear to the inside portion of that leaf. Inside pages are otherwise in good condition, with occasional edge wear. They include many illustrations and full page plates.In sum, a rare and important book, in less than good condition, but still readable.
Discounted price for inventory reduction.
Please message me with any questions.

Motorbooks International, 1990. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 96 heavyweight glossy pages with color and black and white photographs throughout. Contents include: AC Ace and Aceca Leaf Sprung AC Cobra 260 and 289 427 Cobra and AC 289 From jacket: "Exquisitely good-looking, hand made and quite reasonably fast, the AC Ace was launched in 1954 as a sports car of rare culture. It was to evolve through many guises: Bristol and Ford six-cylinder engines were fitted to endow a stronger punch, an elegant fixed-head couple arrived in the shape of the Aceca, and Carroll Shelby's Ford V8 transplant created the awe inspiring Cobra. Fifteen years after it's introduction, the Ace had metamorphosed into the fearsome Cobra 427, the fastest road car of its era. Yet in all this time a tiny number - just over 2000 - of Aces, Acecas and Cobras were built... Drawing from factory records as well as the accumulated knowledge of respected owners and enthusiasts, this book provides the evidence… Read More