Haynes Publication

The VW Golf GTI, launched in 1975, was the blueprint for the 'Hot Hatch'. Combining performance and good looks with practicality, the Golf won instant acclaim and, now on its fifth generation, has become one of the most prolific and modified cars of all time. The car instantly won favour with tuners and modifiers, and today the Golf remains one of...

From the world's first 4x4, the original Willys Jeep, to the technologically stunning machines used to tackle the daunting Paris-Dakar Rally, this actione-packed book contains 1,000 colour photographs of four-wheel-drive vehicles in action on- and off-road around the world. The vast range of vehicles depicted includes mainstream off-roaders, and...

From Steve McQueen's famous Mustang to 007's killer Aston Martins, the veteran Darracq in "Genevieve" to the daredevil Mini Coopers in "The Italian Job", cars are the stars in a number of films, every bit as much as their human occupants. This book reviews the good, the bad and the ugly in car movies, from both sides of the Atlantic. Packed with...

Mick Grant, leading British motorcycle racer of the 1970s and 1980s, was a factory rider for Norton, Kawasaki, Honda and Suzuki. He raced against Mike Hailwood, Barry Sheene and Giacomo Agostini, won three grands prix and seven TTs, and later worked in team management. His book is packed with frank and funny stories about the great and the dodgy....

Fifty-six open-top icon roadsters feature in this authoritiative, highly pictorial celebration of classic British sports cars, from the AC Ace to the Wolseley Hornet Special. Individual histories will place each car in perspective, describing its appeal, significance and driving characteristics. Also detailed for each one will be models and...

Ford has been making special performance cars in Europe since the 1960s. From the original "Fast Ford", the Cortina GT Mk 1 of 1963, to the very latest Focus RS and StreetKa, family after family of sporty models have been developed, sold and campaigned in motorsport. The "Fast Ford" fraternity is one of the largest of all motoring enthusiasts'...