Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...

Cars eBooks

If you like Cars eBooks, then you'll love these top picks.
Showing 1 - 24 of 116 Results
Skip side bar filters
  • Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting

    Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris and Other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure

    These bizarre true stories of collectors and their cars is "a whole lot of fun" (The Virginian Pilot).Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi-trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods, who sold thirty Bugattis for a mere $85,000? What about the English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari hoard ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plays With Cars

    by Doug DeMuro ...
    Automotive writer Doug DeMuro is sharing his stories. In Plays With Cars, the former Porsche manager covers some of his most ridiculous decisions, like buying an old Land Rover sight unseen, taking a Mercedes AMG station wagon to a rural Georgia dragstrip, and roadtripping across the United States in a Lotus Elise without air conditioning. He’s also reviewed his former cars, which range from a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide

    by Don Danenberg ...
    Now MBI Publishing Company’s two top-selling boating titles—written by one of the world’s top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restoration—are available in one volume. In this comprehensive restoration guide for owners and enthusiasts of wooden powerboats of all makes and models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, author Don Dannenberg covers all major woodworking ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Rockers and Rollers

    A Full-Throttle Memoir

    by Brian Johnson ...
    From PinkCadillac to Low Rider to Little Red Corvette, rock music hasalways had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson isnot only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with thescreaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a dyed-in-the-woolcar fanatic. Books like AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll and Why AC/DC Matters revealed the secretsof ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    Series series In the Barn
    It's every car-guy's fantasy-to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer's ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Antique Car Restoration And Upkeep

    Newbie?s Guide On How To Restore A Classic Car With Tips On Car Body Repair, Interior Car Restoration, Mechanical Restoration, Classic Car Parts And Auto Maintenance

    by Leo K. Sutram ...
    An Antique car can be worth quite a bit of money to a collector if it has been carefully restored to its original condition. Therefore, during the entire process of overhaul, every bit and every part must be exact. Antique automobile restoration involves the process of disassembling the entire car, cleaning and either replacing or repairing the original parts and then reassembling the vehicle.  ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Arts of the Sailor

    Knotting, Splicing and Ropework

    Series series Dover Maritime
    Over 150 years ago, the skills needed to operate a merchant sailing vessel were many and varied. While not nearly as much in demand today as they were in the days of the Yankee clippers, these skills nevertheless remain important and necessary to today's yachtsmen and owners of smaller pleasure boats.In this excellent handbook on basic shipboard skills, marine expert Hervey Garrett Smith offers ... Read more

    $10.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Illustrated Guide To Gas Pumps

    Identification And Price Guide

    by Jack Sim ...
    With 2,000 gas pumps, including many never-before-seen illustrations and secondary market pricing, featured in a clear and concise format, there's no doubt why An Illustrated Guide to Gas Pumps, 2nd Edition is the top choice for anyone with an appreciation for petroliana.Listed alphabetically by manufacturer, this new edition covers 100 years of pumps through detailed listings including production ... Read more

    $16.99 USD $13.99 USD

  • Standard Catalog of Chevrolet, 1912-2003

    90 Years of History, Photos, Technical Data and Pricing

    by John Gunnell ...
    Series series Standard Catalog
    The Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-2003 delivers everything a Chevy enthusiast or historian needs! You'll find 448 pages packed with more than 2,000 photos, history, production figures, and updated pricing information.The Standard Catalog of Chevrolet 1912-2003 includes:• A current market price guide showing values in Old Cars Report Price Guide's comprehensive 1 to 6 grading scale• Complete ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • Classic Car

    The Definitive Visual History

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Definitive Transport Guides
    "When I see an Alfa Romeo, I lift my hat." Henry FordFew things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the 1980s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament.Edited by award-winning automotive journalist Giles Chapman, Classic Car brings you the story of more than 20 great marques, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Art of Rigging

    Series series Dover Maritime
    "Few, today, can realize how important was the art of rigging a ship and reeving her gear in the days just old when all aloft was wood and hemp; or how great the part it has played in the building of Empire." — Introduction.Although mastery of the art of rigging is no longer required on board today's ships, legions of serious model ship builders who wish to rig their ships correctly need to learn ... Read more

    $10.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Vroom! How Does A Car Engine Work for Kids

    Don't be satisfied with just watching your child play with cars. Encourage him/her to understand those little engines better through this picture book. Here, we will be detailing even the tiniest parts of the car engine and how each part works with the rest. This will surely be an exciting book to read. Go ahead and grab a copy now. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Illustrated Directory of North American Locomotives

    The Story and Progression of Railroads from The Early Days to The Electric Powered Present

    More than 250 classic American locomotives."Let the country but make the railroads, and the railroads will make the country." — Edward PeaseDuring the mid-1800s, American railroads became the lifeblood of new communities in the West and brought new ways of life and means of commerce to rural communities. Railroads became the shining thread that tied together the tapestry of American life into a ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Provinces of the Roman Empire - Volume I

    The history of Rome under the Empire presents problems similar to those encountered in the history of the earlier Republic. Such information as may be directly obtained from literary tradition is not merely without form and colour, but in fact for the most part without substance. The list of the Roman monarchs is just about as trustworthy and just about as instructive as that of the consuls of the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Best Car Detailing

    Read This Guide To Car Detailing, Detailing Business, Detailing Classic Car, Detailing Tips, Techniques and More!   ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Stay Safe with the Right Container Choice

    by Barry Nisan ...
    Attempting to navigate the world of shipping containers, especially if you aren’t very well versed in the shipping industry, can be a tricky affair. There’s a potentially overwhelming amount of information that you need to know before you even consider making a purchase. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Just 30s

    The 1930s might have been the greatest 10-year period in the history of the American automobile. Even in the face of a suffocating Depression, American cars continued to evolve with beautiful, streamlined designs that had never been seen before. General Motors began "face lifting" its vehicles with new styles for every model year. Hard-rubber rides were softened by balloon tires, impressive 16 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Something for the Weekend?

    Twenty Cars in Twenty-Five Years – and Each with a Story

    by Alwyn Brice ...
    This book records the buying, restoring, maintenance and running of 20 interesting, unusual, rare or eccentric cars that the author has owned in the last 25 years. Each car has a been a love affair in its own right and in consequence, like true love, they have not always run smoothly ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Classic Car

    by DK ...
    "When I see an Alfa Romeo, I lift my hat." Henry FordFew things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the 1980s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament.Edited by award-winning automotive journalist Giles Chapman, Classic Car brings you the story of more than 20 great marques, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Picture History of World War II American Aircraft Production

    by Joshua Stoff ...
    Series series Dover Transportation
    One of the greatest industrial feats of World War II — indeed of all time — was the massive production of military aircraft by American manufacturers. America's sudden entry into the war required its typically small aircraft "job shops" to convert quickly to assembly-line techniques to meet the urgent demand for fighters and bombers. In many ways, Allied victory depended on the success of this ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classic Cars

    Essential Transport

    by Devon Bailey ...
    The great thing about the classic car is that you don’t have to be a millionaire to join the club! You will recognise many of the cars featured in this book and you may even remember your parents or grandparents driving one from your childhood, that will invoke happy memories.There is no concrete classification for what constitutes a classic car but for many people it refers to a vehicle that ... Read more

    $5.25 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Locomotives in Historic Photographs

    1858 to 1949

    Edited by Ron Ziel ...
    Series series Dover Transportation
    This rare collection of 126 "builder portraits" of American locomotives offers an exciting cavalcade of images that chronicle the momentous rise of steam locomotive power in America. Builder portraits are especially prized by railway historians because they are the exacting official photographs of new models taken before repairs, alterations, and weathering altered their original appearance. The ... Read more

    $17.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wunderwelt Modellhubschrauber

    Der Einstieg am Beispiel des T-Rex 450

    by Stefan Pichel ...
    Modellhubschrauber üben eine große Faszination aus. Anhand des erfolgreichen Elektromodells Align T-Rex 450 wird der Einstieg in das einzigartige Hobby beschrieben. Schritt für Schritt wird anhand einer gängigen Beispielkonfiguration aus geeigneten Komponenten der Aufbau und die Einstellung erklärt. Die Stabilisierungshilfe HeliCommand fehlt ebenso wenig wie hilfreiche Hinweise für die Reparatur. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Early Motorcycles

    Construction, Operation and Repair

    Series series Dover Transportation
    When this comprehensive volume of practical information was first published in the 1920s, hundreds of thousands of motorcycles were already in use. Written by a talented automotive and aviation pioneer, the profusely illustrated, easy-to-read book was one of the first exhaustive studies done on motorcycle operation and repair, offering advice on everything from mufflers and automatic oil pumps to ... Read more

    $29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus