GREATER SMALL FIATS

Hemmings Sports & Exotic magazine covered Great Small Fiats by Phil Ward this month in this nice little review. Click image to view at higher quality.

NISSAN GT-R REVS INTO POLE POSITION

Web's largest motoring poll puts new Japanese sports car in top place.

British motoring enthusiasts have voted Japanese car maker Nissan's brutally powerful GT-R as winner of MSN Cars ‘Car of the Year 2009', with the four-wheel drive sportscar capturing almost a third (29%) of the record 80,000 votes cast on a poll on MSN Cars (msn.co.uk/cars).

The critically-acclaimed Nissan GT-R cruised ahead of its challengers as it almost trebled the number of votes of its nearest competitor, the British-built Jaguar XF (12%). Other familiar entries in the MSN Car of the Year poll include the ever popular - but new generation - Ford Fiesta (6%) in 8th place.

Tom Evans, Content Manager of MSN Cars, commented:

"Congratulations to Nissan and its revolutionary GT-R for capturing the imagination of the British motoring public. Not only does the GT-R boast impressive specs and enough sheer motoring muscle to outrun its rivals, but the GT-R also boasts one of the most eye-catching, contemporary designs in the supercar fraternity - and all at a bargain price that is entirely in keeping with these straightened times."

He added:

"Britain's passion and drive for the world's most well-crafted supercars continues, even during times of economic hardship. This is clearly demonstrated as over 80,000 people voted for their top motors, more than doubling the number of votes of last year's poll."
Source:headlineauto/MSN

2009 just seems to keep getting better for the Nissan GT-R. Look out for these two Nissan GT-R books from Veloce, coming soon!



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BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SUPERSPORTS

Here's a look at The Bentley Continental Supersports - the fastest and most powerful Bentley ever. It is the extreme Bentley, a muscular two-seater that delivers supercar performance and a highly focused driving experience.

The Supersports is also the first Bentley capable of running on both petrol (gasoline) and biofuel, pioneering the use of FlexFuel technology in the luxury sector. This represents stage one of the company’s commitment to make its complete model range compatible with renewable fuels by 2012.

Available worldwide from autumn 2009, the Continental Supersports will be FlexFuel compatible in the majority of markets from launch with North American cars offering the capability by summer 2010, following regulatory approval.
Source:newspress/Bentley

This forthcoming Veloce book covers the Continental Supersports' predecessors from 1951-2002.

Bentley Continental, Corniche & Azure 1951-2002 – Revised Edition by Martin Bennett.
The book of the Continental in the Rolls-Royce era.

★ Brand new Revised Edition with an exciting, updated format
★ The fastest and most powerful coachbuilt Bentleys described in vivid detail
★ Includes technical specification, performance data, and a listing of individual cars
★ Profusely illustrated
★ Martin Bennett is an internationally acknowledged Rolls-Royce and Bentley expert
★ Covers 1951 to 2002 models
★ Bentley Continental R type, S1 S2 and S3; Bentley
★ Corniche; Bentley Continental Convertible; Bentley Continental R, S and T; Bentley Azure

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100 TIPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR RALLY CAR!

-PRESS RELEASE-

How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car, a new book by motoring journalist Philip Young aims to provide simple, cost-effective and reliable tips to guarantee reaching the finishing line and more importantly, get results!

This book concentrates on preparing a car for the many forms of road-based rallies, including Historic Rallying, from weekend club events to the Classic Marathon, with useful preparation for long distance events like the Peking to Paris, road-rallies for modern cars, and the “Budget Adventure” events like the Mongol Rally and Plymouth to Dakar.

Published by Veloce at £16.99 containing 150 colour pictures; It concentrates on tips for reliability...items like waterproofing, ensuring the exhaust doesn’t fall off, the radiator doesn’t vibrate lose, engine mountings and the like are regular setbacks on all manner of events and this book gets back to basics, packed with workshop photographs. There is also an event guide, useful contacts, and chapters on personal preparation including staying healthy, coping with borders, and seeking sponsorship.

Philip Young is a former Fleet Street journalist who once helped to run the Daily Mail News Desk...he has written for The Observer, The Times, and The Guardian as well as the Daily Mail, edited two motoring magazines, and twice was awarded the Guild of Motoring Writer’s Motoring Journalist of the Year Award.

Generally credited with having kick-started the historic-rally movement with events like the Pirelli Classic Marathon, Monte Carlo Challenge and Peking to Paris, Philip Young has organised 65 major events and has seen how the same problems crop up time and time again that could have been prevented with some simple modifications in the garage before the start. He co-founded the Historic Rally Car Register in 1982, and more recently started up Endurance Rallying in Britain, events restricted to 1400cc cars with standard engines, such as the Lombard Rally.

Philip Young commented: "Hopefully the book goes some way to debunk the myth that rally preparation is about high cost and high technology - some of the modifications in the book are ordinary household items, from silicone bathroom sealer to wire coat hangers that cost zippo, but transform reliablility."


The 96-page book is available now from bookshops or from www.veloce.co.uk.

If you are driving a road-based rally, this book will help you get a result … don’t even fill in the entry form without it!

CLASSIC SPEEDPRO

The New 3rd Edition of The MG Midget & Austin-Healey Sprite High Performance Manual by Daniel Stapleton gets a thumbs up from Classics Monthly this month:


★ The completely revised, updated and enlarged third edition of Daniel Stapleton's definitive tuning book on the Midget & Sprite
★ Daniel Stapleton has extensive first-hand experience of modifying Sprite and Midget cars, and has been involved in the development of some of the proprietary kits featured in the book
★ Contains information on the 1500 (Triumph) engine and the 1275 in-line engines not found in any other book
★ Comprehensive section on ignition systems and different distributors
★ Detailed analysis of the pros and cons of different modifications
★ Details modifications to the whole car for better performance
★ Clear, sharp photographs of even the smallest components

PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL!

-PRESS RELEASE-

Seven new Motor Racing books from Veloce! Click covers for more information.

Porsche Racing Cars – 1953 to 1975 (ISBN 978-1-904788-44-7)
By Brian Long
Follows Porsche’s year-by-year progress in top flight racing, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success and acclaim on the worlds tracks. Begins with the giant-killing 550 Spyders of 1953, then takes the reader, in definitive detail, through all the susbsequent racing models up to 1975.
• Hardback • 25x25cm • £45.00 • 272 pages • c. 600 colour & b&w photos

Porsche Racing Cars – 1976 to 2005 (ISBN 978-1-904788-45-4)
By Brian Long
Follows Porsche’s year-by-year progress in top flight racing, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success and worldwide acclaim on the tracks.
Highly illustrated, this is the definitive and entertaining record of Porsches on the world’s racetracks from 1976 onward.
• Hardback • 25x25cm • £45.00 • 272 pages • c. 500 mainly colour photos

La Carrera Panamericana – “The World’s Greatest Road Race!” (ISBN: 978-1-84584-170-6)
By John Tipler
Through photos of the stunning countryside and cities visited en route, action shots and parc fermé, interviews with drivers and key personnel, plus vivid narrative, readers are transported to Mexico for an eye-witness account of the fantastic Carrera Panamericana, “The World’s Greatest Road Race.” Includes a full history from 1950.
• Hardback • 25x20.7cm • £40.00 • 272 pages • 400+ mainly colour photos

Alpine & Renault – The Development of the Revolutionary Turbo F1 Car: 1968 to 1979 (ISBN: 978-1-84584-177-5)
By Roy P. Smith
The inside story of the first turbocharged Grand Prix car from concept to Grand Prix victory. Contains interviews with the men of the time, reports on every race, and over 400 photos and illustrations.
• Hardback • 25x25cm • £45.00 • 240 pages • 400+ colour & b&w pictures

Motor Racing at Oulton Park in the 1970s (ISBN: 978-1-84584-164-5)
By Peter McFadyen
Featuring over 150 colour and black & white photographs, many previously unpublished, the book recalls this period of consolidation at the beautiful Cheshire circuit.
• Paperback • 20.5x19cm • £12.99 • 96 pages • 106 colour & b&w photographs

Hot Rod & Stock Car Racing - in Britain in the 1980s (ISBN: 978-1-84584-167-6)
By Richard John Neil
This book charts the development of short oval motor racing in the UK, using 100 never-before-published photographs. Championship listings complement the evocative text.
• Paperback • 20.5x19cm • £12.99• 96 pages • 103 colour & 6 b&w photographs

Motor Racing at Nassau in the 1950s & 1960s (ISBN: 978-1-84584-198-0)
By Terry O’Neil
From the mid-1950s Nassau hosted a series of events at the end of the American racing season. Seen by many as the ‘Golden Age’ of motor racing, internationally acclaimed drivers mixed with amateur racers who came to enjoy the sun, parties and racing. An evocative, pictorial complement to O’Neil’s previous Veloce book, The Bahamas Speed Weeks.
• Paperback • 20.5x19cm • £12.99 • 96 pages • 164 colour & b&w photographs


All available now! UK & USA

ESSENTIAL SHAKESPEARE!

Good news! The popular Building a Dune Buggy – The Essential Manual by Paul Shakespeare is now back in stock and available to buy now for only £24.99! It contains everything you need to know to build any VW-based Dune Buggy yourself!

Check out this review from Classics Monthly:


A step-by-step guide to building a Buggy, containing details of equipment and techniques, as well as guidance on the choice of donor car and new components. Build any VW-based Dune Buggy avoiding common pitfalls and expensive mistakes, ending up with a superb, roadworthy multi-purpose vehicle.

Honda history

Honda S. 'to ichir., November 17, 1906-August 5, 1991) was a Japanese industrialist who had been born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.�

Honda spent hour little helping his/her father to repair bicycles in the businesses. At 15 years, without conventional teaching, Honda moved in Tokyo to find work. He works in a store clerk in 1922, and after having considered work, he worked always there during six years additional before the reference at the village at the house to begin the businesses of repair of car in 1928 at the 22 years age.�

As the car of Honda packing and create a step record in 1936. It was shames in an accident which seriously wounded - including/understanding the circle broken by tulangnya of the two hands - and his wife to be successful race of stop. There is Honda to concentrate on the businesses, and in 1937 it moved with the manufacture of the piston ring-establish the industry heavy of Tokay Seiki (IBTS). In the 1948 it was sold with the IBTS Toyota with 450.000 Yens (roughly equal to 1 million dollars of the United States once measured in 2003).�

Production 1948 of motor bike of Honda started like chair of Honda Corporation. Honda to change the company into company of multinational in value of the billion to produce terlaris of motor bikes in the world. the machine of Honda-technology which is very good and intelligent sale to create successful sales of motor bike of Honda exceed the triumph and Harley-Davidson on their local market respectively.�

Honda remains the company 'president of S until it withdrew in 1973, then lived as a director and appointed as advisers higher in 1983 has. After the withdrawal of Honda itself occupied with work referred to the base of Honda. He died in 1991 failed because the lever.

The HISTORY Harley Davidson

The HISTORY Harley Davidson starting from the real intention William Harley and Arthur Davidson dispatch the idea to precede, beginning of rope-maker of Sylvester Howard until Gottlieb Daimler. The goal ' is very simple: to be able to devour the rise in the area of Milwaukee, of Wisconsin 'indicated William and Arthur.�

Compare this to the rope-maker and with Daimler of desire. The rope-maker develop the engine the first time in 1868. Use of engine this steam engine. In spite of creation the rope-maker did not obtain the welcome sector, a certain number of idea, as in the hands of the gas pedal, the motor bike adopted much the future. Equipped with a steam engine, the rope-maker also create the engine two-cylinder equipped with a charcoal.�

While waiting, Gottlieb Daimler is regarded as as a first nobody really creating the engine 1885. However, later, berkutat of more intense Daimler in the four-wheeled vehicles. It was known like forms Daimler-Benz Corporation, manufacturer of persekutuannya of benz of Karl of the Mercedes-Benz cars.�

When Harley Davidson and begin businesses, a certain number of another important opening was moving. Henry Ford created the car being the first experiment. The family of Wright also are worried with the concept of the planes. Like we let us know, Ford and Wright thereafter successful. Convey model of Ford T with it, and stub of Wright with the early development of the planes.�

On the one hand, Harley Davidson and successfully create the important icons in the history of the two-wheeled vehicles. The innovation is the berkonfigurasi V of the most important engine, which is also known like Knucklehead, Panhead, Shovelhead, evolution, and twin cam. This engine later became the base for other companies, particularly of Japan, by making the large engine.�
HARLEY Davidson and begin this long voyage in 1903, the age where they were always with beginning of the year 20. The infants results private individuals of utak of both this is a one-cylinder engine of a capacity of 60 DC. The walk and rise with one succeeded avalent easy. Later, because of this success, the two brothers Arthur, Walter and William Davidson, unite.�

Two years afterwards, they were appropriate that efforts to institutionalize in motor bikes Co. of Harley-Davidson. While being held, the company produces the new unit of engine three. The third engine is produced ' factory 'in the family home had by Davidson. With called the factory was a small house behind the family home of Davidson

History of the motor bikes

History of the motor bikes�
Even as the first car in the world, the first motor bike in the world was born in Germany. Is Gottlieb Daimler and its associate, Wilhelm Maybach, the two experts, the four engines German, which created the first motor bike in the world.�
In the year 1885, pairs of engine of Daimler four small stages on a bicycle out of wooden. Machines are placed in the medium (between the nose gear wheels and back) and are connected to the chain with the aft wheel.�
Motorized bicycle of wood which is given named Reitwagen (car of horsemanship) and is the first motor bike in the world. Test Reitwagen de Maybach far as 3 kilometers along the river Neckar, of Cannstatt with Untert�rkheim, with the speed of 12 kilometers per hour.�
At this moment, Reitwagen not sold with the public. The installation of the engine on the bicycle which is series of wood of an experiment led by Daimler and Maybach, before installing the engine on the carriage four horse-drawn, which is the embryo of the birth of the car.�
The year 1893, the first motor bike was sold with the public created by the und Wolfm�ller de Hildebrand of motor bike of factory in Muenchen, Germany. The motor bikes do not employ this chain. The aft wheel is led directly by a crutch (crankshaft).�



First entry of motor bike towards the United States in the year 1895 when a French origin of the circus carried it to New York. Called, in same year, an inventor of the United States, EJ Pennington, in Milwaukee, showing a motor bike was conceived. Pennington indicated, a motor bike that it can conceive the dipacu with speed 93 kilometers per hour, and one regards it as as a first nobody presenting the motor bike of limit (motor cycle).�



It is a motor bike had by the potter of John C, the first Oemboel factory, Probolinggo, East Java of sugar of machinist, in 1893. It was reserved to have the motor bike is directly to the manufacturer in Muenchen. Potter of remarkable John as a first nobody to have a motor bike in Indonesia, which then always under the Dutch trade, and Dutch called (Nederlands Indie).�
 

Bajaj XCD 125 Pecahkan Rekor Motor Irit versi MURI

Bajaj XCD 125 Pecahkan Rekor Motor Irit versi MURI...

 Bajaj XCD 125 cc siap memecahkan rekor baru motor paling irit pada kelas motor sport. Pemecahan rekor akan digelar di Sirkuit Sentul Jawa Barat pagi ini.

Jika berhasil memecahkan rekor, Bajaj XCD 125 cc akan mencatatkan diri dalam Museum Rekor Indonesia (MURI).

Bajaj XCD 125 diperkirakan mampu mengitari 3-5 putaran Sirkuit Sentul dengan menggunakan bensin hanya sekitar 0,5 liter. Panjang Sirkuit sendiri mencapai 4,12 KM.

Menurut Presiden Direktur PT Bajaj Auto Indonesia KS. Grihapathy, Bajaj telah membuktikan kenggulan aplikasi teknologi DTS-Si pada Bajaj XCD 125 cc.source detik.com

ENGINE T-SHIRTS

Like most bikers, Daniel Peirce – acclaimed international photographer and author of the awesome Veloce book The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine – believes that a motorcycle engine is a work of art. Daniel has photographed engines from a wide variety of classic motorbikes, many of which are housed in the historic Barber Museum in the US. As well as being beautiful, Daniel's photos are a worthy reminder of the engineering excellence that goes into making a motorcycle.


Thanks to www.bandicoots.com.au you can now wear your favourite classic bike engine, as photographed by Daniel, on a subtle, classy T-shirt.

New! The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine – The Story of the Up-N-Smoke Engine Project
By tradition, the motorcycle is a naked beast, differing from other vehicles by the fact that its mechanical structure is also part of its aesthetic appearance. In The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine, photographer Daniel Peirce examines the graphic nature of historic engines with stunning and dramatic photography. Since the beginning of the motorbike, engine designers knew they had to design power plants that performed well and looked good. Peirce presents 64 stunning pictures from his popular UP-N-SMOKE Engine Project. In addition to his engine photography, the book also includes the story of the project and the years it took to take it from an inspired idea to a tangible reality.

“pornography for gearheads” - Cycle World Magazine

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BOOK OF THE MONTH IN AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC CAR

Porsche Racing Cars – 1953 to 1975 by Brian Long is awarded Book of the Month in Australian Classic Car Magazine!

To read the review click the image below to view in hi-res.


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ABARTH 500: REBIRTH OF A LEGEND

Following the huge success of Abarth’s re-launch last year, the Fiat Group’s performance division has now created the ultimate sporting expression of the 500.

By thoroughly re-engineering the highly acclaimed and universally popular city car from the ground up, Abarth has produced a machine purpose-built for the modern driving enthusiast. Not only does it look the part, thanks to bodywork that’s longer and lower than a regular 500, it’s also entertaining to own and drive while maintaining class-leading economy, low emissions and low running costs.

Already a winner of BBC Top Gear magazine’s prestigious Hot Hatch of the Year award, the Abarth 500 has been designed as the credible option for drivers seeking to express themselves through their choice of car.

As a faithful modern incarnation of the tuning firm’s ‘small but wicked’ mantra of the 1950s, this latest 500 also follows the traditional Abarth ethos of using racing experience to make rewarding, high performance road cars at an affordable price.
Source:newspress

A great Veloce book for those fans of Fiat!
Great Small Fiats by Phil Ward.
Fiat have built millions of vehicles since 1899 but the company is perhaps best known for its ability to produce small, economical, characterful cars. 'Great Small Fiats' traces this concept from the birth of the 500A 'Topolino' in the 1930s up the current Panda and a hint of the proposed Nuova 500. Each of the selected models are described in detail from their conception through to current ownership in the hands of collectors and enthusiasts. The chapters include practical information on buying and running a small Fiat and restoration advice for the older cars. Also included are Fiats built under licence outside of Italy and the Fiat-derived 'etceterini' coachbuilt and competition cars.

"worth every penny" - Fiat Motor Club

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NEW SMART SCREENSAVER!

It's said the best things come in small packages, and that's definitely the case with the little book of smart!
To coincide with the release of the new edition in March of this fantastic little book, we've put together a screensaver featuring some of its great 'smart' shots!
Available from Veloce downloads page.

the little book of smart – New Edition! by Paul Jackson.
In stock March 2009!
In the little book of smart, now featuring a brand new extra chapter, author and smart fanatic Paul Jackson guides us through the history of the brand, its highs and lows, its successes and failures, up to the present day, with the very latest fortwo line-up promising major sales worldwide and, of course, helping to pave the way for a future for smart in the USA. It’s a fascinating tale, told succinctly and in an entertaining style, and complemented by full colour photography throughout. 144 pages packed with over 100 colour pictures and entertaining text make this a great little book.
Click here for more info about the book.

GET YOUR KICKS ON TWO WHEELS?

-PRESS RELEASE-


Three brand new Motorcycle books from Veloce!

The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine – The Story of the Up-N-Smoke Engine Project (ISBN 978-1-84584-174-4)
By Daniel Peirce
Professional photographer Dan Peirce presents 64 stunning pictures from his popular ‘Up-n-Smoke’ engine project. The book also tells the story behind the project and how it took years to bring it from an inspired idea to a tangible reality. “Pornography for Gearheads” – Cycle World magazine
• Hardback • 25x25cm • £19.99 • 144 pages • 64 colour photos

Motorcycle Apprentice: Matchless – in name & reputation (ISBN 978-1-84584-179-9)
By Bill Cakebread
Gives a unique insight to the atmosphere and excitement of working in the AMC (Matchless/AJS) motorcycle factory. An inspiring story, supported by a host of period photographs and rare documents, providing a fascinating record of life within the British motorcycle industry from its heyday and on into decline and oblivion.
• Hardback • 25x20.7cm • £19.99 • 128 pages • c. 100 mainly b&w photos

Off-road Giants – Heroes of 1960s Motorcycle Sport (ISBN 978-1-84584-190-4)
By Andrew Westlake
A fascinating and nostalgic compilation of rider profiles written over a three year period, that originally appeared in Classic Motorcycle magazine, now accompanied by a new set of over 100 photographs. This book beautifully captures a much-loved time in motorsport.
• Hardback • 25x20.7cm • £19.99 • 128 pages • 115 period b&w photos

All available now! (UK & USA)
Each £19.99 UK / $39.95 USA

Modified Truck

Modified Truck






This pictures taken from Russian TV Grande-Garage. it presented altered «Pickup» on the base (not believe) of old GAZ-51. As it became known, was built on new chassis Cadillac Escalade EXT, and received a very impressive appearance. Unfortunately, the new «Pickup» has not been completed, and photos of the cabin there is no 
Interestingly, it will turn out later in the traffic police to register.

pagani zonda spec 2009

Pagani 2009 Zonda Cinque is a superb special limited edition--as in only five (5) of these ridiculous Italian sport scars will be produced. The manufacturer supercar Italian Pagani had a blow with the series handbuilt of Zonda, which are so exclusive that they are sold for good more than their price greater-than-$1 low million.

Zonda 2009 Cinque flies, with an engine AMG-originating in Mercedes lined in an extra-light body made out of carbon-titanium fibre, a material developed at the same time as Pagani right for Zonda Cinque. The saving of weight and the improvements of gear box make it possible Zonda Cinque to 3.4 go up out of arrow of 0-100 km/hr (62 M/H) as Juste 3.4 seconds, more quickly than. almost anything.

No word above if the five supercars 2009 of Pagani Zonda Cinque of limit-edition are explained, but put 't bet on obtaining one. The price? 1 million fresh euros. Positive tax.