Motoring Books - including your bookshelf.

The 1961 Brochure for the Jaguar E Type as given to my Uncle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961.
It was an 8 page brochure with spiral binding [ as seen ] and photos of 3 versions of the car Coupe, Roadster, and Roadster with Hardtop.

Not for Sale - but happy to provide copies of scans for any owners out there.

Here are 3 of the pages. incl Cover.

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Photo of the Coupe, as driven by Norman Dewis, Jaguar Test Driver to the Motor Show.
I understand the the central grille bar was fitted at the show

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The Roadster.

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Back when GT meant Grand Touring or " Gran Tourismo " - A car for Touring with style.

Would like to see any photos of the Car [ cars - was there a Roadster as photographed or just the Coupe ? ] at the Show.

A couple of arrivals yesterday
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One that will be on my bookshelf sometime soon, yes there is an error on the back cover, this was the draft for my approval. Now I can't upload, too big and PDF so I can't with my limited skills reduce it.
For information, my own book on the Peugeot 404.

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Originally Posted by Oldfart

One that will be on my bookshelf sometime soon, yes there is an error on the back cover, this was the draft for my approval. Now I can't upload, too big and PDF so I can't with my limited skills reduce it.
For information, my own book on the Peugeot 404.

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Have you tried the 'Snipping Tool' program? Should be installed by default on Windows. Useful for taking a picture of something like a PDF page and saving as an image. Can send some instructions on how to use it if that would be helpful.

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Originally Posted by Psopho

Have you tried the 'Snipping Tool' program? Should be installed by default on Windows. Useful for taking a picture of something like a PDF page and saving as an image. Can send some instructions on how to use it if that would be helpful.

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Psopho - Nic,
I have the same issue with PDF images, never heard of the " Snipping Tool ", must have a go.

PS, spelt your TRS name correctly now " Psopho ".
Cheers,
Roger

Part of my haul, acquired at the " Lions Club " Tauranga book sale at the Tauranga Racecourse. Sale is on until end of Sunday 10th November 2024.

A History of Motoring in New Zealand - had been in a College Library - cost $5.00,.

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Back cover with a 1939 Chevrolet.

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A bit of reading to do.

Magazines NZ Classic Car - the elusive November 2000 and a Collectors Limited Edition book. and some NZ Classic Driver.
The NZCC Limited Edition #4 I missed when they came out in 2005.

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NZ Classic Driver - one very old, the others from when I was living in Australia, they entered the Australian market for a few issues then it disappeared.

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The NZ CC Limited Edition joins 3 I already had, only one missing now. #1.

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Also acquired 4 American Magazines two Road and Track 1971 and 1999, one Vintage Motorsport 2005 with a bonus Hot Rod Magazine Special Edition - unopened.
all 10 magazine for #4.00.
The with the book, the price of two cheap cups of coffee.

The USA Publications added to my " collection ".

Road and Track 1971 and 1999.

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The August 1971 Edition Vol 22 No 12 - has a column by our own Eoin Young.
There is also a good article including exploded drawings of the McLaren 8 E Can-Am car

July 1999, Vol 50 No 11.

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They join the only other Road and Track of mine from 1963, bought when still a High School Student.

a Vintage Motorsport 2005.5 no #5 for the year - still in it plastic packaging, yet to be opened.
It will be
- I subscribed to VM back in the early 2000's
Got it mainly as it has an article on the Chaparral 2F.

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Main - Cover - Article on Mustangs, the issue came with a free second Magazine from " Hot Rod " Magazine a Special Issue #1
How to buy a Used Mustang.

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Quite a bit of reading to do.

The recent purchase of the August 1971 Edition of " Road and Track " has an article on the McLaren M8E, the car that was raced after we lost Bruce McLaren in 1970.
There is a series of drawings by Werner Buhrer [ c Buhrer '71 ].

The contents page;

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The pages with a trio of McLarens - two of them M8's

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Just noticed my camera work was not good in the first of the drawing photos [ phone camera ].
This version is clearer - [ cropped - without the models ].

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Parcel arrived yesterday from Kallangur QLD, it is near Lakeside Raceway and it included Motor Racing Programmes, Ardmore 1955 NZIGP - the second Ardmore, Pukekohe 1967 the 14th Grand Prix, several Baypark 1975, 1976 and the last 1995 - as well as both Telecom Classic events from 1993 and 1994. Tea Towel of Levin and a " Cabbage Tree Corner " Pen were a bonus.

Lots of reading and scanning to do - in the meantime a couple of photos,

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The Autonews - 1967 - 1968 all from Vol 1 No 1 June 1967 to Vol 1 No 24 June 1968 [ except #23.].
By July 1968 the Paper had gone to a bigger format.

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Thanks to John Climo for these, now have send him the ones I have that he needs for his archives. Programmes and a couple of Books, no Autonews.

Nice haul Roger. I have the first issue but otherwise missing most of the first two years of Auto News. If anyone has duplicates or issues they'd be keen to move along let me know.