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Flat Out The Race for the Motorcycle World Land Speed Record
Author: Rocky Robinson 2007, in English, hardcover / 256 Pages, color and black and white photos

Thrust
the remarkable story of one man's quest for Speed. By Noble Richard and Andy Green. ED Partidge. 1998. In English. Cover paperboard + jacket. 195x255. 320 pages

Bonneville
The fastest place one earth by Louise Ann Noeth. Edition MBI. 1999-2002. In English. 255x255. Flexible Cover 156 pages

The Land Speed record
1963-1999

Compile by R.M Clarke. ED Brooklands books. in English. 200x270. cover flexible. 139 pages

The landspeed record
1947-1997
as chronicled in the UK motoring press.

Compile by R.M Clarke. ED Brooklands books. in English. 200x270. cover flexible. 139 pages

The Land Speed Record
1920-1929

Portfolio of Brookland motor books. In English. 200x270. Flexible Couv. 140 pages

The Land Speed Record
1930-1939

Portfolio of Brookland motor books. In English. 200x270. Flexible Couv. 140 pages

The Land Speed Record
1940-1962

Portfolio of Brookland motor books. In English. 200x270. Flexible Couv. 140 pages

The Land Speed Record
1963-1999

Portfolio of Brookland motor books. In English. 200x270. Flexible Couv. 140 pages

Land speed record breaker
Single portfolio Motor book. English Ene. 205/290. Flexible Couv. 138 pages

Land speed record breaker
Single portfolio Motor book. English Ene. 205/290. Flexible Couv. 138 pages.

Land Speed Record
1899-1936

Single portfolio Motor book. English Unique Motor Books. Flexible Couv. 130 Pages

Land Speed Record
1937-1961

Single portfolio Motor book. English Ene. Unique Motor Books. Flexible Couv. 134 pages.

Land Speed Record
1962-1999

Single portfolio Motor book. English Unique Motor Books. Flexible Couv. 120 Pages

Skimming the Surface
a concise history of the contested world water speed record by Fred Harris

The Bluebird Years
Donald Campbell & The Pursuit of Speed

an up to date book, including 'With Campbell at Coniston', as well as the raising of the Bluebird, by Arthur Knowles with Graham Beech

My Speed King
life with Donald Campbell by Tonia Bern Campbell

Bluebird & The Dead Lake
the classic account of how Donald Campbell broke the world land speed record, by John Pearson

Leap Into Legend
Donald Campbell and the complete story of the world speed records

The fastest men on earth
by Pater J.R. Holthusen. Foreword by Art Arfons. ED Sutton. 1999. In English. 200x270. cover paperboard + jacket. 216 pages.

Malcolm and Donald Campbell
Ladykillers of records

by Leo Villa. Hatier Edition. 1969-1972. 160x225. flexible Couv. 212 pages

Kings Speed
By Paul Clifton. ED Pocket Presses. 1967. 110x180. flexible Couv. 248 pages

My return with death
By José Meiffret. Flammarion the lived adventure. 1965. 248 pages.

Unlimited speed
History of the absolute record speed of 1898 to our days

by William Huon. ED Retroviseur. 1995. 250x310. cover paperboard + jacket. 174 pages.

The fastest men on ground
by Paul Clifton. ED Presses of the City. 1967. 140x210. cover paperboard + jacket. 284 pages.

Book of the Racing Campbells
by Richard Hough. ED Stanley Paul. 1960. In English. 140x220. cover paperboard + jacket. 125 pages.

Land speed record
From 39.24 to 600+ mph

By Cyril Posthumus and David Tremayne. ED Osprey. 1985. in English. 245x220. cover paperboard + jacket. 305 pages

Land Speed Racing
by Steve Hendrickson

The Fastest Motorcycles On Earth
History of land speed record motorcycles by Tom Murphy

Flat Out
California Dry Lake Trials 1930-1950. The definitive history of the sport during the Golden Age. Covers the beginnings, Muroc Racing Association, SCTA, the "bootleg races" during WW II and the postwar period. 300 photos of almost every notable dry lake car. Soft bound, 206 pages, 300 black and white photographs.

When the Hot Rods Ran
By William Carroll. On May 15, 1938, hot rodding came of age as more than 300 stripped down roadsters and rods roared over California's Muroc Dry Lake in a full day of competition unlike anything ever seen before. Over 100 fantastic photos capture the day and those classic rods of the '30's. A fascinating glimpse at the early days of rodding.

The Birth of Hot Rodding
The Story of the Dry Lakes Era

by Robert Genat, Don Cox, Wally Parks. Motorbooks International July 2003 Hardcover 156 pages
El Mirage: Impressions

Author: MIKE DE LESSEPS

Subtitled: Dry Lakes and Land Speed Racing. A photographic essay of an SCTA sponsored dry lakes meet at El Mirage on a weekend in 1995. Superb photographs place you on that dry lakebed to stroll among the hot rods and motorcycles that were competing for new land speed records. El Mirage Impressions captures the atmosphere of dry lakebed speed racing in an unrivaled collection of photographs. Every time you pick up this book you will feel as though you were there that weekend and remember it fondly.

Paperback, 10-14 x 8-1/2, 128 pp, 130 b/w
Format: Softbound
Pages: 128
Length: 10.25w x 8.5h
ISBN: 1583880593