Author: James Taylor

An essential introduction to the surprisingly long history of the electric car, from the early pioneers, through to the first commercially viable m...

Vauxhalls held a special place in the British motoring scene of the mid-twentieth century. Solid, reliable and respectable, they were carefully de...

The Rolls-Royce company acquired Bentley Motors in 1931 and, although models continued to be produced with the Bentley name, they increasingly used...

Originality guide including Cooper, Moke Hornet, Elf, van, pick up and estateNo car has had such a profound impact on the motoring scene as the ori...

BMW, that most performance-oriented of car companies, had no affordable sports roadster in its line-up before 1995. Stung into action by Mazda's r...

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from James Taylors years of experience with the Land...

The growth of joint-stock business in Victorian Britain re-evaluated, showing in particular the resistance to it. Winner of the Economic History S...

Few cars in recent years have inspired such devotion among enthusiasts as the BMW M3. Now entering its fifth generation, BMW's compact performance...

A definitive guide to BMW's high-performance classic coupes, tracking their rising success from 1965 to 1989. After the doldrums of the post-war y...

When the Range Rover Sport was launched in 2005, it was aimed at a new group of customers who in many cases would never have considered a Land Rove...

Land Rover Freelander - The Complete Story recounts the history of the Land Rover Freelander, and its popular successor, the Freelander 2. This ne...

A fully illustrated history of the Land Rover 101 One-Tonne - the forward-control military vehicle developed as a gun tractor for the British Army,...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 was launched in 1976 and sales quickly surpassed those of its predecessor, the W114. The W123 went on to become the most su...

The Range Rover started out as a more comfortable Land Rover with better road manners than its stable-mate, but customer demand soon turned it into...

The W201 was a compact saloon designed to address both concerns about fuel economy generated by the first oil crisis in the 1970s and competition f...

The iconic image by Alfred Leete of Lord Kitchener with outstretched hand and finger, exhorting you to do your bit, is a design classic and has bee...

For over 80 years these legendary Bentleys, the creation of the celebrated engineer W.O. Bentley, have remained the object of fascination and desi...

In the 1930s, Bentleys Derby factory supplied only chassis, without bodies, and customers for these refined, fast and enormously desirable cars wou...

The Ford Capri was the car you always promised yourself, and increasing numbers of enthusiasts are restoring or preserving these iconic cars. Thi...