Automotive technology & trades

A nostalgic A–Z of the most special and well-remembered 60s, 70s and 80s cars, with stylish illustrations accompanied by warm, humorous personal memories.

The specially commissioned photographs in this book display each Beetle variant model in their full glory.

This latest title in the highly successful ‘my cool’ vehicle series covers the world of open top motoring. The book includes a broad mix of ‘cool’ convertibles, and their owners, from vintage to classic and modern, with eye-catching photography and locations, captured by specialist car photographer Lyndon McNeil.

Everyone's cycling nowdays. City streets are thronged with cyclists on the latest cool bikes, and more and more of us are cycling for fun at the weekends. You may love to cruise the streets and lanes with the wind in your hair, but would you be able to fix your bike if it let you down?

Following on from Chris Haddon's highly successful my cool motorcycle, my cool scooter showcases beautiful scooters from all corners of the world and celebrates the scooter's history thus far. The humble scooter is much more than a mode of transport – it is fashionable, stylish and trendy.

The 80's represented cars that were flash, angular and mean. The petrol-heads of the time lusted after Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308; salivated over the Ferrari Daytona and Testarossa from Miami Vice, and watched ''Back to the Future'' in cinemas across the country, mesmerised at the sight of the Doc's De Lorean.