G T Carter Transport Books
Rare and out-of-print books on railways, maritime, aviation and
commercial vehicles;
new books; quality books bought and sold - single copies or
libraries.
www.gtcarterbooks.co.nz
Commercial Vehicles - Feature Items
From Crank Handles To Hydraulics – A History Of Cranes In New
Zealand Carter, John New listing
September 2011 300 pages; coloured and black
and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Crane Assn of
NZ; 2011. (A magnificent coffee-table style book detailing transport and
service cranes, port cranes, railway cranes, construction cranes, crane
companies and personalities in New Zealand over the last 170 years.)
GeV24265 $75.00
Bedfords
Galore! – NZR Road Services Bedford Buses & Coaches of the 1950s and
1960s Jarka, Michael and Millar, Sean New listing
September 2011 68 pages; black and
white and coloured photographs; tables; lists; light card covers; mint
copy; Sean Millar; 2011. (Features the 951 SB and VAS Bedford chassis
purchased by Road Services in the two decades, details of bodies,
locations and disposals where known. Bedford was the preferred make! 100
photographs. Third of four volumes on New Zealand’s largest bus and
coach operator.) Bus24012 $19.90
Once Seen Everywhere – NZ Railways’ Road Services Passenger
Vehicles of the 1940s and 1950s Jarka, Michael and Millar, Sean New listing
June 2011 64
pages; black and white and coloured photographs; tables; lists; light
card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2011. (Covers all passenger
vehicles in the Road Services fleet during these two decades, with the
exception of the S Bedfords. Includes vehicles acquired when operators
were taken over and disposals where known. 109 photographs. Second of
four volumes on New Zealand’s largest bus and coach operator.)
Bus24013 $19.90
From
Low Gear To Overdrive Cooke, Ron New listing April 2011 160 pages; black
and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Taumarunui &
Districts Hist Soc; 2011. (Volume One of a planned two-volume series
covering the operators, trucks and personalities involved in the
carrying industry of the King Country. Great stories, great photographs,
great reading.) Tru23141 $65.00
Doing The Impassable
Earthmoving New listing
January 2011
(New.) Returns
will only be accepted should the disk be faulty. 35 minutes;
coloured and black and white footage; Contract Cultivation; 2005.(A
history of Contract Cultivation, founded in Timaru by Jock Smith in the
mid 1930s and later transferred to Dunedin. Covers all major earthmoving
jobs done by the company and interviews with former staff members.)
DVV22300 $30.00
Providing A Popular Service – NZ Railways’ Road Passenger Fleet
1907–1939 Jarka, Michael and Millar, Sean
New listing December 2010 64
pages; black and white and coloured photographs; scale drawings; tables;
lists; light card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2010. (Details of all
passenger vehicles in the Road Services fleet over the 32 year period
together with vehicles acquired when operators were taken over and
disposals where known. Over100 photographs. First of four volumes on New
Zealand’s largest bus and coach operator.) Bus23013 $18.90
Construction
Of Haast To Haast Pass (New DVD) Earthmoving
New listing December 2010 Coloured 65 .minutes; Tas Smith. Returns
will only be accepted should the disk be faulty. (Between 1956 and 1960 Contract
Cultivation of Dunedin built State Highway 6 between Haast Pass and
Haast. Film taken during construction shows the difficult terrain and
the challenges the company faced getting the road through. Tough on men
and machines, this is earthmoving at its best.) DVV23268 $38.00
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Road Through The Pass – Roadmaking Haast to Makarora
Grantham, David
New listing December 2010
182 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; drawings;
card covers; mint copy; self published; 2010. (The story of men and
machines – blasting, bridging and roadmaking over the Haast Pass in the
1950s by private contractors and Ministry of Works. Plenty of
human-interest stories and a good account of the isolation and
difficulties of pushing the road through.) Ear23063 $40.00
ERF
In New Zealand Carter, Graeme and Lowe, David 72
pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy;
G T Carter Transport Books; 2005. (A pictorial history of this great
British truck, the first models arrived in New Zealand in 1950 and the
last one was placed on the road in 2003.) Tru23136 $25.95
Foden
In New Zealand Carter, Graeme and Lowe, David 80
pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy;
G T Carter Transport Books; 2004. (A history of Foden trucks, dumpers,
crane trucks and buses in New Zealand from 1953 to 2003. A delightful
tribute to a great marque, with superb photographs. Bound to become a
classic very quickly.) Tru23137 $29.95
Heavy
Haulage By Dales Carter, Graeme 84 pages; black
and white and coloured photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy;
G T Carter Transport Books; 2010. (A history of New Zealand’s pioneer
and leading heavy haulage organisation, George Dale and Son, and
subsequent companies Dales Transport and Dales Freightways. The book
contains details and photographs of the major jobs and equipment,
together with their general cartage activities.) Tru23135 $36.00
The
Direct Transport Story Abbot, Gavin and Carter, Graeme
72 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; map; card
covers; mint copy; G T Carter Transport Books; 2003. (A history of
Direct Transport of Rotorua and its predecessors. Covers on-road
activities, particularly Rotorua to Gisborne and also off-highway with
Pacifics at Murapara.) Tru23110 $24.95
Travelling
With Newmans Carter, Graeme 100 pages; coloured
and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; G T Carter
Transport Books; 2006. (A pictorial celebration of Newmans from 1879 to
2006 and the many varied coaches operated, and business absorbed into
the organisation.) Bus23007 $32.95