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Commercial Vehicles - Trucks Page 3
Ridin’ The Rainbow Isles, M 112 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; hard cover; mint copy; NZ Truck-Trailer Manufacturers Federation; 2006. (A history of trailer manufacturing and body building in New Zealand from the early 1900s to the present day. Covers not only the well-known manufacturers, but also the unorthodox, and the characters involved in the industry.) Tru23229 $30.00
Scammell: The Load Movers from Watford Georgano, Nick 184 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; scale drawings; map; original dust jacket; mint copy; Roundoak; 1997 (The history of Scammel from 1919 to 1988 with numerous photos of the various models produced. Several NZ photos. An excellent of this famous British truck builder.) Tru23168 $120.00
Semi-Truck - Color History Holtzman, Stan 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Motorbooks; 1997. (Covers semi-trucks in the USA from 1946 to the mid 1980’s. Deals with articulators, truck and trailers and logging trucks.) Tru24157 $65.00
Scania At Work – LB110, 111, 140 & 141 Dyer, Patrick 144 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; hard covers; Gingerfold; 2009. (From their introduction to the UK in the 1970s Scania set a high standard as the King of the Road. Covers why the marque achieved this fame as a quality truck from Sweden.) Tru23153 $69.00
Semi-Trucks Of The 1950s Adams, Ron 160 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Iconografix; 2008. (Over 300 photographs of big rigs from a variety of US manufacturers at work hauling freight throughout the United States. Good descriptions with each photograph.) Tru23121 $53.00
The AEC Mustang & Marshal Edge, Graham 72 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; Gingerfold; 2002. (Covers production of Mustang [Chinese 6] and Marshal from 1956 to 1977. The Marshal was AEC’s lightweight six-wheeler. Some N. Z. photographs.) Tru23162 $41.00
The Cult Of The Big Rigs Ewens, Graeme and Ellis, Michael 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Summit; 1977. (Life of the American truckers – on the road. Good classic photographs.) Tru23163 $10.00
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
The First Century Simpson, Frank 196 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; chart; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Winstone Limited; 1965. (A centennial review of Winstone Ltd with numerous references and photographs of their large transport fleet.) Tru24219 $48.00
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia Of The World’s Modern Trucks Van Son, Steven 232 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Lansdowne; 1980. (Details of 87 truck manufacturers – brief history, model range and technical details. Big [mainly] colour photos.) Tru07221 $25.00
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Trucks And Buses Miller, Denis 320 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Quantum Books; 2002. (An encyclopaedia of commercial vehicles covering the development of vehicles, pioneer vehicle builders, and A to Z of the world’s trucks and buses with over 4,500 marques described.) Tru24279 $10.00
The Illustrated History Of Trucks And Buses Miller, Denis 64 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; New Burlington; 1982. (Covers buses, fire engines and trucks with their history from 1879, but emphasis on the last 50 years. Also a chapter on pioneer vehicle builders.) Tru24280 $12.00
The Kiwi Trucker’s Guide To Life Chadwick, Tim 144 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Harper Collins; 2009. (Sub-titled ‘A Journey into Heartland New Zealand’, it is a collection of 31 stories of men and women who dive trucks, and their enjoyment of their jobs. Also brief history of the company’s they drive for.) Tru23139 $35.00
The London Brick Company – Famous Fleets – Volume 3 Aldridge, Bill 52 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Trans Penine; 2003. (The second revised edition of this book describes this fleet of well-maintained trucks, manly AEC, that delivered bricks throughout UK.) Tru23123 $28.00
The Long Haul – Trucking in America Martinez, Alberto and Nory, Jean-Loup 180 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamlyn; 1980. (An account of the 18 wheeler cult of USA and chapters of trucks from Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, GMC, Ford, White, International and Freightliner. This is the same book as the author’s work Trucks – but released with a different title and a different publisher.) Tru24194 $35.00
The Long Haul – Trucking in America Martinez, Alberto and Nory, Jean-Loup 180 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library fine copy, near mint; Hamlyn; 1980. (An account of the 18 wheeler cult of USA and chapters of trucks from Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, GMC, Ford, White, International and Freightliner. This is the same book as the author’s work Trucks – but released with a different title and a different publisher.) Tru24195 $25.00
The Long Haul Pioneers Coghill, Ashley 320 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Old Pond; 2010. (A celebration of Astran, British based company specialising in overland transport to Europe, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for over 45 years. Tough trucking at its best.) Tru23140 $90.00
The Observer’s Book Of Commercial Vehicles Baldwin, Nick 192 pages; black and white photographs; Hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Warne; 1981 edition. (Short history and brief technical details of models available from over 130 of the world’s truck and bus manufacturers.) Tru12165 $25.00
The Pictorial History Of Trucks Gibbins, Eric and Ewens, Graeme 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; adverts; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Books for Pleasure; 1977. (An account of the development of the truck from early days, in wars through to 1970s long distance haulage. A great selection of photographs.) Tru24276 $10.00
The World Encyclopedia Of Trucks Davies, Peter J 256 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; average copy, some wear; Select Pubs; 2002. (List details of every manufacturer of trucks throughout the world with details of the models produced. An essential reference book for any enthusiast or historian.) Tru24128 $25.00
Those were the days … British Lorries Of The 1950s Bobbitt, Malcolm 96 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; Veloce; 2009. (Photographs, promotional material and descriptions of British-built trucks at work in the decade.) Tru23132 $48.00
Those were the days … British Lorries Of The 1960s Bobbitt, Malcolm 96 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; Veloce; 2009. (Photographs, promotional material and descriptions of British-built trucks at work in the decade.) Tru23133 $48.00
Time & Tide: The History of the Suttons Group Jordan, Philip R 80 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Matador; 2007. (Alf Sutton began bagging coal in 1926 with a horse and cart, and soon gave that up for a tuck, and later developed Sutton & Son of St Helens, one of UK’s largest family owned haulage companies. Well-known for their fleet of Atkinson and ERF trucks. Not many fleet photos but a good read.) Tru23186 $57.00
Truckers – New Zealand Truckers on the Road Redmond, Ken 128 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Hodder Moa Beckett; 2000. (Looks at the lives of 17 drivers [ both male and female ] who drive the big rigs and the danger and enjoyment of life on the road.) Tru24206 $28.00
Truckin’ Life Handbook 1984/85 – 5th Edition Johnson, M B (Editor-in-Chief) 342 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Truckin Life; 1984. Details of trucks, equipment, regulations, loads and loading. On the road, emergency services and the state of the Australian trucking industry.) Tru24174 $12.00
Trucking Along – A Pictorial History Of Trucks In New Zealand Chadwick, Tim 64 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; Grantham House; 2001. (171 photographs of trucks at work from 1920s to 2001. Many of the photographs are in the Taranaki area.) Tru24118 $28.00
Truck Stop Wise, Marc F 96 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; University of Mississippi; 1995. (A photograph essay of American truck stops, the facilities, truck drivers and their trucks.) Tru24229 $18.00
Trucks Martinez Alberto and Nory Jean-Loup 180 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; A P Publishing; 1979. (An account of the 18 wheeler cult of USA and chapters of trucks from Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, GMC, Ford, White, International and Freightliner. This is the same book as the author’s work The Long Haul – Trucking in America – but released with a different title and a different publisher.) Tru24196 $35.00
Trucks Fitzgerald, John 48 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; fine copy, near mint; Golden Press; 1987. (An Australian book about rigid, semis and specialised trucks on the road in the 1980s.) Tru24273 $10.00
Trucks – A Vintage Collection Richardson, Bill 204 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Craigs; 2006. (A large coffee-table type book featuring the trucks from the Bill Richardson Truck Museum in Invercargill. Ranging from 1911 to 2003, with over 170 trucks, this is a superb book.) Tru23213 $95.00
Trucks & Trucking Bradley, Elliot (Ed) 96 pages; coloured photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Octopus; 1979. (Big colour photograph book of fleet operators, owner-operators, transcontinental trucking, truck stops and folklore.) Tru21148 $8.00
Trucks At Work – Middle East #1 Danies, Andreas and Koch, Ralf 92 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Danies and Koch; 2000 (210 photos of gigantic trucks involved in oil production in United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qutar. English text.) Tru23142 $50.00
Trucks At Work – Vol 4 - Green Desert, United Arab Emirates Danies, Andreas and Koch, Ralf 92 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Danies and Koch; 2004. (280 photographs of some of the largest trucks in the world at work on construction projects of turning the desert into a cultivated garden.) Tru23144 $50.00
Trucks Of The World Highways Ingram, Arthur (Editor) 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Blandford Press; 1979 (Describes vehicles, operating conditions and restrictions in 30 countries around the world. Photographs taken mainly in the 1960’s and 70’s. New Zealand not mentioned!) Tru08162 $10.00
Trucks Of The World Highways Ingram, Arthur (Ed) 160 pages; coloured and black and white photographs drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Blandford Press; 1979. (Details of road transport throughout the world in the late 1970s. Over 150 truck photographs – no New Zealand content.) Tru24277 $10.00
Trucks – The World’s Greatest Trucks Phaneuf, Ingrid and Menzies, James 96 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Parragon; 2006. (Technical details plus good description of 68 of some of the world’s best known, and remembered trucks. Good illustrations. Mainly from the 1920s to 2005.) Tru23207 $22.00
Trucks, Trucking And You Marston, Hope Irvin 186 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library; cut in front fly otherwise average copy, some wear; Dodds, Mead, USA; 1978. (Deals with life as a truck driver in USA, aspects of the job, the trucking industry and trucking careers other than than driving.) Tru14268 $8.00
Views From The North Kennedy, Roger (Photographer) 96 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Roundoak; 2005. (140 photographs of trucks at work in the 1960s and 1970s mainly in the Liverpool and Manchester area. Every photograph is a gem! Extensive captions about the truck and owner.) Tru23188 $55.00
Volvo F88 And F89 At Work Dyer, Patrick 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; Gingerfold; 2005. (When first introduced to UK in 1968 the F88 set new standards in British road haulage. This book traces the life of the Volvo in UK and shows why it became trucking legend.) Tru23154 $68.00
Wheels And Deals by Bill Richardson 164 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Craigs; 2008; 8th impression (The story of Bill Richardson and the transport group he has built up to include Allied Concrete, plus a private museum of 150 vintage and old trucks. In 2008 the book was updated covering the growth in the Richardson Group since this book was first published in 1999.) Tru23214 $59.95
Wheels And Deals Richardson, Bill 148 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Craigs; 2005. (The story of Bill Richardson and the transport group he has built up to include Allied Concrete, plus a private museum of 150 vintage and old trucks. In 2008 the book was updated covering the growth in the Richardson Group since this book was first published in 1999.) Tru23215 $40.00
White Trucks Of The 1950s Bertram, Barry 128 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Iconografix; 2009. (White was one of the greatest names in American truck manufacture, and the decade of the WC, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 9000 series is covered.) Tru23130 $85.00
White Trucks Of The 1960s Bertram, Barry 128 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Iconografix; 2009. (White was one of the greatest names in American truck manufacture, and the decade of the WC, 1500, 4000, 5000, 7400 and 9000 series is covered.) Tru23131 $85.00
World Truck Handbook Georgano, Nick 328 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card cover; fine copy, near mint; Janes; 1986 edition. (Details of 305 two, three and four axle trucks, articulators, dump trucks and road tractors. An ‘Observer’ type book.) Tru12209 $18.00
World Trucks Series #1: ERF Kennett, Pat 90 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Patrick Stephens; 1978. (An illustrated history of each vehicle manufactured and the trucks and buses built by them.) Tru23189 $35.00
World Trucks Series #3: Seddon Atkinson Kennett, Pat 90 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Patrick Stephens; 1978(An illustrated history of each vehicle manufactured and the trucks and buses built by them.) Tru23190 $35.00
World Trucks series #10: AEC Kennett, Pat 90 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; 1983. (An illustrated history of each vehicle manufactured and the trucks and buses built by them.) Tru23193 $35.00
World’s Greatest Working Trucks Johnson, Earl 96 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Lotus; 1997. (Modern American trucks featured with their bright paint schemes and wide variety of bodies. Superb photographs.) Tru24168 $42.00
World’s Greatest Working Trucks – The Best of Colorado and Utah Johnson, Earl L 96 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Lotus; 1999. (Great photographs of trucks on and off highway hauling general freight, cars, logs and timber in these two states of USA.) Tru24169 $42.00
World’s Greatest Working Trucks – The Best of Northeast Johnson, Earl L 96 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Lotus; 2003. (Great photographs of trucks on and off highway hauling general freight, cars, logs and timber in Connecticut, New England, New York and Pennsylvania of USA.) Tru24170 $42.00
World’s Greatest Working Trucks – The Best of Pacific Northwest Johnson, Earl L 96 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Lotus; 2000. (Trucks at work on the highways of Washington and Oregon.) Tru24171 $42.00
Wreck And Recovery Thomas, Alan 128 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Stephens; 1987. (An account of the vehicle recovery business in the UK in the 1980s – the trucks and rescue methods.) Tru23223 $35.00
Wynns Overseas Wynn, John 144 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Roundoak; 1998 (The famous English heavy haulage firm of Wynns did much work in Africa and South East Asia. Over 300 photos [85 in colour] depict these big shifting jobs with their Scammell Contractors and Bedford TMs.) Tru23227 $110.00