| | | | | MOTORBOOKS BLOG | Ian Falloon has authored nine books for Veloce, with four more in the pipeline. Eight of these titles cover Ducati, with the rest focusing mostly on Italian motorcycles, but he has an interest in all makes. We sat down with Ian to hear a bit about his journey and his love of 2 wheels.
My first motorcycle was a 1973 Ducati 750 GT. Back in those days in New Zealand, there were no restrictions on the type of motorcycle a learner could ride. It was like a baptism of fire - I crashed it more times than I can remember, but fortunately I survived.
Although I loved the 750 GT, all my friends had British bikes and I always yearned for a Norton Commando. So I bought a 750 Combat in 1974, but had a real love/hate relationship with this bike. |
| | | Dear ASD,
Car collectors can be a lot like fishermen. They have some pretty tall tales to tell. The thing is, unbelievable as they may sometimes seem, car collector stories are usually true. The latest Motorbooks release, Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting, recounts the wildest car-collecting stories of all time, focusing on tales of the most eccentric and over-the-top collectors and collections. |
 Keith Martin and the staff of Sports Car Market Magazine have tracked down some wild stories for this great read.
Have you heard about the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods who in the 1960s sold 30 now-priceless Bugattis for a mere $85,000? The English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari horde in an elaborate insurance scam? Or how about the Duesenberg abandoned in a Manhattan parking garage for decades and uncovered by Tonight Show host Jay Leno? These are just a few of the amazing stories told in this entertaining book, a must-have title for any car enthusiast. Both car collectors and fans of outrageous classic car, muscle car, and sports car stories will find entertainment in these tales of collectors who've gone off the rails. |
|  | | Art of the Muscle Car |
|  | | Incredible Barn Finds |
|  | | The Hemi in the Barn |
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| | | | Our MotorbooksMobile is traveling the country, bringing our books to car shows and racing events. Here's our schedule for the next few weeks. Stop by and see us. Date: August 1 - 4, 2013 Event: NSRA Street Rod Nationals Website: www.nsra-usa.com Location: Louisville, KY Date: August 9 - 11, 2013 Event: Mopar Nationals Website: www.MoparNats.org Location: Columbus, OH |
Ebooks, too
Many of our books are available as ebooks. If we have an ebook for your favorite title, there will be a series of "Buy the ebook" links on the product page, so you can choose your preferred ebook format and vendor. If the book you want isn't available as an ebook, check back often. We're converting more titles to ebook formats every day. |
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