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OCTAVIA Monster Sketchbook NEW!
A handsome collection of Mike's very best Octavia remarque drawings. If you ordered a "Special Edition", your piece may be in here ...
Pinstriping Masters - Laying Down The Line
This book features how-to's and color galleries from 28 of the top pinstripers in the world. Learn some exceptional pinstriping tricks and special effects from author Craig Fraser ...
How to Paint Flames
Currently, no form of custom painting is hotter than the flame job ...
How To Draw Cars Like A Pro
Take your ideas from imagination to the drawing board. All aspects of drawing cars are covered; perspective and proportion ...
Advanced Custom Painting Techniques
When it comes to custom painting, there is one name better known than all the others, and that name is Jon Kosmoski. With this book Jon uses over 350 color photos ...
Jon Kosmoskis Kustom Painting Secrets
Over 250 photos in this book show you how to use plastic filler, prepare for paint, shoot Kandies & Pearls, do a basecoat-clearcoat paint job, do flames, tapeouts ...
Automotive Cheap Tricks & Special F/X
This lavishly illustrated hardbound edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date how to handbook on automotive airbrushing and Kustom graphics ...
Jungle Goddess & Warrior Women
Originally created as private commissions, this big batch of erotic Art collects dozens of masterworks between its covers. Plus, there's an 8-page colour section included 48 pages ...
Automotive Paint Handbook
This is one of the best paint books I’ve ever seen,” says Dale Pearman, National Corvette Restorers Society Book ...
How To: Custom Paint & Graphics
Over 250 photos and 128 pages will teach you how to pinstripe, airbrush, hand brush, set up a shop, layout a design, use modern paints and tapeout techniques ...
How to Repair Plastic Bodywork ...
This book offers easy-to-follow directions to repair any plastic on cars, motorcycles, trucks, ATV's, and snowmobiles ...
The Street Rodders Handbook ...
A comprehensive guide to designing and building street rods, customs, and lead sleds. Includes hundreds of photographs ...
Pro Paint & Body
This comprehensive guide to professional paint and bodywork includes the latest information on bodywork tools, materials and techniques ...
100 Femme Fatales
A gigantic, thick, squarebound compilation of feminine pulchritude assembled from the best of Hoffman's drawings, watercolors and paintings ...
How To Paint Your Car
Everything you need to know and do to render perfect paint on your specialty car. Whether it&s a concourse-quality restoration ...
Advanced Sheet Metal Fabrication
Advanced Sheet Metal Fabrication Techniques, is a photo-intensive how-to book. See Craig Naff build a Rolls Royce fender, Rob Roehl create a motorcycle gas tank ...
SOURCERESS I
The book that kicked off Mike Hoffman's career as a Fantasy artist continues to be a steady seller and clearly illustrates both his humble beginnings and the steady pace of his artistic development ...
Sheet Metal Handbook
Detailed information on how to form and shape sheet metal for competition, custom or restoration use. Chapters include hammer ...
Custom Auto Interiors
Expert trimmers Don Taylor and Ron Mangus share two lifetimes of auto upholstery experience and secrets ...
Auto Upholstery & Interiors
A comprehensive guide to performing basic upholstery and interior repairs on all kinds of automobiles written expressly for the home ...
Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything!
Monster Garage turns ordinary vehicles into mind-bending machines, like the Doom Buggy ...
Metal Fabricators Handbook
For the reader with more than a passing interest in automotive fabrication, this book is an excellent acquisition ...
Radical Hot Rods
All the color and spectacle of the top end of hot rodding come together in this full-color book. Monstrous blow ...
Paint & Body Handbook
According to Street Rodder, “If any book can teach a novice how to do bodywork and paint a car like ...
How to Restore Your Muscle Car
With more than 1,300 photographs and
step-by-step coverage of the restoration process, this book presents the restoration of 12 of the most coveted muscle cars ...
American Cars of the 1950's
In the 1950s the American automobile industry arrived in style. In the postwar boom, Americans were flush and full of optimism. They wanted cars that reflected the spirit of the day ...
Advanced Airbrush Art - How to Secrets from the Masters
Like a video done with still photography, this new book is made up entirely of photo sequences that illustrate each small step in the creation ...
Advanced Custom Motorcycle Assembly and Fabrication Manual
It all started in the mid-90s when a few people decided to build their own bike from aftermarket parts - because they couldn't buy one at the dealer ...
Advanced Custom Motorcycle Chassis
The chassis is the foundation for the motorcycle. Thus, picking a chassis, or deciding on any modifications, must be undertaken with care ...
Advanced Pinstripe Art - How to Secrets from the Masters
Since the days of Von Dutch, hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts have used pinstripes both as stand-alone art, and as a compliment to a flame or graphic paint job ...
Advanced Tattoo Art - How to Secrets from the Masters
The art of the tattoo has emerged from the garage to the parlor, from the local bar to the boardroom. With interest in tattoos at a high point ...
Bonneville - Worlds Fastest Motorcycles
Motorcyclists have always been interested in Bonneville, but fueled by the movie, World's Fastest Indian, that interest has never been more intense than it is now ...
How to Build a Cheap Chopper
Custom bikes, choppers and bobbers in particular, don’t have to cost thirty thousand dollars. A chopper or bobber built at home can be had for less than five thousand dollars ...
How to Build a Chopper
Choppers are back in a big way. This book from Tim Remus helps builders choose the right stretched frame, aftermarket V-twin engine and radical chassis components ...
How to Chop Tops
Nothing defines a hot rod like a chopped top. How To Chop Tops takes a photo-intensive look at the best way to lower the roof on the project car in your garage ...
How to Hop Up and Customize Your Harley Davidson Softail
Got a Softail? Got a hankering to separate yours from all the other Softails parked outside the bar? Search no farther than this new book ...
How to Hop Up and Customize Your Harley Davidson Bagger
Baggers don't have to be slow and they don't have to look like every other Dresser in the parking lot. Take your Bagger from slow to show ...
How to Wire Your Hot Rod
The one job we all dread is the wiring. Yet, with help from this new how-to book even the neophyte mechanic can install a wiring harness ...
How to Build an Old Skool Bobber
Old Skool is kool. A fact celebrated in this great book. No theme bikes here, learn how to build a real American motorcycle based on a Panhead, Shovelhead or Evo engine ...
How To Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop
From a corner of the garage set up for routine maintenance to a dream shop housing precious classic machines ...
Professional Airbrush Techniques
Custom painting is truly an art form and Jon Kosmoski is the high priest speaking to anyone with a desire to learn or improve their painting abilities ...
Triumph Motorcycle Book
From Timothy Remus comes a new look at some of the finest classic bikes ever manufactured. Triumph Motorcycles, is a new, all colour ...
Triumph Motorcycle Restoration
As popular as the Triumph Twins were in the 60s and 70s, they are quite possibly more popular now. The new book offers complete start-to-finish assembly ...
Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication Build from Scratch with Aluminum & Steel
Over eleven chapters and over 350 photos will teach you how to layout a project, stretch and shrink, build simple tooling, use the English Wheel ...
Calvin Wan's Drifting Performance Handbook
Drifting started as a niche motorsport among Japanese-American Californians, but has quickly evolved into a full-fledged competitive motorsport involving everyone ...
Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook...
This complete guide analyzes the thousands of options available and shows you how to choose the correct fastener for any application, whether it be racing ...
Dream Garages
So you've got the chequered-flag floor tiles. The NASCAR worthy aluminium jack and a gleaming set of Snap-On Tools. But chances are that your garage pales in comparison ...
Eddie Paul's Paint & Bodywork Handbook
Appeals to millions of viewers who tune into custom car reality shows on nearly every cable network from MTV and Speed TV to the Discovery ...
Eddie Pauls Custom Bodywork Handbook
Learn the latest techniques from master customizer Eddie Paul! More than 200 dynamic step-by-step colour photos demonstrate 20 projects ranging from old school hot rods to modern tuner cars ...
Hot Rod Kings - Top Traditional Rod and Custom Builders
"Hot Rod Kings, by Kevin Thomson, is written in a quite intimate way to make you feel you are being taken on a personal trip through the U.S ...
Hot Rod Roots - A Tribute to the Pioneers
Here are hot rodding's true pioneers - the guys who raced the lakes in the mid-century, the ones who broke the records, and those who, through sheer ingenuity ...
Hot Rodders Bible - The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dream Machine
Get the lowdown on building the rod of your dreams with direction from the experts. Here’s everything you’ll ever need in one information-packed volume ...
How to Build A Pro Streetbike
Whether it's a big-bore, high-end custom sportbike you're after, or a naked, bare knuckles street fighting drag racer, this book has the goods for getting you there ...
How To Build A Cheap Sports Car
"This book is useful for Low cost builders because it focuses on the Miata (Mazda) as the donor vehicle, a car that is readily available ... it’s an instructive read.” Car and Driver ...
How To Build A Classic Hot Rod V-8 Engine
This hands-on, how-to guide is the first to give thorough, detailed, and clearly illustrated instructions for a complete build up of these classics ...
How to Build A Hot Rod
This book is designed for anyone who has ever seen a hot rod and wondered, "How do I build one of those?" Whether you're a newcomer to the hobby or a seasoned, experienced builder ...
How To Custom Paint Your Motorcycle
We’re in the midst of the biggest boom in motorcycle customization since the days of Easy Rider. Today’s custom bikes are regarded as rolling art with custom paint jobs ...
How to Custom Paint Your Car
For custom car builders today, one of the biggest expenses and a make-or-break features of the build is the paint job. Now, with the expert help of one of the country’s top custom painters ...
How to Draw Crazy Cars & Mad Monsters Like A Pro
Chopped, slammed, channeled, blown.. in the late '50s and early '60s all of these features lent themselves nicely to the rise of hot rod art ...
How To Master Airbrush Painting Techniques
Airbrush painting is an art like any other, requiring talent and skill; but it is also a technology that, more than other art forms ...
How to Photograph Cars
Capture the contours of your car with expert tips from professional photographer James Mann! ...
How To Pinstripe
“Two thumbs up. Great book, well done.” Auto Art Magazine Even before the heyday of Von Dutch and Big Daddy, the ultimate way to personalize your car ...
How To Plate, Polish, and Chrome
Whether you own a custom motorcycle or a flamed-out hot rod, beautifully finished metal parts are the finishing touch that transforms a nice machine into a million-dollar baby ...
How to Restore and Customize Auto Upholstery and Interiors
Where does the proud owner of a cherished car spend the most time? Inside the car, meaning the look and feel of the interior and upholstery are top priorities ...
How to Restore Your Collector Car
Following the popular first edition, this all-Colour edition features updated chapters that reflect the changes and advances in products, techniques and laws ...
How To Restore Your Motorcycle
Organized by major sub-assemblies like engines, frames, suspension, wheels and tires, brakes, and bodywork, the text and photo sequences featured here outline repair fundamentals ...
How to Restore Metal Auto Trim
Whether youre restoring your vehicle for show or personal enjoyment, this book provides basic, step-by-step information for restoring and repairing metal trim pieces on your vintage car ...
How to Tune & Modify Engine Management Systems
Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience and a background of more than 1,000 magazine articles on the subject, engine control expert Jeff Hartman ...
How to Custom Paint Damn Near Anything
The Discovery Channels Monster Garage series is one of the most popular shows on television today, and the line of branded how-to books are designed ...
Motor City Dream Garages
There isn't another place in the world that can match Detroit's automotive history. For nearly a century, what was conceived, designed, produced, and marketed ...
Performance Welding Handbook
Metal fabricators of every ilk, whether theyre working on race cars, experimental aircraft, or custom motorcycles, will benefit from this updated guide to top-quality welding ...
Supercharging, Turbocharging and Nitrous Oxide Performance
This is a complete guide to selecting, installing, and tuning forced-induction fuel/air systems ...
The Big Book of Car Culture
Satisfyingly more than a pictorial pot-boiler, these 320 oversized pages show signs of thoughtful research on everything from the Lincoln Highway (Route 66 for an earlier generation) ...
The Ultimate Airbrush Handbook
The most comprehensive how-to book ever written about airbrushing. Every question you could have about studio set-up, equipment or basic painting technique is answered ...
Turbocharging Performance Handbook
Turbocharging is the time-proven way to get more power out of an engine, especially smaller ones. With fuel prices increasing, its something more and more tuners ...
Ultimate Garages
The garage is more than just a place to store cars. It is a place to work, hang out, and show off the vehicles that are an integral part of car lover’s lifestyles ...
Ultimate Auto Detailing Projects
Today's detailer wants bite-sized projects they can tackle in a few hours on the weekend. They also appreciate knowing exactly how much time and what supplies need to be arranged ...
Up in Flames The Art Of The Flame
Hardcover coffee table book. “We shouldn’t be telling you about this - not if we ever hope to publish another story about the history of flame painting - recently released a great book ...
Performance Wheel & Tyre Handbook
Drivers buy more wheels and tires for their cars and trucks than any other aftermarket accessory. This book is a comprehensive source for wheel and tire information ...
Automotive Upholstery Handbook
In this revised edition, learn to make and install complete interiors in your car, truck or van. The author teaches you how to sew like an expert, and avoid costly mistakes ...
Dave Perewitz: Chopper Master and King of Flames
“Intriguing book - A must-have collector’s piece for the biker’s bookshelf.” Born to Ride This magnificently presented hardcover book ...
Choppers Heavy Metal Art
In Memoriam We all were saddened to learn of the recent death of master chopper artist, Larry Desmedt, or "Indian Larry" to all knew him ...
Auto Math Handbook
At last, here’s an easy-to-read book that explains and illustrates the many automotive math equations in laypersons terms. Calculate stroke, bore, brake ...
Automotive Detailing Handbook: Detailing for Show or Profit
Like everything else these days, detailing has gone “high tech,” with space-age compounds for polishing, cleaning restoring and protecting every finish on a vehicle ...
High Performance Handling Handbook
You can have the best ride quality and steering response with help from this definitive handbook on suspension theory, design, modification and tuning ...
How to Repair & Restore Bodywork
Dings and dents, creases and tears, trim, seams - all areas of repair are covered in this thorough and well illustrated guide. Frame problems, inner and outer panels, hidden damage ...
Engine Builders Handbook
The engine builders companion! Inside you’ll find tips, techniques, and procedures that can be applied to all types of engine building ...
Ford Performance
Thoroughly revised and updated and filled with more than 300 photos, this edition provides accurate technical guidance to understanding and building all popular Ford performance engines ...
How to Build A Cheap Hot Rod
The ever-escalating cost of building or buying a hot rod is leaving more and more would-be hot rodders behind. This book will get those hopefuls off the sidelines ...
How to Rebuild & Modify Your Muscle Car
As cool as classic muscle cars might be, they’re only as good as the automotive technology of their era. That’s where this book comes in. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions ...
How to Build Supercharged & Turbocharged Small-Block Fords
The supercharger and turbocharger in their various forms and applications have both been around for well over a century ...
How to Build, Modify & Power Tune Cylinder Heads
New revised and updated edition, complete with extra illustrations, of this best-selling SpeedPro title ...
How to Drift: The Art of Oversteer
Drifting is the newest, most exciting motorsport we have seen in the United States since the invention of the limited slip differential - it may even be the most exhilarating contest ...
How to Make Your Car Handle
Contains lots of step-by-step instructions for improving handling, safety and performance. IN this book the author shows you how to check chassis, suspension and alignment ...
How to Paint Your Car on a Budget
If your car needs new paint, or even just a touch-up, the cost involved in getting a professional job can be more than you bargained for ...
How to Paint Your Motorcycle
Bortles covers everything from basic prep work to advanced finishing techniques. The techniques and processes can be used on any type of motorcycle ...
Mustang Restoration Tips and Techniques for Pre 1973
Packed with hundreds of handy hints and nifty tricks to keep the classic collectible Mustangs looking sharp and running great ...
American Cars of the 1960's
American Cars of the 1960s explores the most distinctive decade of automotive history with the birth of economy, muscle and pony cars - in unmatched detail and imagery ...
Airbrush Spraypainting Manual
A guide to the art and techniques of spray-painting and airbrushing. This book includes chapters on the history of equipment and techniques, building your own compressor ...
Drifting: Sideways from Japan to America
Dreamed up by drivers trying to outdo each other on the mountain passes of Japan, the art of the sideways descent of a switchback - what Wired described as "the fishtailing ballet of burning rubber called drifting" ...
Street Turbocharging
This comprehensive guide to turbocharging car engines for the street covers everything from basic theory through advice on equipment selection and purchase ...
Fibreglass & Composite Materials
This book explains the use of composites in body, hull and fuselage building in racing cars, street rods, body shops, boats and aircraft. It describes fibres and fibre forms, lay-up techniques ...
Holley Carburetors, Manifolds & Fuel Injection



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