BOOK REVIEWS
FORD
CONSUL, ZEPHYR, ZODIAC MKl AND ll 1950-62
By Brooklands
Books, compiled by R M Clarke.
ISBN 1 85520 0589
Soft cover
104 pages.
This book has 33
articles including pieces on the Ute, Convertible and Stationwagon cars. It
includes period road tests from English, Australian, American and South African
magazines and is full of black and white photos. Sadly the only colour ones are
on the cover! However, this does not detract from the book as a whole. It also
has 2 articles on Raymond Mays fitted cars. This is an easy to read book
however it was quite expensive for a soft cover book by the time it got to New
Zealand where I live. It is available through Brooklands Books at
http://www.brooklands-books.com/pages/fordeuroznz.html
And the order
code is A-F050 at 9.95 pounds sterling, or you can order it through your local
good bookstore with the quoted ISBN number.
Rating out of 5
stars. ****
FORD
ZEPHYR, ZODIAC, EXECUTIVE MKlll and lV 1962 –71
By Brooklands
Books
Compiled by R M
Clarke
ISBN 1 85520 0643
Soft Cover
Pages 104
This is another
in the series of Brookland road tests books. It follows the earlier MKl and ll
book with tests from Auto car, Motor Sport, Motor life, Road and track,
Practical Classics and other magazines old and present. It has excellent Black
and White photos and includes tests on Stationwagon cars (MKlV) and Executive
as well as V4 cars and the Consul replacement, the Zephyr 4. Included in the
book is a used car test as well as a 12,000 mile report and buying used
article. Overall this book matches the standards set by the previous book and
would suit any enthusiast’s collection.
It is available
through Brooklands Books at
http://www.brooklands-books.com/pages/fordeuroznz.html
And the order
code is A-F062 at 9.95 pounds sterling, or you can order it through your local
good bookstore with the quoted ISBN number.
I myself (in New
Zealand) got it through the good people at
Rating out of 5
stars ****
CONSUL,
ZEPHYR, ZODIAC, EXECUTIVE Fords MKl-lV
By Michael Allen
ISBN
0-947981-42-X
Published by
Motor Racing Publications Ltd
Hard Back
Pages 256
This sort after
book, made up of 8 chapters plus appendix’s which include colour schemes and
production figures, cover the complete range from MKl-MKlV. I found this book
to be an excellent source of prototype photos and text made up of the
development successes and failures during the manufacture of these cars. The
book also includes a history of the cars in competition and rallying. A whole
chapter is devoted to the unusual (for its time) 4wd MKlV by Harry Ferguson
research Ltd. There is also a list of clubs and spare specialists which while
may be a bit out of date could still be very useful.
The book was
revised and extended in 1990, I have been told it is now out of print. However,
searching through the net (this July 2002), I located my new copy from
www.pitstop.net.au order code 8778
Who were
excellent to deal with! I have seen these books go for up to $70 NZ dollars
years ago. I got my book for $44.95 Australian (includes GST not payable if
outside Aus) or $19.95 pounds UK. Another site to try for this book is Books
International at
http://www.solutions-express.co.uk/books/default.asp
Rating out of 5
stars *****
HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAR HANDLE
By Fred Puhn
ISBN: 0-912656-46-8
Pages: 200
This is one of
the series of HP Books. It covers everything from Tyres through to suspension
tuning and brakes. These are also broken up into more detail as in
modifications for road or track use, that you can do to your road car. I myself
have put many ideas from in this book, into my own car. It is well written and
explains the reason behind roll bars, springs, steering, tyre sizes and trouble
shooting. It also has useful formulas for setting your car up. While it is
written with American cars in mind, a car is a car to a certain point so this
book is definitely of good use to anyone wanting to know the reasons behind
modifications and where to start. A good book that covers a subject not always
taken into account on modified cars.
The book is
available from any good bookstore and can be ordered on the net through
www.Amazon.com for around $13 USD.
Rating out of 5
stars: ****