The Whole Nine Yards - The story of an ANZAC P-40 by John King
$14.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
This is a book about an aeroplane, a 1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk flown for several months under difficult conditions in a remote tropical corner of the southwest Pacific. Abandoned at the side of an airstrip after a landing mishap, it lay forgotten for decades until it was retrieved and shipped to New Z ...Show more
Assembly - New Zealand Car Production 1921-1998 by Mark Webster
$30.00 NZD
Category: motoring
New Zealand’s car assembly industry began with the Colonial Motor Company piecing together Ford Model Ts in the early 1920s, and the first true production line came in 1926 with General Motors. For the next 70 years, the assembly industry directly employed thousands of New Zealanders and indirectly supp ...Show more
Warbirds Around the World by John King
$25.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
Modern air-to-air color photography showcases a broad selection of airworthy World War II-era warbirds. The classic military aircraft featured in this photo collection represent the air forces, armies and navies of both Allied and Axis powers. Handsome multi-page spreads include manufacture and service ...Show more
Warbirds - The Alpine Fighter Collection at Wanaka by Ian Brodie
$8.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
The Alpine Fighter Collection has a world-wide reputation for the depth and care it takes of its aircraft. This book presents the most popular aircraft from this collection. It includes information on the specifics of the aircraft (top speed, engine types, wing spans etc) and also provides the story of ...Show more
The Illustrated Red Baron - The Life and times of Manfred von Richtofen by Peter Kilduff
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War I | Reading Level: very good
Warbirds over Wanaka '94 by Prue Wallis; Ian Brodie
$12.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
Stirling Moss - Racing with the Maestro by Karl Ludviasen
$20.00 NZD
Category: motoring | Reading Level: very good
This title celebrates Stirling Moss's full race and rally career, from the junior formulae to Formula 1, through to his post-retirement races in Audis and classic events in Lolas and Shelby-Mustangs. It describes Moss's early years racing with BMW 328, Cooper, Kieft, Jaguar, Sunbeam-Talbot and Beart-Cli ...Show more
Relentless - The First Person to Solo Kayak the Tasman by Scott Donaldson; Steve Kilgallon
$14.00 NZD
Category: Nautical | Reading Level: good-very good
The story of Scott Donaldson's relentless journey to be the first person to cross the Tasman sea solo in a kayak. Unpredictable and unforgiving, the Tasman Sea is one of the most hostile stretches of water in the world. An Australian adventurer attempted to kayak across in 2007, disappearing without a ...Show more
Civil Aviation in New Zealand - An Illustrated History by David Rendel
$30.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
Hardback with dust jacket. 276 pages. SECONDHAND
RNZAF - The First Decade 1937-46 by Charles Darby
$35.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good