This personal account of the author's search for uranium in the 1950s tells about the excitement, the disappointments, and the discoveries of a pilot-geologist team flying a Piper Super Cub in the... More > rim country of the Southwest. Written as a memoir, it looks back at the author's experience as a pilot in the postwar propeller navy and forward to flying in the nineties after a two-decade hiatus. It is a story about youthful adventure, visions of wealth, and the allure of flying written for people of all ages wishing to escape the ordinary.< Less
Consisting of about 120 pages and including many photographs and illustrations. This book covers the complete history of this incredible car following its original conception by Richard Oakes in 1971... More > right through until the present day. Different chapters cover its history in the UK as well as the USA and Australia. Part two of the book describes in great detail the complete construction of one of these fantastic cars including many photographs showing the entire build process from start to finish. Also included are interviews with Richard Oakes (the designer) as well as Sam Cobley and Mike Mcbride who both ran companies in the UK and USA that manufactured this unique vehicle< Less
These are the Nova, Sterling and Eureka construction manuals compiled into one paperback book. Consisting of 86 pages including many diagrams and illustrations in black and white. Some of the pages... More > are from scanned documents and are of poor quality but are still legible. Download is free and the preview shows the book in its entirety.< Less
This hardback version consists of about 120 pages and includes many photographs and illustrations. The book covers the complete history of this incredible car following its original conception by... More > Richard Oakes in 1971 right through until the present day. Different chapters cover its history in the UK as well as the USA and Australia. Part two of the book describes in great detail the complete construction of one of these fantastic cars including many photographs showing the entire build process from start to finish. Also included are interviews with Richard Oakes (the designer) as well as Sam Cobley and Mike Mcbride who both ran companies in the UK and USA that manufactured this unique vehicle< Less
Consisting of about 120 pages and including many photographs and illustrations. This book covers the complete history of this incredible car following its original conception by Richard Oakes in 1971... More > right through until the present day. Different chapters cover its history in the UK as well as the USA and Australia. Part two of the book describes in great detail the complete construction of one of these fantastic cars including many photographs showing the entire build process from start to finish. Also included are interviews with Richard Oakes (the designer) as well as Sam Cobley and Mike Mcbride who both ran companies in the UK and USA that manufactured this unique vehicle< Less