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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by K
Chapter 1: Automobiles, and sports, muscle, and racing cars

Hawke, Michael F. & J. J. Hall (comps), K3 dossier: a history of MG's most famous racing cars (East Horsley, Surrey: Magna Press, 1992). 96 p., illustrations, 31 cm, ISBN: 0951942301.
Johnston, Stuart, Karmann Ghia (London: Osprey, 1995). [Osprey classic marques series]. 128 p., illustration (c), 23 cm, ISBN: 1855325098 (sc). Translated in German, "Karmann-Ghia".
Bobbitt, Malcolm, Karmann Ghia coupé & cabriolet (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 2004). 112 p., illustrations (bw/c), 25 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 190478819X (sc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 2001, ISBN: 190370605X (hc).
Keig, Stanley Robertson, Keig Collection (The) (Dorking, Surrey + Laxey, Isle of Man: Bruce Main-Smith + Amulree, 1975-1996). 5 vols, illustrations (portraits), 21 x 30 cm, ISBN: 0904365050 (vol. 1) + 0904365069 (vol. 2) + 0904365077 (vol. 3) + 095211268X (vol. 5).
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 1): 1975, 100 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 2): Subtitled: "A picture gallery of TT riders and their machines from 1911 to 1939", 1975, 100 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 3): Subtitled: "A picture gallery of TT riders and their machines from 1940 to 1946", 1975, 100 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 4): Subtitled: "A picture gallery of TT riders and their machines from 1947 to 1952", 1975, 100 p.
NOTES ON CONTENTS (vol. 5): Subtitled: "A picture gallery of TT riders and their machines from 1953 to 1963", Foreword by Peter Kneale.
1996, 100 p (sc).
Norbury, Kevin, King of the road: Australians and their cars (Prahran, VIC: Hardie Grant Publishing, 2004). 224 p., illustrations (bw/c), 20 x 20 cm, ISBN: 1740662059 (sc).
Purdy, Ken W., Kings of the road (The) (London: Hutchinson, 1955). viii, 246 p., illustrations (portraits), 22 cm.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1953, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1952, 1st ed., Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1949.
Kings of the street: American muscle cars (Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, 1995). 216 p., illustrations (c), 26 cm, index, ISBN: 0785312277. With the contribution of the editors of 'Consumer guide'.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Features more than 100 models. Includes specifications.
White, Gordon Eliot (1933- ), Kurtis-Kraft: masterworks of speed and style (St Paul, MN: Motorbooks International, 2001). 216 p., charst, illustrations (175, bw/c, maps), 25 x 25 cm, index, ISBN: 0760309108 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Biography of American automotive engineer, Frank Kurtis (1908- ), and history of the cars he built as an history of automobile racing in the United States, covering the 1935-1963 period. Special emphasis on the Indy 500 cars. Over 235 black and white photographs and 40 colour. Includes reproduction of technical drawings.
Hitze, Ed, Kurtis-Kraft story: history of Frank P. Kurtis whose racing cars dominated American auto racing for three decades (The) (Danville, IL: Interstate Printers and Publishers, 1974). 156 p., illustrations, 28 cm (sc).