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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by L
Chapter 3: Other vehicles: buses, fire engines, pickups, suvs, trolleybuses, trucks, etc.

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Heaton, Paul Michael (1944- ), L. C. Lewis heavy haulage (Abergavenny: P. M. Heaton Publishing, 1996). 128 p., illustrations (260, bw/c, portraits), 28 cm, ISBN: 1872006132 (hc).

MacDonald, Douglas, Lanarkshire buses (Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing, 2003). 128 p., illustrations (200, bw), 17 x 24 cm, ISBN: 0752428055 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: 10 chapters, each one covering one of Scotland's main bus operator and its vehicles. Operators include: Central SMT, Baxter's (Airdrie), Chieftain, Eastern Scottish (Airdrie), Hutchison, Carmichael, Wilson, Stokes and Irvine. Includes material from interviews with family members and other people associated with the independent operators.

Ogden, Eric, Lancashire United: a centenary celebration, 1906-2006 (Glossop, Derbyshire: Venture Publications, 2006). [Super Prestige; 10]. 144 p., illustrations, 17 x 24 cm, ISBN: 1905304129 (sc).
Ogden, Eric (1934- ), Lancashire United /SLT (Glossop, Derbyshire: Transport Publishing, 1985). [British bus and trolleybus systems; 7]. 96 p., illustrations (200, bw), 30 cm, ISBN: 0863171281.
Taylor, James L., Land Rover (London: Windrow & Greene Automotive, 1992). [Classics in colour; 4]. 96 p., illustrations (120, c), 26 cm, ISBN: 1872004911.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers civilian, military and special vehicles from 1948 to 1991.
Taylor, James L. (1950- ), Land-Rover, 1948-1983, leaf sprung models: a collector's guide (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1996). 3rd revised ed. 128 p., illustrations, 19 x 24 cm, ISBN: 1899870148 (hc).
Porter, Lindsay (1949- ), Land Rover 90, 110, & Defender (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 1999). [Haynes restoration manual]. 207 p., illustrations (750), 21 x 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 207, ISBN: 1859606008 (hc).
De Roos, Richard, Land Rover conversions & applications since 1948: the world's most versatile vehicle at work (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1995). 128 p., illustrations (400), 22 x 27 cm, ISBN: 094798187X (sc).

Bennett, Christopher (1958- ) & Nick Dimbleby, Land Rover: a tough fifty years (London: Osprey, 1997). 159 p., illustrations (c), 20 x 27 cm, ISBN: 1855326418.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes material on series I and II, Ninety, 110, Defender, Discovery, Freelander. Covers production vehicles, military and racing, trialling, amphibious versions, specials and prototypes, and emergency vehicles for the 1948 to 1997 period. Material on the Camel trophy, along with Land Rover North America and Europe. Includes assembly-line photographs.

Bennett, Christopher, Land Rover: British four-wheel drive from 1948 (London: Osprey, 1996). [Osprey colour classics]. 128 p., illustrations (100, c), 21 x 23 cm, ISBN: 1855326507 (sc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: Osprey, 1993, ISBN: 1855322196.
Taylor, James L., Land-Rover Discovery, 1989-1998 (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1999). [MRP autoguide]. 128 p., illustrations (130, bw/c), 17 x 24 cm, ISBN: 1899870407 (sc).
Taylor, James L., Land Rover Discovery: the enthusiast's companion (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1994). 112 p., illustrations (130), 19 x 25 cm, ISBN: 0947981799 (hc).
Pfannmüller, Matthias & Boris Schmidt, Land-Rover: fifty years of the best 4x4xfar (Hamburg: Autovision-Verlag, 1998). 144 p., illustrations, 29 cm, ISBN: 3980583201. Translated by Paul Entwistle, original German title, "Land-Rover: die ersten 50 jahre und mehr, 1948 bis heute".
Land Rover restoration portfolio (Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books, 2001). 140 p., illustrations (300, bw/c), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 1855205270 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: On cover: "Step-by-step reports on restoring a SWB Land Rover plus 'how to' information on dropping in a V8 or a 300 Tdi engine, overhauling brakes, axles, heater, propshaft and gearbox. Covered are pieces on towing, tracking, winching, cylinder head conversion plus advice on electrical and transfer box trouble-shooting. A comprehensive guide is included on how to buy a good secondhand Land Rover".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Land Rover restoration tips and techniques", Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books, 1992, ISBN: 185520181X.
Porter, Lindsay (1949- ), Land-Rover series I, II & III (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 1999). [Haynes Restoration Manual]. 240 p., illustrations, 28 cm, ISBN: 1859606229.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Land-Rover series I, II & III purchase and restoration guide", Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, [1994], "Guide to purchase & DIY restoration of the Land-Rover series I, II & III", Sparkford, Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1992, ISBN: 0854296816.
Taylor, James L. (1950- ) & Rowan Isaac, Land Rover series 1: the restorer's guide to civil and military models 1948-58 (Bideford, Devon: Bay View Books, 1996). [Original]. 128 p., illustrations (200, c), 23 x 30 cm, ISBN: 1870979729 (hc). Edited by Mark Hughes.

Robson, Graham (1936- ), Land Rover: series one to Freelander (Marlborough, Wiltshire: Crowood Press, 2003). 192 p., illustrations (8 p., bw/c), 25 cm, index, ISBN: 1861265581 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers from 1948. Material on key personalities. Provides specifications.
Hodder, Martin, Land-Rover: simply the best (Sparkford, Somerset: Haynes, 1998). 160 p., illustrations (110, bw/c), 20 x 26 cm, ISBN: 1859604374 (hc).
Taylor, James L. (1950- ), Land-Rover since 1983, coil-sprung models: a collectors guide (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1996). 128 p., illustrations, 19 x 24 cm, ISBN: 1899870067 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers military models and others. Includes development history, variants and production numbers.
Hutchings, Tony, Land-Rover: the early years (Petersfield, Hampshire: [author], 1986). 2nd revised ed. 152 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm, ISBN: 0950805718.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Goes up to 1951.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Petersfield, Hampshire: [author], 1982.

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