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

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Dunabin, John Edward, Motorbuses in Widnes: the early years (Bromley Common, Kent: Omnibus Society, 1984). 21 p., illustrations (maps, portraits), 26 cm, ISBN: 0901307491 (sc).
Jenkinson, Andrew, Motorhomes: the illustrated history (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 2003). 112 p., illustrations (140, bw/c), 21 x 26 cm, ISBN: 1903706548 (sc).
Wood, Donald F. & Wayne Sorensen, Motorized fire apparatus of the West, 1900-1960 (Polo, IL: Transportation Trails, 1991). 232 p., illustrations (500), 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 227-228, index, ISBN: 0933449119 (sc).
Bruns, James H., Motorized mail (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1997). 255 p., illustrations (300, bw), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 0873414853 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: On cover: "Postal vehicles from 1899 to date" and "Includes 300 historical photos from the Smithsonian Institution's archives".
Green, Oliver, Moving metropolis: a history of London's transport since 1800 (The) (London: Laurence King + London's Transport Museum, 2001). 400 p., illustrations (bw/c, maps, portraits), 24 cm, ISBN: 1856692418 (hc) + 1856693260 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: General history of public transport in London, UK, with material on buses.
Tuck, Bob, Moving mountains: an illustrated history of heavy haulage vehicles at work (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Patrick Stephens, 1983). 89 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 cm, ISBN: 0850596149.
Jackson, Estelle Sharpe, Mr Cochrane's Overnite (Richmond, VA: [author], 1989). viii, 98 p., illustrations (17 p., bw/c), 25 cm.

Tillyer, Steve, Mr Whippy story (The) (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 2003). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring, famous fleets; 7]. 52 p., illustrations (100, bw/c), 20 x 21 cm, ISBN: 1903016207 (sc).
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Foreword; Introduction; The early years; Birth of a brand; Coach-built vans; Empire building; The Forte years; Colour files; The Walls-Whippy years; The brand image; Mr. Whippy overseas; The vehicles; The pied piper; Tractor vaporising oil; The opposition; The Wall-Unilever story; Acknowledgements. 

Parmelee, Robert L., Mullins Red Cap utility trailer: history and handbook (Minneapolis, MN: Milcap Publications, 1998). 184 p., illustrations (235, bw/c), 22 x 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 180, index, ISBN: 0966521714.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Starts from 1936. On cover: "All about the little car trailer that was only made for two years, but has endured and been endured for over sixty".
Wilson, Reg, Municipal buses in colour, 1959-1974 (Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 1997). 128 p., illustrations (180, c, map), 22 x 30 cm, ISBN: 0711025444 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes a list of municipal bus operators in the United Kingdom with brief history and pictures of significant vehicles (buses, trolleys and trams).
Rowe, Lyndon W., Municipal buses of the 1960s (Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton, 1980). 96 p., illustrations (bw), 22 cm, ISBN: 0851533663 (hc).
Woods, Barrie C., Municipal refuse collection vehicles (Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria: Trans-Pennine Publishing, 1999). [Nostalgia road: the illustrated history of British motoring; 1]. 48 p., illustrations (90, bw), 20 x 21 cm, ISBN: 095210704X (sc).
Caudell, Paul, Municipals (Southampton: Kingfisher Railway Productions, 1985). [Yesterday's buses in colour; 1]. 64 p., illustrations, 19 x 25 cm, ISBN: 0946184194 (hc).
Koehler, E. M., Muster 125: the colorful rigs that came to the party for the fire department, city of New York (Nayside, NY: Badge 107 Productions, 1990). 46 p., illustrations (80, c), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 0962788007.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Marques featured include: Ahrens-Fox, American LaFrance, Emergency One, Ford, H & H, Hahn, Howe, Mack, Maxim, Pierce, Seagrave, Sealand, Silsby, Sutphen, and Ward LaFrance.

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