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

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Delannoy, Michel (comp.), Van Diemen de Formule Ford 1973-1993 (Les) (Nîmes, Gard: Éditions du palmier, 2007). 160 p., illustrations, 21 x 30 cm.
Pagneux, Dominique, Vedette: le grand livre (Paris: Éditions pratiques automobiles (EPA), 1996). 255 p., illustrations (32 p., bw/c), 24 x 28 cm., bibliogr. ref. p. 255, ISBN: 2851204947 (hc, dj).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the Ford model made by Simca, the Vedette, in production in France from 1948 to 1963 and in Brazil from 1959 to1969.
Daubrosse, Pierre, Venturi, GT à la française (Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine: Éditions techniques pour l'automobile et l'industrie (ETAI), 1996). [Les plus belles; 4]. 106 p., illustrations, 26 x 26 cm., ISBN: 2726883028.
Cruickshank, Gordon, Voitures (Paris: Hachette, 1996). [Les encyclopoches]. 160 p., illustrations (bw/c), 13 cm, glossary, index, ISBN: 2012915884 (sc). Translated by Thomas Guidicelli, original English title, "Cars".
Dupouy, Alain, Voitures (Les) (Grenoble, Isère: [author], s. d.). [Dossiers des véhicules soviétiques (ISSN: 1242-5338); 1]. illustrations, 26 cm., index, ISBN: 2904904204.
Sabatès, Fabien & Karen Hoskinson, Voitures américaines: les années de rêve de 1950 à 1960 (Les) (Paris: Massin, 1990). 160 p., illustrations (c), 24 x 32 cm., ISBN: 270720160X.
Sabatès, Fabien & Karen Hoskinson, Voitures américaines: les années Hollywood de 1940 à 1950 (Les) (Paris: Massin, 1989). 128 p., illustrations (c), 24 x 32 cm, ISBN: 2707201413.
Sabatès, Fabien & Karen Hoskinson, Voitures américaines: les années prohibition de 1930 à1940 (Les) (Paris: Massin, 1989). 144 p., illustrations (bw/c), 24 x 32 cm, ISBN: 2707201421.
Bird, Anthony, Voitures anciennes (Paris: Vilo, 1967). 168 p., illustrations, 20 x 20 cm (hc, dj). Translated by Micheline Lecendreux, original English title, "Antique automobiles".
Douglas-Scott-Montagu, Edward John Barrington (1926- ), Voitures anciennes (Les) (Paris: Difunat, 1974). 64 p., illustrations, 22 x 30 cm (hc). Original English title, "Antique Cars".
Sedgwick, Michael (1926-1983), Voitures années trente et quarante (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1989). [Regards]. 240 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 235, index, ISBN: 2700020162. Translated by Jacques Potot, original English title, "Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Grandes classiques: automobiles des années 30 et 40 (Les)", Paris: Denoël, 1979.
Gueldry, Aurélien, Voitures audacieuses: enthousiasmes et déceptions de l’aventure automobile (Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine: Éditions techniques pour l'automobile et l'industrie (ETAI), 2006). 127 p., illustrations (bw/c), 26 cm, ISBN: 2726894674.
Burnside, Tom & Ralph Stein (1909- ), Voitures célèbres (Les) (Paris: Denoël, 1985). new ed. 252 p., illustrations (bw/c), 22 x 30 cm, index pp. 251-252, ISBN: 2207229327 (hc, dj). Translated by Solange Metzger, original English title, "Great cars (The)".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Paris: Denoël, 1975, Paris: Éditions Planète, 1970.
Selby, David & Quentin Willson, Voitures classiques: les modèles qui ont fait l'histoire et la légende (Paris: Solar, 1996). 224 p., illustrations (500c), 23 x 29 cm., index, ISBN: 2263023461 (hc, dj). Translated and adapted by Jean-Pierre Dauliac, original English title, "Ultimate classic car book (The)".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Vevey, Vaud: Mondo-Verlag, 1996, ISBN: 2881686265.
Capriotti, A., Voitures d'époque: guide de l'entretien et de la restauration (Paris: Éditions De Vecchi, 1999). [Vie quotidienne]. 168 p., ISBN: 2732831743 (hc).
Voitures d'exception: style, technique, marques (Paris + Bruxelles + Lausanne, Vaud: Atlas + Atlen + Rencontre, 1992-1995). 10 vols, illustrations (bw/c), 30 cm., indexes, ISBN: 2731213981 (vol. 1) + 273121399X (vol. 2) + 2731214007 (vol. 3) + 2731214015 (vol. 4) + 2731214023 (vol. 5) + 2731214031 (vol. 6) + 273121404X (vol. 7) + 2731214058 (vol. 8) + 2731214066 (vol. 9) + 2731214074 (vol. 10).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Encyclopedia of the most important automobile marques of the world. Covers the significant models for each marque. Lots of technical details.
Bowler, Michael, Voitures d'exception: de 1945 à nos jours (Paris: Gründ, 2001). 303 p., illustrations, 36 cm, ISBN: 2700058461. Original English title, "Classic cars: from 1945 to the present".
Georgano, George Nicolas (1932- ), Voitures de 1886 à 1930 (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1990). [Regards]. 232 p., illustrations (250, bw/c, ads, drawings, logos), 30 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 228, index, ISBN: 2700020189 . Adapted by Jean-Paul Dauliac, original English title, "Vintage cars, 1886 to 1930".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes chapters on first experiments with gazoline- , steam- and electric-powered cars. Also covers technical developments in engine design, coachbuilding, sports and luxury cars, mass manufacturing and advertising.
Georgano, George Nicolas (1932- ) & Michael Sedgwick (1926-1983), Voitures de 1950 à 1970 (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1991). [Regards]. 240 p., illustrations (355, bw/c), 27 x 31 cm., bibliogr. ref. p. 236, index, ISBN: 2700020197. Adapted by Danielle Blanc, original English title, "Classic cars of the 50s and 60s".
Georgano, George Nicolas (1932- ), Voitures de 1970 à 1990 (Les) (Paris: Gründ, 1992. [Regards]. 240 p., illustrations (bw/c), 31 cm, index, ISBN: 2700020200 (hc, dj). Adapted by Danielle Blanc, original English title, "Cars of the seventies and eighties".
Desmond, Kevin & James Dugdale, Voitures de course (Paris: Edilio, 1984). [Poche-encyclopédie; 11]. 64 p., illustrations (c), 12 x 19 cm, index, ISBN: 285601075X (hc). Translated by Christiane Hilfiker, original English title, "Racing cars".

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