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Bibliographical references for books in Polish
Chapter 1: Automobiles, and sports, muscle, and racing cars

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Cheetham, Craig, Samochody sportowe wyczynowe maszyny (Poznań: Firma Księgarska Jacek Olesiejuk, 2007). 192 p., illustrations, 21 x 27 cm, ISBN: 8374239050. Translated by Magnuszewski Andrzej, original English title, "Sports cars: high-performance machines".

Schrader, Halwart, Samochody swiata: 100 lat dziejów, zarys encyklopedyczny (Lódz: Res Polona, 1992). 1st ed. 240 p., illustrations, 31 cm, ISBN: 8370710026. Original title:"Automobil-Faszination: Meilensteine der Motorisierung".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of motorization with focus on automobiles. Covers the 1885-1991 period.

Oravec, Ján & Juraj Porázik, Samochody wyscigowe (Warszawa: Sport i Turystyka, 1987). 221 p., illustrations, 19 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 222, ISBN: 8321726364. Translated by Teresa Wodarczyk.
Cheetham, Craig, Samochody zabytkowe (Poznań: Firma Księgarska Jacek Olesiejuk, 2007). 192 p., illustrations, 21 x 27 cm, EAN: 9788374239066. Original English title, "Vintage cars: the finest prewar automobiles".
Horton, Chris & J. G. Newbery, Sportowe samochody (Kraków, Województwo krakowskie: Wydawnictwo Ryszard Kluszczyński, 1995). 256 p., illustrations (c), 31 cm, ISBN: 8386328363. Translated by Zbigniew Kowal, original English title, "Sportscar album (The)".
Pawelec, Aleksander, Star, 1949-1983 (Warszawa: Wema, 1983). [Kronika starachowic]. 28 p., illustrations (portraits), 15 x 21 cm.
COMMENTS: Produced by Fabryka Samochodów Cięarowych "Star".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the Fabryka Samochodów Cięarowych "Star" (Starachowice) as one of the automotive industry in Poland.
Oravec, Ján & Juraj Porázik, Stare samochody (Warszawa: Sport i Turystyka, 1984). 2nd ed. 224 p., illustrations (bw/c), 19 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 224, ISBN: 8321723586. Original Czech/Slovak title, "Veterány: automobily z rokov, 1885-1940".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Warszawa: Sport i Turystyka, 1981, ISBN: 8321723586.
Rostocki, Aleksander Marian & Tadeusz Sokolowski, Swiat starych samochodów (Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Laczności, 1972). 261 p., illustrations, 22 x 24 cm.
Brazendale, Kevin, Świat wspaniałych samochodów encyklopedia (Warszawa: Muza, 2003). 460 p., illustrations (c), 24 x 30 cm, index, ISBN: 837200353X. Translated by Arkadiusz Hajduga et al., original English title, "Encyclopedia of classic cars (The)".
COMMENTS: This title was already entered in "The automotive bibliography" (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003) but a new edition is added here.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers 120 different marques with history of most important models including sportscars and luxury ones. With material on the manufacturers. Over 600 cars included with technical details (speed, power, engine type, chassis, engines, etc.). Includes commissioned photographs.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S):  Warszawa: Muza, 2000, ISBN: 8372006369
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Linz, Harald H. & Halwart Schrader, Wielka encyklopedia samochodow: 100 lat historii, 2500 marek z 65 krajow (Lódz: Res Polona, 1992). 320 p., illustrations, 28 cm, ISBN: 8370710422. Translated by Jerzy Adamik, original German title, "Große automobil-enzyklopädie: 100 jahre geschichte, 2500 marken aus 65 ländern (Die)".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Covers over 2500 marques from 65 different countries.
Przybylski, Robert, Wielka trójka i inni: 100 lat amerykańskiego samochodu (Warszawa: Prószyński i S-ka, 1997). [Moto biblioteczka]. 96 p., illustrations (bw/c, portraits), 20 x 28 cm, index, ISBN: 8371800088. Also in Lithuanian.
Guzzardi, Giuseppe (1958- ) & Luigi-Enzo Rizzo (1967- ), Wysnione auta: historia rozwoju kabrioletów (Warszawa: Warbud, 2000). 251 p., illustrations (c), 27 x 37 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 8391216845. Translated by Roman Goledowski, original Italian title, "Storia ed evoluzione delle decapottabili".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: General history of convertibles from the pioneer days to 2000 followed by a review of some twenty of the most important models produced.

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