Hanns Peter Rosellen, Deutsche Kleinwagen nach 1945 — geliebt, gelobt und unvergessen. (~ German small/micro cars, since 1945, loved, praised and unforgotten)
Publisher: Bleicher Verlag 1977 / Weltbild Verlag 1991, 364 pp. (hardcover, 20 cm x 22 cm) ISBN: 3-89350-040-5, price: ~ € 6 (!) – € 30,- (more in mint condition)
As I had a huge knowledge gap on microcars I decided to get me some books to improve myself.
Before I wasn't in favour with microcars, but that changed at least concerning those built from 1945-1970.
This book is known as the "bible" for the German microcar scene as it provides an almost complete overview of the cars from that period. H.P. Rosellen describes every single car with extraordinary diligence. Beside all of the technical stuff he tells stories about builder's biography, their dreams and their failures.
The period pics (only b/w) are constantly of adequate quality. Many of these are hardly to find anywhere else. For instance the Pinguin/Passat project is very well documented with ten pages.
Many prototypes of various manufacturers are shown.
I recommend to buy this book to 100% but there's a neglectable drawback: I hoped to find the obscure "Recklinghausen", but unfortunately it's not content of this book...
Great book!
And if you buy it, don't forget to get a copy of Walter Zeichner's Kleinwagen International as well ....
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8922.0 ;)
Quote from: pnegyesi on August 17, 2009, 07:22:28 AM
And if you buy it, don't forget to get a copy of Walter Zeichner's Kleinwagen International as well ....
Found it on ebay...It will be mine in few days.
That's not fair.... :'(
Haven't you already enough books? :D
and enough points as well?
I'll post all my best books, because that's what I had in mind, a useful encyclopedia for the car lovers.
I have a huge book about american cars that is a goldmine for puzzles, but I'll post it as well because, if you spot a car (like I did for 2 quizzes yesterday) in a 1612-page book, well, you'll deserve the point.
About these books, I'm always looking for good ones, and I'm not taking yours because of the puzzles (or the points).
Consider that I found few days ago 2 or 3 cars that have been for months in the pro section in a good book of mine, but they were spotted by others.
There are at least 3\4 puzzles of mine taken from books that I KNOW are in some member's library, but they didn't realize it yet.
I'm not afraid to reveal my sources, because 1 thing is to have a book, the other is to know all the content of it. ;)
they are never enough
Quote from: Paul Jaray on August 17, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
I have a huge book about american cars that is a goldmine for puzzles, but I'll post it as well because, if you spot a car (like I did for 2 quizzes yesterday) in a 1612-page book, well, you'll deserve the point.
This one? http://www.amazon.com/Standard-Catalog-American-Cars-1805-1942/dp/0873414284 :o
Yes, but a newer edition.
(BTW I found it at a really lower price than that)
I took also the following volumes, 1946-1975 and 1976-1999, and the first one has the signature of the author inside. When I get that book I saw the signature and I though, 'what a megalomaniac, He sold a book and sign it' and when I closed it I read the name on the cover!
I have both those kleinwagen books and leaf through them all the time for help with puzzles.
I wonder how many of us besides Allemano and I understand why the *'s are in the subject line and what they stand for?
Before everyone jumps up and says "I know why they are there" go back and edit your book reviews so that they have them also!!!! ;)
Quote from: Ultra on March 04, 2010, 01:43:06 PM
I wonder how many of us besides Allemano and I understand why the *'s are in the subject line and what they stand for?
Before everyone jumps up and says "I know why they are there" go back and edit your book reviews so that they have them also!!!! ;)
I am almost sure this one is really a 5 -star book ;)
The question is, "How many stars did you give this one?"
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=8951.0
;)
Check this out:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?board=31.0;sort=subject
I'm not using the "star system" because for me they all are 4\5 stars books...