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Books with references to Buckler Cars
 Hants & Berks. The First 60
Years,1946-2006
A history of the Motor Club of Derek Buckler
He attended the first AGM and was on the committee for most of his life . Other
well known Buckler owners were/still are members:
With a forward by Bill Boddy ( Motor Sport Editor ) and contributors well known
in motoring journalism, there are 114 pages of very amusing stories, anecdotes
and little known facts. These are decorated with over 100 illustrations
including a very rare shot of the first Buckler car, one of Derek Buckler and
two other Buckler cars not listed as such. The book is very well indexed and is
A4 in size with a spill proof soft cover.
Club price of £10 is very reasonable and post and packing to the UK is £1.50.
They will also post abroad for example airmail to Australia is £4.50.
Cheques to The Hants and Berks Motor Club Ltd.
Order from Robin Birchall, Hants & Berks Motor Club Ltd., 2 Alton Road, Fleet,
Hants. GU51 3HL
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 The 500cc Racing Car
by Colin Rawlinson. The 500cc Racing Car charts the
movement from its beginnings, in Bristol, as a cheap way
for enthusiasts to enter competitive motor sport in the
aftermath of World War II, through international status,
as the first Formula 3. It also includes a review of
modern 500cc racing and the revival of historic
competition. Includes a section on the successful
Smith-Buckler which won at Silverstone in 1951
The 500cc Racing Car, priced £3.50 is available from all
good specialist bookshops. Published by Shire
Publications, Email: shire@shirebooks.co.uk Copyright
C.Rawlinson 2003
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 A-Z of Sports Cars,
1945-90. By Mike Lawrence
In this book the cars of great marques like Ferrari, MG
and Jaguar are described and assessed alongside the
creations of one-man bands and kit-car makers, landmark
designs alongside the projects which limped from crisis
to oblivion. More than 1000 photographs in
black-and-white and colour illustrate the extraordinary
variety of sports cars that have been offered to the
public. Enthusiasts will recognize many, but some they
will be seeing for the first time from the more unlikely
places including Brazil, Uruguay, Egypt the Philippines
and Israel.
This book has a large piece on Bucklers. It's actually
462 words long, which must make it among the longest
pieces on the marque between hard covers. Mike has
covered nearly 900 marques in the book - He's never
tried to count the models.
Mike did an overall view of Buckler, including the
karts, and then more detailed descriptions of the Mk V
and the Ninety as representatives of the marque on the
grounds that both were sold abroad as complete cars.
Mike also wrote a fantastic 4 page article on Derek
Buckler for Motor Sport 20 years ago,
Sadly this book is now out of print and Mike informs me
that all the copies have been sold. Lets hope he will
reprint it one day
I have just discovered some copies may still be
available on Ebay
Many thanks to Mike Lawrence
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 British
Sports Cars
by Gregor Grant. Published Foulis June 1952 revised 4th
edition. first published August1947 second Dec 1947
third June 50
In the Specials Section....
"A useful Trials car; Buckler's Ford powered Buckler - A
true all purpose car;"
Recommended by Simon 16/11/03
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 The Complete
Catalogue of British Cars
by David Culshaw And Peter Horrobin Pub. Macmillan 1974
Buckler page 96+97
Recommended by Simon.
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More Wheelspin
by C.A.N. May. Published by Foulis in 1948. Post war
motoring revival with a strong trials flavour and what
must be the first book reference to a Buckler. Something
about Derek Buckler's very lightweight car. I have not
read this myself but a friend rang today to tell me
about it. Secondhand copies are available via
bookfinder.com .
Recommended by Malcolm Buckler 11/10/03
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 Historic Racing
Cars Of New Zealand
By Graham Vercoe Pub. Reed 1991 page 55+56+57 + Photo
inside cover
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 A History of Sports
Cars
By G.N.Georgano. Pub. Spring Books 1970. Bucklers Page
237. Great picture of DD1 racing a Healey at Silverstone
in 1955 on page 222
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 Motor Racing at
Goodwood
by Robert Barker, this has several Buckler cars in the
illustrations, The DD1, the Halton 90,
and a Mark V GTP 366, this is a brand new book published
in 2002.
Recommended by Stan Hibberd 20/01/2003
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 The Glory of
Goodwood
by Mike Lawrence, Doug Nye and Simon Taylor has a
picture of DDP201 lined up in the Paddock in the first
ever Goodwood race meeting ! Recommended by Stan Hibberd
20/01/2003
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 Ford Popular and
the small sidevalves
by Dave Turner, a hard back book published in 1984. Has
a section on Buckler cars p.168/9 with Trials pictures
of BLY 618 on p.164 a bare frame on p.165 (PTJ 98 I
think ) and a trials picture of NAC 344 on p.166
Recommended by Stan Hibberd 27/01/2003
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The Kiwi Connection.
By Kelvin D.Brown.
Another well written and carefully researched book that
the Buckler historian cannot do without. Over 300 pages
of comprehensive Buckler car history from a New Zealand
standpoint but also covering British history and with a
section on the cars that competed against Buckler. Lots
of motor sport results for each car too.
This book is very well served with good quality photos,
drawings, reproduced adverts. and charts. of high
quality. This book in no way copies Brian Malin's work
and I could not do without both for reference.
Kelvin Brown is a Buckler owner and a member of the
Buckler Register. Copies are available direct from New
Zealand. Please contact Simon for details.
Recommended by Malcolm, 23/03/2002.
Bucklers, sports cars specials & karts
By Brian Malin.
A very comprehensive and updateable book of over 300
pages, written by Buckler Register member, Brian Malin,
who has been involved with Buckler cars since knee high
and still runs the first Mark 5 that he learned to drive
in.
Heavily illustrated with photos and drawings covering
all models and a number of special designs and also
including company history, advertisements and technical
information.
At present this book is presented in an attractive loose
leaf binder and updates and additions are available from
time to time.
Only available direct from Brian Malin.
please Email Simon for details.
Recommended by Malcolm, 23/03/2002.
Supertune Your Ford
100E
By R.M.Clarke.
This is now available from Small Ford Spares as a
reprint. Soft cover with a spiral spine.
I really liked this book. It is full of common sense and
I would recommend it to anyone using the 100E engine.
Only 74 pages but packed with most useful information
and advice from a fellow enthusiast.
Recommended by Malcolm, 23/03/2002.
 Ford
Special Builders Manual
By G.B.Wake. Obsolete book from the late 1950's. A
hardbound simple book of 112 pages but with some good
photos including photos of 9 different GRP bodies
available at that time. Recommended by Malcolm,
23/03/2002.
 Ford Specials
By P.J.Stephens.
Obsolete and first published in 1960 by G.T. Foulis. A
very good and detailed book for the Ford Special
owner/builder. 198 pages with an index. Normally in hard
cover. A batch of new ones were discovered a few years
back in Australia, which is how I got my copy.
Worth searching for.
Recommended by Malcolm, 23/03/2002.
 Tuning
Side-Valve Fords
By Bill Cooper.
Obsolete ( maybe a reprint around at the moment?).
Published in paperback in 1969 by Speed & Sports
Publications. Written by the M.D. of Cooper Prentice
Racing, who raced sidevalves up to the time that the
105E was allowed to join the Formula. This is about
advanced as it gets. Very detailed tuning manual right
through to the ultimate tune.
I have heard that some mis-prints could run you into
trouble so do not follow instructions verbatim, without
double checking. Binding is of poor quality and pages
are starting to fall out by now.
Recommended by Malcolm, 23/03/2002.
The Ford Ten
Tuning Manual
by D.H.Harris
it is much the same as Super tune the 100E ( which is by
the way now out of print fron SVOC - I know I tried to
get a copy !! ) but is for the E93A engine
Recommended by Ken Green 2002.
 The
Ford 10 competition engine by Philip H Smith
Not yet reviewed.
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