Richard Hammond's Car Confidential

Richard Hammond's Car Confidential

by RichardHammond (Author)

Synopsis

RICHARD HAMMOND'S CAR CONFIDENTIAL, packed with information and wit, is a must for anyone even remotely interested in cars. It includes an enormous variety of hints and tips: car and traffic etiquette; how to buy a car; the seven ages of the motorist from learning how to drive when you are 18 to driving the wrong way down motorways when you are 80; a spotter's guide to motorists in the style of a WW2 manual; customizing - what is OK and what isn't; cool hearses to be buried in; and the alternative guide to road rage. There are also lots of lists of everything - such as the top noble failures: did you know that Chrysler put out a car aimed at women called the 'Femme' which came in one colour, pink, with matching pink handbag and lipstick? Or the top mad moments in motorsport history,dubious highway codes, most amazing roads...The odd, the mad, the bad, the curious or ridiculous are all here in this wonderful, witty and incredibly useful compendium of everything to do with cars and their drivers - all we ever needed to know about the modern world of motoring.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 05 Oct 2006

ISBN 10: 0297844458
ISBN 13: 9780297844457
Book Overview: Richard Hammond has star quality - reflected in his rapidly growing media presence. WHAT NOT TO DRIVE sold over 70,000 copies in hardback.

Media Reviews
'Confidential's stuffed with his unique wit on just about everything to do with motoring.' LADSMAG (October 2006) 'a combination of advice on the stages of your motoring life, humour and entertaining facts - perfect pub quiz fodder.' AUTOTRADER.CO.UK
Author Bio
Richard Hammond is internationally famous for co-presenting Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson; he also currently presents Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1, Should I Worry About...? on BBC 1 and Time Commanders on BBC 2. His Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show was shown every weekday on ITV1 during January and February 2006, and he is a team captain on the BBC2 quiz show, Petrolheads. His weekly column can be read in the motoring section of The Daily Mirror. He drives two Land Rovers, a Suzuki GSXR1000, a Dodge Charger, a Porsche 911, a Morgan V6 Roadster and several kit cars.