Four years in the making this book is an absolute must for anytransport enthusiast. The ideal present for the truckie in your life or any-onewith an interest in road transport. Written by renown transport historian a Ms Liz Martin OAM, this book is the most comprehensive historyof Australian road transport yet written.The high quality coffee table book is full colour, features ahard cover and dust jacket with 450 pages of history including over 500 YES,OVER 500 A to Z listings of marques that made their impression in Australia. 

Do you know what the first commercial vehicle in Australia was?Or.... what a Zeigler, Zeligson or Zeta was? What was the story behind the Fowler Landliner or a Bova orLever's Golden Eagle......or a Rugby or Ruggles? What is a Nodwell or the MoleMink. What connection could there possibly be between Rolls Royce,Aspro and building remote airstrips in Central Australia and soldierrehabilitation? A forgotten Australian story Do you know how to tell the difference between WWII Maple Leaf,GMC, Chevrolet or Holden ...Are you sure?????

What is the story behind the early Australian vehicles such asAnzac, the Southern Cross and the Lincoln Six . Did the Japanese really steal the Austin Seven design to maketheir famous but short-lived Datsun '13'. Can a car really run on air, or a huge mining truck be remotecontrolled?
What did some Kenworth, Brockway, Mack, Peterbilt, Hayes andLeader trucks have in common????

Why is the T Model called the Tin Lizzie? Why was the People'sCar, the VW Beetle, called Hitlers Revenge? And which car make is it that picksup five times more women than a Lamborghini? You can read all this and all about the more common marques oftoday as well as some of the iconic people responsible for bringing them intothe country - the likes of Max Winkless and Ed Cameron.

Read about those legends whom built them right here in Australia- innovators such as Frank Bottrill, Kurt Johannsen and Don Rhodes and thestory behind some of the iconic dealers such as Brown & Hurley and theCrawford family.
Many of yesterdays workhorses are also featured - the EnglishAEC, Commer, Leyland, Foden, Austin, the American Diamond T, Fords,Internationals, Chevrolet and the European Scania, Volvo and MAN and hundredsmore....