{"title":"Martin Port","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"jcb-book-martin-port-9781913089177","title":"JCB","description":"This book is an unabashed celebration of one of Great Britain's greatest engineering names and the remarkable machines that can be seen in action all over the world. From the first trailer, produced from post-war scrap metal in 1945 to the latest award-winning electric mini-digger - the story of JCB is told through a remarkable collection of images from the company's own archives.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49515896602897,"sku":"GOR011579848","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49740310544657,"sku":"NGR9781913089177","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49796866900241,"sku":"GOR012075510","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50337969897745,"sku":"GOR011959913","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1913089177.jpg?v=1751155849"},{"product_id":"trans-africa-land-rover-book-martin-port-9781913089290","title":"Trans Africa Land Rover","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49741191905553,"sku":"NGR9781913089290","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50556338045201,"sku":"GOR013998265","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1913089290.jpg?v=1751155850"},{"product_id":"mini-scrapbook-book-martin-port-9781907085949","title":"Mini Scrapbook","description":"Launched in 1959, the Mini helped to change automotive design, with its unique combination of aesthetics, space efficiency, engineering approach, and handling. Alec Issigonis's masterpiece was an instant hit - not just with the buying public, but with celebrities and racers alike, from Sir Stirling Moss to 'The Fab Four'. The Mini became a much-loved staple of the British car industry - a position that it has arguably enjoyed for 60 years and continues today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this latest addition to the Scrapbook series from Porter Press International, the story of this unique little car is broken up into accessible nuggets and aided by a collection of archive and contemporary photography, to illustrate just what makes the Mini so special in this, its 60th year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Martin Port set the scene with a look at why this charismatic little car is so loved around the world. He reveals how the concept became a reality and covers each main incarnation of the classic Mini, from 1959 to 2000. From celebrity owners to appearances on the silver screen, competition wins and all sorts of weird and wonderful Mini variants - this is the ultimate visual guide to an icon of British design. ","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50394664796433,"sku":"CIN1907085947G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52499331645713,"sku":"GOR010083548","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1907085947.jpg?v=1751092324"},{"product_id":"jue-477-book-martin-port-9781907085789","title":"JUE 477","description":"Revealed to the world in 1948, the Land-Rover not only revived the Rover Company's fortunes in an austerity-riddled post-war period, but galvanized its future, thanks to the model's almost immediate success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With the manufacture of an initial 48 'pre-production' examples coming to a close, the first official production models were assembled - starting with chassis 860001. As original factory records prove, this pivotal vehicle was destined for His Royal Highness King George VI, but the decision was made to postpone the presentation and instead, 'number one' was retained by the factory until 1950, when it was registered JUE 477 before leaving Rover Company ownership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After decades left out in the cold and exposed to the elements, 860001 had certainly seen better days, but thanks to the determination of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder and Chairman of INEOS, the future of JUE 477 was secured in 2017. Over the next two years, a dedicated team of experts, led by chief restorer, Julian Shoolheifer set about restoring the vehicle while retaining as much of its original DNA as was physically, and safely, possible and making sure that this remarkable vehicle's history and past life was still worn with pride.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50644998947089,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50644999897361,"sku":"GOR013129195","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53393870586129,"sku":"GOR014898657","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1907085785.jpg?v=1750769943"},{"product_id":"jcb-scrapbook-book-martin-port-9781913089184","title":"JCB Scrapbook","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52527307292945,"sku":"NGR9781913089184","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52628568342801,"sku":"GOR014569115","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53240068702481,"sku":"GOR014823645","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781913089184.jpg?v=1760621840"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-martin-port.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}