AC Cobra by Brian Laban is definitely "The Complete Story." If it weren't for the fact that the Cobra is my absolute dream car, I wouldn't have been able to finish this book. Yes, it's got great pictures, but it's far too close to a tech manual for my feeble/female brain to grasp.
If you already have a thing for cars, read it. If not...you probably won't gain much from it.

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