Retro gifts for Father's Day
(12/06/2009)

June 21st is fast approaching and you still have no idea what to get for Father's Day. Does he really need another tie, boxer shorts, slippers, handkerchiefs or socks? No! But you are on a budget, and what on earth do you get the Dad that has everything.

Why not surprise him with a gift that he is actually interested in and want to keep. Haynes has your problem solved:

My Dad's Cortina

For the nostalgic "petrol-head" Dad - My Dad's Cortina is a car book with a difference; it will take your dad back to the days when there had never been a car quite like it. The Ford Cortina was a no-nonsense, cheap, spacious, sleek and gutsy motor for ready for use on those new-fangled motorways!

Your dad will love flicking through the pages of this book which is packed with fascinating images, brief text, character and trivia, plus eye-catching images including Ford publicity material, celebrity shots and film stills. Whichever model your Dad had, they are all illustrated, including the top-of-the-range and performance versions that all Dads wanted but few got - the 1600E, Lotus-Cortina and Ghia models.

When Football was Football - A Nostalgic Look at a Century of Football

For the nostalgic "football-mad" Dad - football was founded and formalised in the middle of London's Covent Garden way back in 1863 and yet over a century later, we're still moaning about dodgy pitches and diabolical decisions. Of course, much is different today and not necessarily for the better, the game is first and foremost, an entertainment business, results-focused with an emphasis on physicality and speed over individual skill.

This book is about a rougher but better time in football, before the satellite TV cameras, the prawn sandwiches and the £100,000-a-week salaries. Let your Dad enjoy a nostalgic photographic trip of the good old days of football; the dirty shirts, team baths, lace-up boots, one-club men, supporters wearing flat caps and fedoras, and, somewhere in the pages you'll find the real heart of our game. Quite simply, it's about a time when football was football.