20th September 1991
Veloce Publishing is incorporated.
Founded by Rod Grainger and Jude Brooks.
1991
First Veloce book Alfa Romeo Giulia GT & GTA by Johnny Tipler.
Veloce’s first Frankfurt Book Fair.
1992
Veloce's trade stand is used at Alfa Romeo National Meeting, Stamford Hall. First two books (Alfa Giulia GT & GTA and Alfa 8C) on sale.
Veloce’s MX-5 stripdown for the MX-5 manual.
Spring 1993
First catalogue is produced.
1994
First book in Enthusiast's Workshop Manual Series is published: Mazda MX-5 1.6 by Rod Grainger.
Veloce's first London Book Fair.
1995
SpeedPro Series is launched. First book in series: Alfa Romeo Twin-Cam Engines For Road & Track by Jim Kartalamakis.
Project MX-5 @ the barn.
1996
Tokyo Book Fair.
Dinner with Tokyo MX-5 club & Eunos Roadster fan club.
August 1996
Move to Trinity Street Dorchester.
2000
Immie, the much-loved & dearly missed resident Veloce hound at MX-5 National Meeting, Gaydon.
2001
Veloce is on the web! www.veloce.co.uk is launched.
2002
First books in Enthusiast's Restoration Manual Series are published: How to Restore Triumph TR2 TR3 & 3A, Triumph TR5250 & TR6 by Roger Williams.
2003
Jude and Kevin at ABA (American Booksellers Association) Fair, Los Angeles.
Those were the days series is launched. First book in series: Three Wheelers.
2005
The Essential Companion series is launched. First book in series: Porsche 911 SC – Supreme Porsche by Adrian Streather.
Essential Buyer’s Guide Series is launched. Series now has over books in print, and over 100,000 copies sold.
2006
Armstrong Siddeley book launch at Beaulieu.
Rally Giants series is launched. First book in series: Ford Escort Mk1 by Graham Robson.
January 2007
First edition of On the Grid newsletter.
July 2007
Veloce News blog is launched. You are here!
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December 2008
Veloce is on Twitter! @VeloceBooks
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2009
Save the Triumph Bonneville by John Rosamond book at Gaydon.
First app: VW Bus – The Essential Buyer’s Guide.
First book in WSC Giants series is published: Ferrari 312P & 312PB by Peter Collins & Ed McDonough.
October 2009
Hubble & Hattie is born. Winston ... the dog who changed my life, the first H&H book published.
Veloce book enters the House of Commons Library.
Office move to Veloce House, Poundbury.
January 2010
The move to Veloce House featured in the Western Gazette.
License deal with RAC signed.
Ted Toleman presents Bruno Senna with a copy of The Toleman Story.
The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally book by Graham Robson is launched at Dagenham Motors, Wembley, London.
Truckmakers series is launched. First book in series: DAF Trucks since 1949 by Colin Peck.
First book in RAC Handbook Series is launched: Electric Cars – The future is now by Arvid Linde.
December 2010
Alpine Renault – The Sports Prototypes by Roy Smith wins Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy at GoMW awards.
February 2011
The Fate of the Sleeping Beauties book is featured on Jay Leno’s book club.
First eBook released: Preston Tucker & others.
Veloce Digital website is launched.
Veloce is 20!
December 2011
Tony Robinson – The Biography of a Race Mechanic by Ian Wagstaff book wins Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy at GoMW awards.
April 2012
First celebrity book is published under the Hubble & Hattie imprint. Miaow! Cats really are nicer than people! by the late, great Sir Patrick Moore CBE.
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4th April 2013
Mike Brewer Day. Book launch to celebrate the publishing of Mike Brewer's The Wheeler Dealer Know How book.
Bruce Grant-Braham wins the IAM Safety Award for his book The Essential Driver’s Handbook at the GoMW awards.
Feb 2015
Veloce launches first simultaneous release of a print book, app, eBook and Drive Guide Guru microsite with Julian Parish.
Grand Prix Ford by Graham Robson book launch at Cosworth HQ.
20th September 2016
Veloce is 25!
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