Jim Allen (4x4 writer)

Jim Allen (1954)[1] has been a soldier, a sailor, an ASE Certified Master Auto Technician, an off-highway driving instructor, and a farmer. He's been writing and photographing for 4x4 magazines including Four Wheeler since the early 1980s and is the author of eight books on four-wheeling and technical topics.[2][3][4]

Media appearances

Jim Allen was consulted prominently in the History Channel's Modern Marvels series, season 10 episode 37: "4x4" (2003), and appeared in the opening episode of the Discovery Channel's TV-series Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman.

Bibliography [5]
  • Classic 4 X 4s, Illustrated Buyer's Guide (November 1, 1997)
  • Chevy & GMC Pickup Performance Handbook (Performance Handbook Series; October 1, 2000)
  • Jeep (Motorbooks; June 25, 2001)
  • Four-Wheeler's Bible (Motorbooks Workshop; December 14, 2002)
  • Jeep, Collector's Library ( Motorbooks; December 11, 2004)
  • Differentials: identification, restoration & repair with Randy Lyman (Everett, WA: Ring & Pinion Services, 2006)
  • Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop; August 15, 2007)
  • Four-Wheeler's Bible: 2nd Edition (Motorbooks Workshop; July 19, 2009)
  • International Scout Encyclopedia: The Authoritative Guide to IH's Legendary 4x4 with John Glancy (Octane Press, 2016)

See also
  • David Doyle - American writer on historic military vehicles, hardware, aircraft and warships
  • Steven Zaloga – an American historian, defense consultant, and author on military technology

References
  1. Differentials: identification, restoration & repair – Jim Allen & Randy Lyman – Trove
  2. "Jim Allen". Hachette Book Group. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. International Scout Encyclopedia_ The Authoritative Guide to IH's Legendary 4x4 – Google Books
  4. Allen, Jim. Jeep 4X4 Performance Handbook. MotorBooks International. p. 2. ISBN 9781616730536.
  5. Jim Allen: Books, Biography – Amazon.com
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