Jim Allen has been writing and photographing for 4x4 magazines including
Four Wheeler
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since the early 1980s, and is the author of eight books on four-wheeling and technical topics.
He is credited as a veteran journalist, and a
Jeep
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and
four-wheel drive
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historian.
Media appearances
Jim Allen was consulted prominently in the
History Channel
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's ''
Modern Marvels
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'' series, season 10
episode 37: "4x4", (2003), about the history of four-wheel drive vehicles.
He was also consulted both on-screen, and did
voice-over
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s on the
PBS-documentar
Jeep: Steel Soldier part of
WGTE-TV's "Toledo Stories" series (27 September 2007); and featured as a
Jeep
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historian on the one-hour (44 min runtime
Discovery Times documentary ''Man and Jeep''.
He further appeared in the opening episode of the Discovery Channel's TV-series ''Shifting Gears with
Aaron Kaufman''.
Personal background
Jim Allen (1954) has been a soldier, a sailor, an
ASE Certified Master Auto Technician, an off-highway driving instructor, and has first-hand experience as a farmer.
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* ''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
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He has published many books d ...
– an American historian, defense consultant, and author on military technology
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American technology writers