It’s A Gas! The Allure of the Gas Station

Texts by Sascha Friesike

This book has been out for several years already so you may have seen reviews of it. Ignore. None of them used the right rotation in their kaleidoscope.

F1® The Movie

directed by Joseph Kosinski

If you watched actual F1 racing in 2023/24 you might have espied an extra pit box—for the fictional team at the center of this movie. Its $200,000,000 budget rivaled that of some real teams but did it buy the best racing film ever?

Formula 1: All the Races 2016–2024, Liberty Media’s Makeover

by Roger Smith

The more nano detail you carry around in your head the harder it is to recall precisely when something happened, or to whom or where. This book is a solid resource for serious folk—and probably an irresistible diversion for just about anybody.

Le Mans 2000–09, The Official History of the World’s Greatest Motor Race

by John Brooks

Here is the eight installment of the decade-by-decade coverage that is officially licensed with the race organizer.

The Kalamazoo Automobilist: 1891–1991

by David O. Lyon

You may have heard of a Wolverine, but probably not in an automotive context. Checker is a big name, of course. How about Barley, Blood, Cannon, Cornelian, Dort to name just a few of the makers you’ll encounter in this book. Street names are in many cases all that remains.

The Stylish Life Grand Prix

Texts by Elizabeth Smith

No matter what you take the title to mean, there’s a good chance you’ll be surprised by what’s in this book, not least the wide variety of photos. Some of them will really put your motorsports knowledge to the test.

The Story of a Stanley Steamer

by George Woodbury

This is not a company history but the saga of one specific 1917 model that a retired college professor took a shine to, returning a derelict to operational status. It was a complicated task in 1950 when this book was written, and would be harder now.

America’s Fire Engine, The American-LaFrance 700 Series, 1947–1959  

by Walter M. McCall and Alan M. Craig

Although that famous flat front was not the first example of cab-forward design, ALF’s success with it made it an industry standard and earned the 700 Series the nickname “America’s Fire Engine.”

From Scratch – Ferrari 330 GT

by Beat Imwinkelried

When Enzo Ferrari first saw the 330 he said it looked like an American had designed it. It had: a young Tom Tjaarda at Pininfarina. This unusual book follows the restoration of a 2+2 in photos.

Lartigue et les Autos de Course

by Pierre Darmendrail & Christophe Lavielle

From a 1905 to a 1978 race, this extraordinary photographer saw the world, and in this case race cars, in a very specific way. Students of photography and racing will find his photos remarkable.

The Chandler Automobile

A History Including the Cleveland and Chandler-Cleveland Marques

by James H. Lackey

Successful automaker, quality product, various styles, competitive prices. Promising. But an unclear product strategy and resulting overextension pulled out the rug.

Baden-Baden: The Hidden Motor City

by Roland Seiter

If you know your motoring calendar you know that this town in Germany has a place on it, and has for years. But there are a host of other transportation connections thanks to its specific history and the sort of people that were drawn to it.

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