Alwin Springer – Racing With Porsche in North America

by Alwin Springer with Wilfried Müller

From his days as journeyman mechanic to cofounding a legendary Porsche tuning company to working for Porsche directly, Springer has led Porsche to many of its most significant milestones in North America. He may be retired but he’s not done!

Old Farm Tractors

by Philip A. Wright

The tractors in this book were “old” already when it first came out, six decades ago. Now they’re ancient, and increasing in popularity as collector’s items. Unless it’s an ultra classic, which could top a million dollars, they’re even affordable.

Drive Different: Restomods and Iconic Automobiles Reimagined

by Mikey Snelgar

Restomods are part restoration, part reinvention but they embody a different philosophy than the hot rods or muscle cars of old. Even carmakers themselves have a hand in this game. The levels of craftsmanship and innovation are amazing.

How To Listen To Jazz

by Ted Gioia

Think of this book as akin to attending a graduate course in jazz appreciation. Because this book covers the subject in more than a cursory, introductory manner, we hesitate to use the cliché “Jazz 101.” Think of this book as a syllabus and find out how to “register for class.”

Cobra Man: The Automotive Odyssey of DICK COHEN

From Corvettes to the Ken Miles GT40

by Jim Kreuz with Dick Cohen

If you follow car auctions you recognize Cohen’s name. Who knows why the book title puts it in caps but he certainly lived/lives large: professor to junkyard owner to car flipper to vintage racer to university dean. The book covers more than just the cars.

Audi’s Historic Fleet: Horch, DKW, NSU, Wanderer, Auto Union, Audi AG

by Audi Tradition

Audi does have a museum but this book takes you on a visual tour of a vast collection of some 1000 vehicles that is not open to the public.

F1 Racing Confidential: Inside Stories from the World of Formula One

by Giles Richards

Interviews with nineteen men and women working at every level of F1 shine a light on the jobs of people you don’t normally read about but also on their usually fascinating journeys there.

Reflections on Automotive History, Volumes I–III

by Bill Vance

Three volumes present a collection of essays on cars and people and the times in which they operated. Out of print but worth looking for!

The Ferrari Under the Bed, A Memoir and History of 0046M

by Darrell Westfaul 

Ok, so there’s not literally an entire Ferrari under anyone’s bed. That chassis no. belongs to a 166 Mille Miglia from 1950, rare stuff. The author bought it when he was 21, putting all his savings into it. He kept for over 40 years, and most of that time it was in storage.

Mercedes and Auto Racing in the Belle Epoque, 1895–1915

by Robert Dick

An exceptional book in terms of writing craft and research acumen takes you back to the earliest of the early days, drawing on period sources and kept on point by the author’s expertise in mechanical engineering and automotive history.

Factory Air: Cool Cars in Cooler Comfort, An Illustrated History of Automotive Factory Air- Conditioning, Vol 2, 1953: The Magical Year

by Allen B. Simons

Full of previously unpublished information and imagery this second volume shows that AC was becoming fully established in American cars, and more importantly, fully integrated into the cabin as opposed to trunk- or window-mounted add-ons.

Delage, France’s Finest Car

by Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise

“The Beautiful French Car” is not a slogan cooked up by a clever press person but an accolade given by the public. The serious literature on this marque is quite thin and this book goes a long way towards painting a definitive picture of the entire lifespan of the company, not just the glamour decade from the late 1920s onwards.

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