Deadliest Decade: How Speed, Money, and Technology Transformed Auto Racing

by Preston Lerner

Can you guess which decade this book will be about? 1964 to 1973. But it really reaches farther. Bad things are allowed to happen because good things are expensive and inconvenient. Then critical mass is reached. It was ever thus.

Against All the Others: Porsche’s Racing History, Volume 2 – 1969

by Randy Leffingwell

This book takes us into the era of the mighty 917. Nothing about that car was simple and given its teething problems, success was almost a surprise—leading to absolute domination, leading to more restrictive technical regs, leading to … the end. But other Porsches soldiered on.

Ferrari Milestones 

by Roland Löwisch

Milestone cars, that’s exactly what this book covers, 43 of them, from as early as 1948 to as recent as 2025.

Life at Shutter Speed, Two Decades of Larry Chen Photography

by Larry Chen

Chen is the only automotive photographer to hold the title of Canon Explorer of Light. He’s probably shot five million frames and is a big mover in the influencer sphere. See why in this retrospective.

Andrea Moda Formula

The Legend of the Formula One Team Too Bad To Be True

by Ian Strathcarron

Did you follow F1 in 1991/92? Even if you did, this Italian team may not have carved out a slot in your memory. They started only one single race. They got so much wrong, the FIA banned the team. Was their fate inevitable?

CTX 500, Last Train to Cockfosters

by David Brodie

The cover of this memoir looks harmless enough. If the author’s name means anything to you, you know it won’t be.

Beyond Fundamental Carburetion

The Evolution of Fuel and Engine Control Systems

by Dean G. Tryon

Written with the antique, classic, and collectible car owner as well as restorer and mechanic in mind this text explains the theory and practice behind the transition from carbs to fuel injection.

The Maserati Book

by Roland Löwisch

Published in the centenary year of the first-ever race win of a Maserati-branded car this photo-heavy, text-light book showcases several decades worth of select road cars with at least some motorsports reference.

Grand Prix Ford: Ford, Cosworth and the DFV

by Graham Robson

Ford bankrolled the Double Four Valve. Big money, big resources, big wins. Also big friction, and not in a technical sense. This is a reprint of a 2015 title, now at a lower price. Big win.

Mustang Unbridled, The High-Octane History of Ford’s Legendary Pony Car

by Robert M. Kennedy

Seven generations of Mustangs over sixty consecutive years: now that’s longevity.

Kaga and Akagi: Aircraft Carriers in the Imperial Japanese Navy

by Lengerer & Ahlberg

The only carriers ever designed with three superimposed flight decks, these two ships played key roles in the Pacific War, and both were sunk at the Battle of Midway. This small book draws on Japanese-language primary source material.

American Road Racing 1948–1950, The Sport Revived

by Joel E. Finn

Unshackled from the worries and restrictions of the war years, organized motorsports quickly regained its foothold in the US. In fact, it grew so quickly that racers and organizers struggled to keep up with the rapid changes, not least the transition from amateurs to professionals.

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