The American Highway: The History and Culture of Roads in the United States

by William Kaszynski 

How did KFC start? Who was Colonel Sanders? From actual road construction to the genesis of road-related amenities, this book chronicles the story behind much of what we take for granted today.

Both Sides of the Barrier: Images and Memories from a Motor Racing Odyssey; the A-Side (1957–79) 

by Stuart Dent

Follow an amateur motorsports enthusiast in Britain around as he snaps photos and records his impressions. Got your own photos, race programs, ticket stubs? Maybe there’s a book in it.

Jacques Saoutchik, Maître Carrossier: 1948 Talbot-Lago Grand Sport Chassis 110101

by Peter M. Larsen and Ben Erickson

A car with a great story, and a book with a great story. A car with a forensic restoration, and a book with forensic research. Things like this don’t happen every day.

Norwegian Wood

by Lars Mytting

This book has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden alone. What?? This US edition is updated to include market-specific resources.

DeLorean: The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company

by Matt Stone

Big title for a small book. It doesn’t answer all questions and in a way doesn’t even ask all of them—but it does connect many dots and it certainly shines a light on the multitude of external factors the auto industry, not just boutique makers, faced in the Eighties.

Alfa Romeo: An Illustrated History, 1910–2020

by Christian Schön (editor)

As of April 2024 you can no longer order a gasoline-powered Alfa in the US. All the more reason to cast a wistful eye at the past with this book commemorating 110 years of history.

The Austin Pedal Car Story, The Fascinating History of Austin’s J40 and Pathfinder from 1946 to Present Day

by David Whyley

Austin J40 pedal cars may be diminutive. Telling their story is anything but. With over 32,000 produced since the first ones 75 years ago, they are being made again albeit with re-engineered, contemporary mechanical components.

Lola GT: The DNA of the Ford GT40

by John Starkey

This book fills a gap in the timeline between Ford getting snubbed by Ferrari and finding a new partner with whom to build race cars. Lola already had their own prototype bolted together, and Ford made them a deal. The rest is history—except the telling of that history has been incomplete.

Malta Spitfire Vs – 1942: Their Colours and Markings

by Brian Cauchi

The island of Malta is a small place that played a big role in a world war. The use of Spitfires there tipped the scales. You may not care how they were painted; but find out why you might.

The Phantom Corsair, A Remarkable Journey

by Meredith B. Jaffe

Wildly futuristic not just in looks but in technical features it cost around $24,000 to create in 1936 and if it had gone into production you could have bought one for the low-low price of $15,000—never mind that we just came out of the Great Depression. That’s not the only reason it didn’t happen.

Ferrari, From Inside and Outside

Photographs by Ercole Colombo and Rainer Schlegelmilch
by James Allen (editor)

The photos alone set this oversize book apart but the insightful text too makes unexpected connections.

Supercars

by Rudolf van der Ven

This book is more about the photographic style than any learned commentary—if such a thing were possible—about the supercar genre. Fun with cars is the theme here.

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