Citroën SM: Accidental Death of an Icon

by Stuart Ager

How come an “icon” has a lifespan of only four years? The title implies something went wrong. Original research by a marque expert sheds new light on a complex story.

The Porsche Art Book

by Edwin Baaske (Editor)

Even if Porsches leave you cold and you dismiss the whole “car as art” issue as contrived, you will want to meet these artists and see how they work and think.

Defying Detroit, Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California

by Leslie Mark Kendall

Would you have guessed that Los Angeles County alone was once the second-largest auto manufacturing hub in the US, putting as many as half a million cars a year on the road? It’s quieter now—but still busy.

Formula 1 Champions Car by Car

Every F1 World Championship Car Since 1950

by Stuart Codling

A good driver would be great with a better car, right? Right? Well, there are many more moving parts to this question, but the driver/car combination is what this book examines. Spoiler alert: not every championship-winner driver has a championship-winning car.

Elgin Park, An Ideal American Town

by Michael Paul Smith

Everything on the cover photo looks uncannily clean, doesn’t it? That’s because it’s not real—well, not entirely. Looking at these photos will lower your pulse

P-61 Black Widow, Northrop Night Fighter in WWII

by David Doyle

Designed from the outset to incorporate then-new radar the P-61 became America’s first dedicated night fighter, capable of carrying heavy weapons to give it the bite of the deadly nocturnal predator spider it is named after.

How F1 Works: The Sport Explained

by Steve Rendle

Apparently 80 million people globally are watching each race on TV. Even if they know all about the cars and the drivers and teams, did you realize that even the size of the trophies and the color of the podium carpet are regulated? Everything is, and where would you look that up? Here.

Brooklands Belles: The Women Racers Who Took on The Men

by T.J. Hartwell

It took decades to break down the barriers barring women from competing in early motorsports on equal terms with men. Brooklands was the world’s first purpose built motor-racing circuit so if not here, where?

Benjamin Holt & Caterpillar: Tracks & Combines

by Reynold M. Wik

Mud is the enemy of wheeled machinery. Holt was the entrepreneurial and mechanical genius of a wheel-making family and his invention of a continuous track system revolutionized agriculture and heavy construction.

All Rise

My Life and Trials with the Famous, the Infamous, and the Misunderstood

by James H. Voyles Jr. with Mark Bourcier

A legal memoir? Is there an automotive connection? Yes. Kind of. But not prima facie if you want to get all legal about it.

Bloody Dangerous: Fifty Missions Over Germany

The Last First-Hand Account From World War II

by Flt Lt Colin Bell, DFC

Chew on that subtitle for a moment: the last first-hand? Sure, you’ve seen a pile of war biographies already … but this author is a centenarian. And he rappelled down the side of a building at 102. Bloody dangerous all over again.

Twilight of the Gods, Vintage Motorcycling’s Race Against Time

by Greg Adomaitis

This book posits that motorcycling in the US is at a critical moment as demographics and lifestyles are changing and new technology is making inroads.

« Older Entries