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GHOSTS 2025 Calendars, The Great War & A Time Remembered

by Philip Makanna

Excellent air-to-air shots, esthetically pleasing, technically tricky, suitable for framing, not expensive. What more could you ask for?

Classic American Car Parts: A Pickers Guide to Buying & Selling

by David H. Lehr

If you want to learn about selling car parts, this book tells how to find, price, market, store and ship them. If you’re “just” a buyer, you’ll get a glimpse of how a dealer sees you.

The Boats of Summer: New York Harbor and Hudson River Day Passenger and Excursion Vessels 

by Richard V. Elliott

In the early days, summer life in NYC meant catching a steamer upriver, perhaps returning by train. Two splendid books representing decades of research look at 63 of the over 1000 vessels that provided such a service, ending in the 1970s when diesels had already taken the place of steam.

The Original Ford GT 101

by Ed Heuvink

The first prototype, the one from which the Ferrari-beating Ford GT sprang, was scrapped in period—and resurrected 50 years later. Both models are covered in this superbly illustrated book.

Nieuport 1875–1911: A Biography of Edouard Nieuport

by Gérard Pommier & Bertrand Pommier

Edouard and his brother’s names are writ large in the history of early aviation but try finding a proper full-length biography about them. This isn’t one either but it does contain useful items.

Remarkable Motor Races

by Andrew Benson

Forty-eight events are presented, from the point of view of what it’s like to race there, what makes each unique, and some of the big moments that encapsulate the fact that, unlike any other sport, in racing it is the “playing surface” itself that plays an active role.

On The Prowl, The Definitive History of the Walkinshaw Jaguar Sports Car Team

by Neil Smith

TWR was associated with several marques, not to mention a great variety of privateer efforts, but the relationship with Jaguar was a particularly bright one and very much deserving of a book as exceptional as this.

The Heroes We Needed

The B-29ers Who Ended World War II and My Fight to Save the Forgotten Stories of the Greatest Generation

by Trevor McIntyre

This is not another color-within-the-lines aircraft history. If you have an imagination, it’ll hit you were it hurts. And, sure, you’ll learn plenty.

Mustang: 60 Years

by Donald Farr

Now in its seventh generation, the Mustang has been in continuous production since 1964. More importantly, it has remained the “type” of car it started as—although it did have its bloated periods—with only the Mach-E departing entirely from form.

Porsche Racing Cars: 2006 to 2023

by Brian Long

The latest installment in this trilogy picks up the story when Porsche resumed motorsports activities after a few low-profile years and considers both works and customer contenders.

When Wedge had the Edge

by Gautam Sen

Not every car design that is pointy on one end and thick on the other qualifies as a wedge. If this is news to you, or if you thought wedge styling had its moment half a century ago and was then relegated to the margins of history, read this book.

Art of the Automobile in Miniature

by Gerald Amery Wingrove

It’s not surprising to learn that this master model maker started out as a lathe operator. What is surprising are the heights he reached, and the prices his work commands.

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