Archive for Author 'Sabu Advani', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

The Art of Gordon Crosby

by Peter Garnier

This prolific illustrator was held in wide regard but little had been recorded of his life. When this book was first published in 1978 it was the first attempt at organizing the snippets of fact and sort out the hearsay.

Porsche Speedster – Legends Live Forever 1989–2011

by Andreas Gabriel and Tobias Kindermann

Before you spend big money on a Speedster spend a little and get yourself this excellent book that, among other things and for the first time, includes factory-sanctioned data and spec sets.

MiG-29: Kościuszko Squadron Commemorative Scheme

by Robert Gretzyngier & Wojtek Matusiak

If you know your American Revolution history you know there is an American connection to this Polish Air Force squadron. If you’ve run out of ways to customize your MiG-29 kits this book will give you lots of ideas.

X-Planes of Europe II: Military Prototype Aircraft from the Golden Age 1947–1974

by Tony Buttler

The title is clear enough—except that it doesn’t tell you it’s about fighters and bombers. And even at that, it is quite selective but it is bristling with important facts and many rare photos.

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow/Bentley T-Series, Camargue & Corniche

by Malcolm Bobbitt

This 4th edition of a cornerstone of any decent Rolls-Royce/Bentley library is significantly revised and enlarged, not least because its release coincides with the model’s 60th anniversary.

Pontiac Concept & Show Cars

by Don Keefe

Pontiac was once an important test bed for new ideas and this book by an expert’s expert covers almost 70 years of concept cars and traces their influence on production models.

Mercedes-Benz WINNING! 120 Years on the World’s Greatest Race Tracks and in India

by Adil Jal Darukhanawala

A high-level overview of M-B’s global racing history and, probably for the first time in the West, an account of the marque’s passenger and commercial cars in India

Maserati: The Evolution of Style

by Roberto Iasoni, Photos by Roberto Carrer

Forget the brand or that this is about a car: if you have an affinity for the storytelling power of images, you’ll like this book.

Classic Fighters Colouring Book

by Dariusz Grzywacz

Leaving aside the question of whether children should be coloring warplanes, this book offers 3-views and outlines of 15 aircraft, along with brief specs and a few words as to their purpose. There are worse ways to spend $5.50 . . .

The Cars of Harley Earl

by David W. Temple

A fine survey not just of specific cars Earl’s fertile mind dreamed up but also of the why and how that guide a product designer’s thinking.

Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection

by Martin Roach

The ultra exotic Veyron may cost £1m to buy but it cost way more to build. So what’s in it for Bugatti? And who are the people lining up to buy it? And what’s it like to drive one? All is revealed here.