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

Der Typ 650

by Peter Kirchberg

A mystery racecar, long thought to be an offspring of the fabled Silver Arrows and certainly presented as such by an unscrupulous broker working for a government keen on drumming up hard currency. Riveting stuff. If you don’t read German: fantastic photos.

Lyons’ Jaguar XJ – Ein Vermächtnis in drei Serien

by Heiner Stertkamp

It helps to have a mental image of the car scene in 1968 to appreciate just how different the fluid, curvy lines of this performance-oriented sedan were. This elegant German book gives a good account.

Jacques Saoutchik – Maître Carrossier

by Peter M.Larsen & Ben Erickson

A book the likes of which you don’t see often—about cars the likes of which you don’t see often. A lovely combination, but available in very limited numbers only. So read the review quickly!

German Air Projects 1935–1945, Fighters

by Marek Ryś

Necessity is the mother of all invention but even without the pressures of WW II forcing people to color way outside the lines, the vastness of German inventiveness showcased here is simply amazing.

German Aircraft Instrument Panels, Vol. 1

by Dariusz Karnas

This first installment in a new series called “INSIDE” takes you, well, inside, in this case the cockpits of six German WW II aircraft.

Rolls-Royce and the Halifax

by Dave Birch

Bolt a good motor to a good (on paper) airframe and you have one competent aircraft, right? Only if everyone sings off the same sheet, which was not the case here and which is what this book explores.

Albatros Fighter Aircraft of WWI

by Dave Douglass

Get those paintbrushes out! This book is for modelers—or anyone who is just insatiably curious.

The Rolls-Royce Story & The Bentley Story

by Reg Abbiss

Everyone has heard of the names—but not everyone knows that these marques are 100 years old or even that they were built by the same company for most of those years. A lot happens over a hundred years and these little books will whet your appetite for more.

Ferrari: 2015 Official Scuderia Ferrari Calendar

The 2014 Formula 1 season from a Ferrari point of view as captured by half a dozen world-class photographers.

Porsche 928

by Brian Long

A decade after this model’s production ended, the world is finally realizing that this is a really special car. If you didn’t already know that, this book will tell you. And if you’re in the market for one you’d better find one pronto.

Ferrari Myth 2015: The Official Ferrari Calendar

by Günther Raupp

A super-premium, limited-edition, oversize collection of artistic renditions of Ferraris that is only called a “calendar” because it does have a tiny string of numbers on the bottom of each page.

Old Contemptible

by Charles Howard

The long subtitle says it all: “The history of chassis number 2095, a 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, and the car’s first two valiant owners, Barrington Stopford and Walter Carlile, both of whom drove it in The Great War.”

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