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

Goodwood: Revival, Members’ Meeting, Festival of Speed

by Knut Gielen

Any of the three Goodwood events are pretty much bucket list items. If you’ve never been, this book is a splendid way to see what it’s all about. If you have, ditto, because you couldn’t possibly have seen everything there is to see

Antique and Classic Cars, Vol. 2

by Richard C. Wheatley & Brian Morgan

When this book came out half a century ago, the driver had to be smart where the car wasn’t. If a manual choke or a crash gearbox have you confused, this book tells of positively alien things.

Alfa Romeo: View From the Mouth of the Dragon

by S. Scott Callan

A history of . . . well, many things, among them Alfa Romeo. But that’s almost the least noteworthy bit about this – – – let’s call it a book and get on with it.

Men of the Battle of Britain

by Kenneth G. Wynn

Some 3,000 men denied the German Luftwaffe air superiority over Britain and thereby changed the war and the world. This monumental book records each of their stories and particulars.

Paint Locker Magic: A History of Naval Aviation Special Markings and Artwork

by William Tate & Jim Meehan

There are lots of books about nose art—this one takes a completely unexpected tack and explores, among other things, why naval aircraft have fewer decorations than those of other services.

Carrera RS

by Thomas Gruber and Georg Konradsheim

If the car is hard to find these days, try finding the first edition of this epic book! This book was and is a reference-level opus, so don’t miss it again.

Bentley – The Vintage Years, Vols. 1, 2, 3

by Clare Hay

A supreme accomplishment in terms of research by the foremost living Bentley scholar, this phenomenal third edition is a beg/borrow/steal proposition for the Cricklewood crowd.

Škoda Superb, A New Era

by Lewandowski, Zimmer, Peitzmeier

Škoda has been around for 120 years. This book showcases their flagship model.

Gilles Villeneuve: His Untold Life From Berthierville to Zolder

by Károly Méhes

Even thirty years after his death one doesn’t have to look hard for memories and memorials to the well-liked GP driver. Impressions from his contemporaries are gathered here to shed light on the phenomenon.

Maserati 250F In Focus

by Anthony Pritchard

An iconic 1950s racecar, competent in its day but with an uncommonly complicated afterlife. Pritchard takes a competent stab at unraveling it.

My Lifetime in Motorsport

by S.C.H “Sammy” Davis

He lived a life colorful enough to require three versions of an autobiography! Racing driver, rallyist, motoring journalist, artist, cartoonist and man about town, he was one of the most popular and enduring figures in the history of British motorsport.

David Kimble’s Cutaways: Techniques and the Stories Behind the Art

by David Kimble

If you read about cars, you have seen Kimble’s work. His brilliant cutaways invite/require hours of study and really do show things no one could see this way on their own. Here he explains how he does it.