Archive for Author 'Sabu Advani', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO
by Joe Sackey
Unless you’re made of money you won’t be able to buy a 288. But if you buy this book you can read the actual owner’s manual, see how the custom luggage hugs the trunk just so, and count the fins on the valve cover. Oh, and learn its story.
Warhol and Cars, American Icons
by Gail Stavitsky
Andy Warhol put his mind, and his brush, to all sorts of consumer goods. Would the images in this museum show resonate if they were not by a famous, iconic, controversial artiste?
311 Squadron
by Pavel Vančata
A number of foreign nations fought with the British in WWII. Here Czech bomber crews serving in the RAF get a nod.
Automotive Jewelry
by Michael Furman
Commentary by historians, designers, authors, collectors and curators accompanies a selection of superb photos by someone who divines the essence of a car and knows how to photograph it.
The Ferrari Book
by Günther Raupp
And lead us not into temptation . . . an irresistible book for anyone who appreciates photography. Even if you’re not a Ferrari guy/gal.
Still Life with Cars, An Automotive Memoir
by John L. Lumley
A life with cars is anything but “still,” as these entertaining vignettes prove. You recognize yourself in Lumley’s trials and tribulations—and triumphs.
Ultimate Car Collector Guide
by James J. Schild
“Everything you want to know about car collecting but were afraid to ask!” Or, in the case of the novice hobbyist, didn’t know to ask. The author has been there/done that so that you may profit from his experience!
Tricycles, Quadricycles and Light Cars 1894–1907: A Forgotten History
by Aldo Carrer
Tons of photos—but little else—of the earliest of the early days of mobility. From vehicles to buildings to fashion, you’re “not in Kansas anymore.”
Autowork
by Robert Asher and Ronald Edsforth (Editors)
What’s life like on the “inside” for the men and women who make cars in the US? From the early days up to the 1980s, these essays paint a not so rosy picture of the conditions at work and, by extension, at home.
The 1924 Coolidge-Dawes Lincoln Tour
by Larry Krug
Eyewitness accounts from an epic US presidential campaign that covered thousands of miles by road, involved over 100,000 vehicles, and reached millions of people—in 1924, when passable roads where still a novelty.
Surviving Trainer & Transport Aircraft of the World
by Don Berliner
Add experimental planes, gliders, helicopters and various record-setters to the title and you see how far this book ranges. If you want to find them in museums, this book is the guide.
Americas Wildest Show Rods of the 1960s & 1970s
by Scotty Gosson
Imagine you went to a car show—with the very people who designed or built those cars. And heard them rib and egg each other on. And hear the respect too. That’s this book.
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