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

Lola T70: The Design, Development & Racing History

by John Starkey & Franco Varani

Did you realize that the man who designed the Ford GT40 is the same who founded Lola Cars? And that the T70 is the car the GT40 was never allowed to be? That and a million other data points are presented here.

Vitesse~Élégance: French Expression of Flight and Motion

by Serge Bellu; Michael Furman photos

This third book about the Mullin Automotive Museum examines the cross-pollination between France’s aero and auto designers between the two world wars. Sounds too complicated? Just drool over the photos!

First to Fly: North Carolina and the Beginnings of Aviation

by Thomas C. Parramore

There’s apparently more to North Carolina’s place in aviation history—or lore—than the Wright brothers! A local historian lays it all out.

All About Bond

by Terry O’Neill

Many unpublished photos by an important photographer offer a candid look at a cultural touchstone that is now half a century old!

Citroën DS: The World’s Most Beautiful Car

by Daniel Denis & Thibaut Amant

Even a car as large as the DS probably can’t hold all the books written about it. This one is different! Photos you haven’t seen before and taken by someone who “gets” the car accompany a solid model history.

Surviving Bomber Aircraft of World War Two

by Don Berliner

Where are they now, the bombers that returned home? This book points you in the right direction and tells you something about them.

Museo Ducati: Six Decades of Classic Motorcycles of the Offical Ducati Museum

by Chris Jonnum, Photography by Peter Harholdt

About 600,000 people visit this museum every year. This book shows why or will prepare you for your own visit.

Alfa Romeo 916 GTV and Spider: The Complete Story

by Robert Foskett

This popular and competent car never made it to American shores but at last there is now a really good book about it. With Alfa’s imminent (?) return to the US its time for a new generation of enthusiasts to see what’s what.

Reincarnation: Car Parts Reborn

by Lou Carvell

Some cars have parts that have such strong lines that their sculptural qualities can stand on their own. Carvell takes this idea further, much further.

British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II

by Tony Buttler

In many ways, aircraft that do not get built or become household names play just as large role in the advancement of knowledge: they show what doesn’t work or isn’t feasible or is ahead of its time. This book is full of them.

Talbot-Lago Grand Sport: The Car From Paris

by Peter M. Larsen & Ben Erickson

A big book about a small car built in small numbers. Both are expensive! The story is told in the wider context of the French auto industry and the dying art of the coachbuilder.

World’s Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft

by Mike Machat

This super sleek photo recon plane did fly faster, higher, and farther than anything else in the sky but the relentless march of progress sidelined it.