Archive for Author 'Helen Hutchings', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The Citgo Story, 1910–2010. 100 Years, A Zillion Miles
by Monty Johnson
Oil is in the news these days, and so is Venezuela. The Cities Service Company has to do with both. In fact, right here and now it is in danger of having its assets seized, something this book honoring the firm’s centenary did not foresee.
Indianapolis 500 Chronicle
by Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs
Of the many full-sweep Indy books this 1998 effort made a credible and for its day herculean attempt to weed out errors that had long dogged the record. Today we can say it is a better book than it had been given credit for.
Douglas DC-8
by Wolfgang Borgmann
Initially conceived as an aerial-refueling tanker for the USAF, Douglas lost that bid to Boeing but pivoted to reconfigure the project as a long-range civilian jetliner; it would outlast its Boeing competitor by a wide margin—one flew in the US as late as 2025.
Midnight Flyboys
by Bruce Henderson
Operation Carpetbagger was a covert op and remained classified for half a century but then received a Presidential Unit Citation and Congressional Gold Medals for the outsize contributions to the war effort.
An Unauthorized Future Driver’s Guide
by Robert M. Kennedy
Gotta start somewhere, right? There are currently eight books in this educational series for children and they are meant for intergenerational bonding, meaning to be read to or alongside the kiddos.
SCARAB: Race Log of the All-American Specials 1957–1965
by Preston Lerner
Lance Reventlow was a quintessential Gentleman Racer of the 1950s. Having a stepfather who won the Targa Florio is an obvious inspiration to a child, having a mother who is one of the wealthiest women in the world can bankroll dreams.
Beetle, Volkswagen’s Little Giant: From Old Reliable to New Sensation
by The Auto Editors of Consumer Guide™
The Beetle became a worldwide phenomenon with well over 22 million produced over three quarters of a century. When the retro-themed New Beetle came out in 1998 so did this book.
Men, Steam and The Driven Wheel
by Edward Yeomans
The topic is steam locomotives and the people who master them, so to think that in its day this book—For All Who Work or Play at Railroading—was described as “beautifully written, touched with deep philosophy” seems like a stretch. It’s definitely worth reading
Legends in Motion
Inside Stories and Driving Adventures from the Wonderful World of Cars
by Gary L. Witzenburg
An industry insider and motoring writer uses his 11th book to look back on cars, people, projects, and an assortment of topics he once covered for multiple media outlets across four decades.
Spellbinder, The Life of James J. Nance
by Stuart R. Blond
If the name of James Nance brings to mind “Studebaker Packard,” it’s not usually in a friendly way. He had the misfortune of presiding over the ambitious automaker’s final years—and is often enough blamed for them. There’s never been a book written about his working and personal life until now so be prepared to reevaluate that assessment.
Wheels of Change, Headlines from a Village on the Edge of the Motor Age
by Joe Baldwin with Tom and Bill Overbaugh
Short of opening a space port in your part of town there is really no way a contemporary reader can grasp how exotic a first-ever encounter with an automobile must have been. Contemporary newspapers help.
Massey-Ferguson Tractors
by Michael Williams
This became the most widely sold and recognized brand of agricultural machinery in the world. Many mergers, reorganizations, and licensees later it is now almost 150 years old and still in business.
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