Archive for Author 'Helen Hutchings', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The China Car
by François Castaing
If all you have to get around is a bicycle, moving up to a car seems mighty appealing—and too often unattainable. A Chrysler project solved all the technical problems and had a solid business case, and still it wasn’t ever built.
Junkyard Nights: Haunting NorCal’s Automotive Graveyards
by Troy Paiva
A night at the graveyard, what’s not to . . . love? This light painting photographer has been lighting up the night for over 30 years and published several books showcasing his observations.
Goodyear; 3 Books About
Three different books about Goodyear. Written many years apart they manage not to duplicate any contents—a testament to the firm’s varied offerings of products and services.
Bonneville Salt Flats
by “Landspeed” Louise Ann Noeth
Each year between August and September, Bonneville Speedway is buzzing with activity as cars, trucks, and motorcycles go after land speed records or merely a bumpy, really fast joyride. But the surface is never the same twice, and the salt pan is getting thinner all the time.
Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, My Life Beyond the 1320
by Don Prudhomme with Elana Scherr
There’s nothing funny about a Funny Car cracking 250 mph. Prudhomme was the first to do that, and a host of other things. After almost five decades in motorsports he’s got stories to tell, and not just about racing!
The Cellini of Chrome
by Henry Dominguez
George Walker was flamboyant, charismatic, possessed flair and a personality that matched his beaming smile. Ford hired this capable designer as its first-ever vice president of styling.
Chris Pook & The History of The Long Beach GP
by Gordon Kirby
The Long Beach GP is pretty much the template for modern-era professional racing on city streets. It had a 45-year run, curtailed only by Covid. This book by its promotor is as attention-holding and fast-paced a read as his life has been.
Don’t Wash Mine
by Kirk F. White
Kirk White lived so many aspects of “car-ness”—from Hershey to Hot Rod Reunion, from LeMans to NHRA run-offs in Kansas, concours to conceiving and conducting the first-ever vintage car auction.
Zen and the Art of Collecting Old Cars
by Bruce Valley
After six decades around interesting cars, there are stories to be told, stories that may well save the reader headaches. Even if you’re a seasoned collector, there’s always something useful about comparing notes.
Journey to the West
by Jim Schild
It’s 1915 and two young guys are driving from New York to California. Naturally, things happen along the way. Or so the author says.
Mickey Thompson, The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in his Own Words
The first American to break the 400-mph barrier and holder of more speed and endurance records than any other man in automotive history died by—bicycle. On which the killers sent by a former business partner had ridden to his house to shoot him!
More Than Automobiles: The Packards of Warren, Ohio
by A.J. Balfour
Who was the first female FBI agent? Would you have known it was a Packard? Written by a longtime Packard enthusiast, the book follows two generations of Packards, using many previously unpublished images.
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