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The Austin Pedal Car Story, The Fascinating History of Austin’s J40 and Pathfinder from 1946 to Present Day

by David Whyley

Austin J40 pedal cars may be diminutive. Telling their story is anything but. With over 32,000 produced since the first ones 75 years ago, they are being made again albeit with re-engineered, contemporary mechanical components.

The Phantom Corsair, A Remarkable Journey

by Meredith B. Jaffe

Wildly futuristic not just in looks but in technical features it cost around $24,000 to create in 1936 and if it had gone into production you could have bought one for the low-low price of $15,000—never mind that we just came out of the Great Depression. That’s not the only reason it didn’t happen.

Mascots in Motion, Images and Stories of Automotive Aesthetics

by Steve Purdy

In spite of its title, the images are not exclusively motoring mascots as there are some body parts or trim pieces shot for the artfulness of the reflections that drew Purdy’s eye.

Tractor Wars

John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture

by Neil Dahlstrom

A case study of how “power farming” got its start at a particularly precarious time for America and also the wider world. Farm equipment manufacturers were among the largest US companies so the money is big and the egos, too.

Make It Go . . . In The Snow, People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles 

by Larry Jorgensen

If the snow isn’t right, the leisure snowmobiler just stays home. The military user, or the logger, explorer, or anyone who lives in a remote wintry area doesn’t have that luxury. Thousands of snow travel ideas have been tried, this book picks a few of them for a closer look.

The 102nd Ambulance Company in World War I

by Andrew W. German

The US entered the war late but right away stood up medical services and set up hospitals that would be located many miles behind the front and accessible by ambulance trains. As if trench warfare and gas gangrene wasn’t bad enough, there’s also the influenza epidemic of 1918. Fortify yourselves.

A Pictorial History 

Book series / Various authors

Shown here are just some of the covers of a new and growing series of books. Sometimes a pint-sized book is all you need or can carry with you for quick reference.

The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle Cars

Every Model from 1960 to Today

by Mike Mueller

The modern-era Challengers and Chargers that were phased out in 2023 followed a long line of iconic ancestors. This book is a quick introduction to a uniquely American flavor of car.

De Dion Bouton, The Veteran Years 1899–1904 

by Michael Edwards

The innovative marque already had plenty of experience with things mechanical before it popularized the motorcar in France and helped established its auto industry. The well-built cars were expensive even in their home market. And then the American imports came.

Bev Doolittle

by Elise Maclay

Can you tell from the cover why she’s called “the camouflage artist”? Look at her paintings, mostly watercolors of the American West, from a distance and you will see things hidden when they’re right under your nose.

Razzle Dazzle, United States Navy Ship Camouflage in World War I

byJames H. Bruns

You may look at a bedazzled ship and wonder, What’s the Point? Doesn’t it draw more attention now? Unlike straight-up camo, it’s not about blending in but obscuring the target’s distance and shape as well as speed and heading.

1 of 1 Muscle Cars: Stories of Detroit’s Rarest Iron

by Wes Eisenschenk

Some cars were only ever built as a singular specimen, others ended up solo acts because no other survivors are known. Either way, chances of seeing one in the wild are slim so this book brings 37 examples to you.

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