Archive for Author 'Helen Hutchings', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Tales from the Garage
by Rodney Kemerer
Thirty magazine columns now in book form. Musings about a little bit of everything and especially about cars—even toy cars—and their people.
Vintage Speed Parts: The Equipment that Fueled the Industry
by Tony Thacker
Dreaming about hot rods in far-away Britain in the 1960s the author couldn’t have imagined moving to California to become involved in many aspects of the speed world, from selling parts to setting speed records to running a museum—to writing piles of books.
A Hobbyist’s History of Pierce-Arrow
by Robert D. Dluhy
A celebration of the author’s personal admiration and enjoyment of the cars of the Pierce-Arrow marque with special attention on the small details that distinguish one model year or series from another.
What’s a Tailfin, Daddy? Hunter and Brook Shop for a New Car with Dad
by Allen B. Simons
The story revolves around a five- and seven-year old sister and brother. One Saturday they accompany their dad on an afternoon visit to several new car dealerships. Their mission is helping him shop for a replacement for the family car.
Iron Horse Cowgirls
by McKay & St. Vincent Vogl
A history of motorcycling in America and a social history as well. It also provides life lessons in how to prevail and overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Inside the Duesenberg SSJ, The Special Speedsters
by Angelo Van Bogart
Rare cars indeed! Exactly two produced, both still extant nearly 90 years later and in beautiful condition—now featured in a beautiful book.
Norman Conquest, One Man’s Tale of High-Flying Adventures and a Life in the Fast Lane
by Vic Norman
For £399 he’ll let you try wingwalking for yourself, or you can spend £45 and just read about it and a hundred other unusual things. That Ferrari 250GTO Nick Mason owns? Used to be his—sold for £16,000. No regrets. Never had a proper job. How does he do it?
The Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild
by John L. Jacobus
Conceived during the Great Depression as a philanthropic project by the Fisher family, the Guild became one of the largest and longest-running youth-oriented design activities ever. The Guildsmen’s 2023 Reunion will be their last ever, so this is the time to read their stories once more.
Rails Around the World Two Centuries of Trains and Locomotives
by Brian Solomon
You’d be hard-pressed to encounter working steam locos next to record-breaking electric trains in real life so a book is the way to behold all that rich history. Just think: Solomon could have looked thousands of years back and found tracked transport.
George Westinghouse, Powering the World
by William R. Huber
His teachers thought he was mentally disabled. He quit college, but he received his first patent at the age of 19. Hundreds more would follow and he became a captain of industry, his 60-odd companies providing paychecks to tens of thousands and changing the world.
Eastern Air Lines: A History, 1926–1991
by David Lee Russell
Once upon a time Eastern was the most profitable airline in the postwar era. It became Walt Disney World’s official airline. Then: strikes, fuel crisis, deregulation, management shake-ups—bankruptcy.
Le Mans 100, A Century at the World’s Greatest Endurance Race
by Glen Smale
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the three legs of the Triple Crown of Motorsports. What makes it so special? Smale has wrangled each and every race up to the 2023 running into the pages of one concise, nicely illustrated, and well-designed book.
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