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Looking for the Real Weasel

Train Robber, Racer, Rogue – Who was Roy James?

by Rich Duisberg

Remember the “The Great Train Robbery,” that infamous 1963 UK heist? Did you know that the getaway driver was also a racer, skilled silversmith, and bon vivant?

Life on the Wilds Side! My Half Century-Plus As A Professional Racing Driver

by Mike Wilds

A teenage job in the 1960s washing cars at a British shop that built Formula Juniors out back. Thus is born a racer who not only went pro but kept at it for half a century, contesting various series. It’s about time he finally told his story.

Formula 1 Champions Car by Car

Every F1 World Championship Car Since 1950

by Stuart Codling

A good driver would be great with a better car car, right? Right? Well, there are many more moving parts to this question, but the driver/car combination is what this book examines. Spoiler alert: not every championship-winner driver has a championship-winning car.

Citroën SM: Accidental Death of an Icon

by Stuart Ager

How come an “icon” has a lifespan of only four years? The title implies something went wrong. Original research by a marque expert sheds new light on a complex story.

27: Patrick Tambay – The Ferrari Years

by Massimo Burbi with Patrick Tambay

Cosmopolitan, debonair, often described as an old-school gentleman and one of the most genuinely charming personalities in F1, this Frenchman took over the car and race number of his deceased friend and drove himself into the history books.

Spreading My Wings

One of Britain’s Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-War Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier

by Diana Barnato Walker

That subtitle tells you all you need to know. She flew 80 different types and delivered more than 260 Spitfires to the front lines. Her father was Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato, her partner in life Whitney Straight. Run, don’t walk and get a copy.

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