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Colin Chapman: Wayward Genius

by Mike Lawrence

The title hints at the dichotomy in the Lotus founder’s character but the book makes an effort to show that Chapman compartmentalized his waywardness: questionable morals as a friend and businessman but (almost) never in motorsports.

John Z, the DeLorean, and Me: Tales from an Insider

by Barrie Wills

DeLorean’s longest-serving employee became its last CEO and so knows the firm’s history from all angles. You’ll probably end up retiring a good many of the falsehoods that have sprung up over the years.

American Road Racing 1948–1950, The Sport Revived

by Joel E. Finn

Unshackled from the worries and restrictions of the war years, organized motorsports quickly regained its foothold in the US. In fact, it grew so quickly that racers and organizers struggled to keep up with the rapid changes, not least the transition from amateurs to professionals.

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