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Mercedes and Benz Racing 1900–1955: An Appreciation

by Roy P. Smith

Written by someone “with an insatiable passion for motorsport” this massive tome takes a fresh and deeper look at the role of a storied name. Why does it only go to 1955? It’s probably not what you think. And of course it didn’t end there anyway.

Landmarks in American Automotive Law

Legal Experts Examine 25 Influential Cases

by Kevin M. McDonald and John R. Trentacosta

Legal haggles of any stripe are as old as the automobile itself. A current hot topic: the Right to Repair. Porsche is currently facing such an antitrust lawsuit. And remember Dieselgate??

The Ferrari 250 GTO Spotting Guide

by Yan-Alexandre Damasiewicz

Small enough to slip into your coat pocket this handy field guide is meant to help identify which of the 36 cars you’re looking at—provided you ever see one in the wild at all. Even if you don’t, you’ll learn here about not only the differences as-new but also mods made in later years.

Jim McGee, Crew Chief of Champions

by Gordon Kirby 

He cut his teeth working on a private Indy entry cobbled together in a backyard garage and rose to run some of the big-league outfits of his day. An important book about an important man.

Bentley, A Motoring Miscellany

A Random Reference for the Modern Enthusiast

by Nicholas Foulkes

A Random Reference? The author’s stated purpose for this little book is to “amuse,” and it does.

Pace Cars of the Indy 500  

by L. Spencer Riggs

From Speedway co-founder Carl Fisher’s 1911 Stoddard-Dayton on the book cover to any of the subsequent ones, the Indy pace car remains an enduring tradition, and it represents enormous PR value to the respective maker.

Ultimate GT40 – The Definitive History, Vol 1

by Ronnie Spain

In 1966 three GT40 Mk IIs ruined Ferrari’s day at Le Mans. This book will also ruin something . . . your bank balance, if you go for all four volumes.

Paolo Martin: Visions in Design

by Paolo Martin

You may look at the cover and see a famous Ferrari but Martin is really at home in any area of design, a story told here in over a thousand images accompanied by thoughtful and inspiring commentary by the man himself.

Maserati 250F: A Legendary Formula 1 Car

by Walter Bäumer & Jean-François Blachette

If you follow the serious 250F literature you know there is untrodden ground. Is this the book to button it all up? It pretty much is. It is massive in terms of physical attributes, and massively important.

Three’s a Crowd: The First 20 Years of British Formula 3

A Pictorial History 1964–1983 from Stewart to Senna via Walker and Warwick

by Chris & Tony Ellard

You probably recognize all of those names, but there are many, many more here, embedded into rich, mostly photographic context.

An Unauthorized Future Driver’s Guide

by Robert M. Kennedy

Gotta start somewhere, right? There are currently eight books in this educational series for children and they are meant for intergenerational bonding, meaning to be read to or alongside the kiddos.

Drag Racing’s Quarter-Mile Warriors II

by Doug Boyce

A “where are they now” look at once famous cars embedded into plenty of detail about people, cars, and places. Written in an engaging style you’ll encounter a unique aspect of car culture in America.

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