Archive for Items Categorized 'British', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

McLaren From The Inside

by Tyler Alexander

From mechanic to team principal, Alexander was as “inside” as it is possible to be. And he’s an amateur photographer to boot. Watch the birdie.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Strive For Perfection

by Andreas Braun (editor)

No, Rolls-Royces are not literally perfect—it is the constant striving that has kept the marque at the top of the ultra luxury market for over a hundred years, an absolutely singular achievement.

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

by Davide Bassoli

Think what you may of Rolls-Royces but you’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the Silver Cloud’s sublime shape and proportions. From overall history to meticulous specs, there is no better book than this gem.

Rolls-Royce Motors: The Crewe Years

by Malcolm Bobbitt

Hard to imagine but a mere 64 pages manage to convey one of the best condensed versions of what was this fabled marque’s home for most of its now 110-year history.

Jewels in the Crown – How Tata of India Transformed Britain’s Jaguar and Land Rover

by Ray Hutton

Two long-established British firms now in Indian hands. Why? How? Is it a good thing? Take a look at the current cars and you have your answer. And read this book.

50 Years with a Rolls-Royce Twenty

by David G. Davis

You own the same car for fifty years, you got something to say about how to keep it humming. It’s had two new chassis and four new bodies, and this little book gives a good idea of how a vintage car can be a daily driver.

The Life and Times of Henry Edmunds

by Paul Tritton

An important biography from the early history of Rolls-Royce of an inventor, visionary, and an automobilist of the first hour.

50 Years with Rolls-Royce, My Reminiscences

by Donald Eyre

The author worked under, and with, one of the legendary founders of a legendary company, and he worked on any number of high-caliber design and engineering projects.

Cooke Street, A Pilgrim’s Guide

by David G. Dudley

For dyed-in-the-wool Rolls-Royce folks this little booklet offers a welcome, and first and only look at the archaeology of a long-lost Rolls-Royce building that had been demolished in 1965.

Lotus 72: Formula One Icon

by Michael Oliver

First fielded in 1970 this wedge on wheels racked up a winning streak that remained unmatched for almost a decade. Obviously not everything was sunshine and light.

Survivor: The Story Of a Unique 1929 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Thrupp & Maberly Phaeton Tourer

by Charles Vyse

This Workshop Guide intends to help the average owner gain a deeper understanding of their car and properly maintain it. It is also a social history of the car’s and its owners’ lives.