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

British Auto Legends, Classics of Style and Design

by Richard Heseltine
Photos by Michel Zumbrunn

Pretty cars, very pretty photos. You’ll be familiar with most of the cars and marques but here you’ll see them in ways that’ll make you want to throw your own camera away.

Monkeying With the Brass Pot – Birmingham’s Early Motor Industry

by Tim Griffiths

A first-ever look at the history of the prewar Birmingham makers of early steam carriages, cycles and motorcycles, and the motorcar.

Wolseley Special Products

by Norman Painting

If you are interested in veteran and vintage motor vehicle engineering, you’ll also be interested in non-car applications and products. From lighting sets to aero engines, Wolseley did it all.

A 100 Years of Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars

by Larry S. Glenn

Excellent photos of excellent cars. Dream now, then save. This is the trouble with books, they give you ideas . . .

Lotus 49: The Story of a Legend

by Michael Oliver

Designed for the 1967 F1 season, the Lotus 49 established itself as a dominant car in the hands of some of the greatest drivers of the day in a period when the whole grid ran the same engine.

Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, The Complete Story

by Graham Robson

A supremely recognizable Rolls-Royce that you still find on the roads today without too much effort. This book doesn’t add much we don’t know already but it is convenient to have the core facts neatly gathered in one book.

Jaguar E-Type: The Definitive History

by Philip Porter

A true 150 mph. In the 1960s. Plus a mouth-watering shape. It’s one of the few cars that was more popular in closed than in open form. And cheap (relatively). Get one! But get the book first!

Rolls Royce

by Julie Wilson

A small book for young folks offers a simple/simplistic look at an iconic carmaker.

Lola T70: The Design, Development & Racing History

by John Starkey & Franco Varani

Did you realize that the man who designed the Ford GT40 is the same who founded Lola Cars? And that the T70 is the car the GT40 was never allowed to be? That and a million other data points are presented here.

Le Mans: The Bentley and Alfa Years 1923–1939

by R.M. Clarke & A.D. Clausager

Hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles capture the early Le Mans exploits of two storied marques. They are written in gripping prose for an audience that didn’t know TV or often even radio.

Rolls-Royce 17EX, a Fabulous Destiny/ein Stück Geschichte

by Gautam Sen

For a carmaker as conservative as Rolls-Royce this 1928 experimental car was quite the statement. But why was it necessary? Is being able to go 100 miles really that important?