Archive for Items Categorized 'British', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
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?
Rolls-Royce and the Indian Princes
by Murad Ali Baig
Indian Maharajas and Rolls-Royces make for a colorful combination. This little booklet captures some of that in the form of period postcards.
A History of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Volume One, 1903–1907
by C W Morton
In the Forword, famed early Rolls-Royce collector and restorer Stanley Sears says: “THIS book had to be written and no one is more qualified to do so than Morton.”
The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby – Vol. 3
The Roycean, now in its third year, is an annual journal containing scholarly articles by a number of contributors on arcane but fascinating aspects of the history of Rolls-Royce and (Derby- and Crewe-built) Bentley motorcars up to the 1960s.
Morgan Winner at Le Mans 1962, The Story of TOK258
by Ronnie Price and Richard Shepherd-Barron
The story of the little Morgan that could. This Anniversary Edition adds a chapter by the man who took this now-famous car—which still races today—across the finish line in 1962.