Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s
by Anne Morrissy
You’ll never look at a taxi cab the same. Next time you hail one, just be glad that no one is likely to shoot at you because of it. A hundred years ago . . . different story, at least in Chicago.
Cadillac 1970–1979, An Era of American Automotive Opulence
by Robert S. Newbrough
Once upon a time, owning a Cadillac was a big deal. The decade being visited here definitely qualifies but US emissions and safety regulations plus shifting consumer preferences meant big, comfortable cruisers were on their way out.
1 of 1 Muscle Cars: Stories of Detroit’s Rarest Iron
by Wes Eisenschenk
Some cars were only ever built as a singular specimen, others ended up solo acts because no other survivors are known. Either way, chances of seeing one in the wild are slim so this book brings 37 examples to you.
Nash-Healey, A Grand Alliance
by Nikas and Chevalier
If you know the marque, you know that there has not been a prior book. If you don’t, this one will take you into a much deeper rabbit hole than just those cars. And if you appreciate intelligent writing and good design you will see here just how much is achievable.
The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook
by Gijs Mom
Different cultures produce different tech. What?? That’s just one of the points this academic text makes, enlisting 125 years of global automobile history to describe the mutually dependent development of technology and society. From engineering to driver behavior, nothing escapes scrutiny.
McLaren: The Road Cars, 2010–2024
by Kyle Fortune
Most carmakers build road cars to finance their racing effort. McLaren went the other way. With full access to their archives and personnel, along with driving impressions by automotive journalists, this book seems to tick so many boxes that even company insiders say they learned something.
Trophy Girl
by Marlis Manley
A historic novel, centered around the first national race for stock cars at Taft Stadium in Oklahoma City in July 1957, written by an author whose dad really was the first Grand National Champion.
The Graham-Bradley Tractor, A History
by Michael E. Keller
The Graham Bradley was was considered a rich man’s tractor in the late 1930. Less than 2300 were built over its 3-year production and no more than 500 survive. Here the story is told in the context of American agriculture and overall industrialization.
As a Matter of Fact, I Am Parnelli Jones
by Parnelli Jones with Bones Bourcier
Told by the protagonist as much as by his peers this memoir paints a rich picture of the people, cars, and venues in American racing of the 1960s and ‘70s in a sometimes feisty and always engaging manner.
Design & Desire
by Keith Helfet
A flat mountain top took such strong hold of young Helfet’s emotions that he felt moved to train as a designer—and found his calling, and a quarter-century gig at Jaguar. This book was originally intended as a private affair for only family and friends; thank goodness someone convinced him otherwise.
The Porsche 911 Targa Florio Photo Book
by Barbato & Marino
First held in 1906 the Targa Florio in Sicily became legendary for its hardships and danger. No other marque won there more times than Porsche and the top drivers of the day came to test their mettle. This book tells you nothing about the event—but none of the photos have been published before.
Women Behind the Wheel, An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car
by Nancy A. Nichols
The car has always shaped culture. Gender equality has never ceased to be a fiction. Meaning, women’s relationship to the car is not the same as men’s. If this is news to you, off with your head—but first read the book.
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