Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
John, George and the HWMs: The First Racing Team to Fly the Flag for Britain
by Simon Taylor
Underdogs. One a mechanical engineer, the other almost a household name as a quite good race driver. England is picking itself up after the war so they stood up a race team—because they could and because no one else was. They did well, but ask people today about “HWM” . . .
Joseph Figoni: Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile
by Peter M. Larsen and Ben Erickson
Brimming with extraordinary source material these three volumes explore the Bugatti period in this coachbuilder’s oeuvre, and present info on 113 chassis bodied 1925–1939. The press release says “brace yourself,” and it ain’t kidding: over 1100 pages!
100 Dream Cars: The Best of “My Ride”
by A.J. Baime
The title may not inspire much confidence but this book really has substance. And it’s beautifully made yet costs practically nothing. If you read the Wall Street Journal you already know what to expect, but the photos look waaaay better here, at large size on good paper!
Blue Bug: The Story of A Girl and A Car
by Ronald Sieber
That’s a Type 35 on the cover and the little girl obviously loves it and wants to own it one day. And then she meets an honest to goodness Bugatti-racing woman!
The American Car Since 1775
The Most Complete Survey of the American Automobile ever Published
by The Editors of AQ
Fifty years after its first publication you can still find this book without much effort, at less than the original MSRP, and often in “as new” condition—meaning those owners never used the book as it was meant to. Don’t be that person!
Ferrari 275P 0816: The Only Ferrari to Have Won Le Mans Twice
by Keith Bluemel
That title tells you why this car is special. But did you know that your Le Mans record books say something different? A BIG story in a BIG book.
The First American Grand Prix: The Savannah Auto Races, 1908–1911
by Tanya A. Bailey
Savannah, Georgia may be a hotbed for many things, but racing?
International participants declared the course America’s greatest and the author is certainly its greatest fan.
A Technical & Operational History of the Liberty Engine: Tanks, Ships and Aircraft 1917–1960
by Robert J. Neal
One of history’s most famous engines, and very possibly the one with the longest active military service life, the Liberty represents an ambitious and visionary solution to what could have become an intractable problem: too much creativity resulting in too much incompatibility.
The Book Bus
by Melanie Moore, Brian Wray
Do you read to your car? Unexpected things might happen. The bookmobile at the center of this story really exists, operated by a former teacher who found her second calling and requisitioned her husband’s vintage VW.
Auto Racing Comes of Age
by Robert Dick
It is nothing short of amazing that the transition from rickety horseless carriage you could outrun on foot to fire-snorting record-breaking racecar took so little time. This excellent book examines the European and American history of the origins of motorsports.
Bella Mangusta, The Italian Art and Design of the De Tomaso Mangusta
by Dick Ruzzin
GM’s styling chief ordered a bespoke Mangusta to show his bosses that they were missing out on the sort of exciting sporty car that would be good for the bottom line. They passed, but the car is still around, owned by the author.
Designing Dreams
by Dick Ruzzin
At the center of these essays is the groundbreaking1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, designed by the author. But what started out as the story of its design program then grew into one about the creation of the car designer profession by Harley Earl.
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