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

It’s… A… New Track Record!

by Rick Shaffer

That phrase was uttered so often it became the track announcer’s trademark expression, especially during the decade presented here. The era saw extraordinary advances in car, engine and tire design—and also money sloshing around the sport, which financed even more advances.

Wheels of Change, Headlines from a Village on the Edge of the Motor Age

by Joe Baldwin with Tom and Bill Overbaugh

Short of opening a space port in your part of town there is really no way a contemporary reader can grasp how exotic a first-ever encounter with an automobile must have been. Contemporary newspapers help.

Supercars: Over 200 Exceptional Cars from 1980 to 2025

by Serge Bellu

If it’s not the title of the book that catches your attention, the name of the author should! Quality work, visually appealing, not expensive. And plenty of stuff to stir the imagination.

Carrera RS 964

by Christoph Mäder

An RS almost needs no explanation. Nor does this author’s name. Nor does this book, but we will anyway. For anyone who loves books no matter what they’re about, this one is highly aspirational.

Dragster Genesis: The Formative Years of Fearsome Acceleration

by Barry John

No place to hide: two cars, side by side. Run a quarter mile. One wins. As a kid the author studied Hot Rod magazine, later he studied art at college. Youth well spent, apparently, because this book combines both interests.

Classic Cars Review: Revised Edition

by Michael Görmann, editor

Think of this compendium as a year’s worth of ultra-high-end car magazines but with much more upscale presentation and stunningly reproduced photography.

New York Fifth Avenue Coach Company, 1885–1960

by Oliver J. Ogden

Fifth Ave is the premier north-south thoroughfare in Manhattan, with landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, not to mention high-value residential buildings. Obviously, buses had to look the part.

Corvette, Legend or Myth & Zora’s Marque of Excellence, Vol IV  

A Factual History, The “First Two” Corvettes

by Kenneth W. Kayser

If everything you know of Corvette history comes from books, good for you—but be prepared to unlearn a whole bunch of things in this book by a veteran GM engineer.

Wheelbase II – The Tunisian Operation

by Michael Kliebenstein

This is a work of fiction—written by a real-life car dealer/collector—involving shady deals, organized crime and, obviously, classic cars.

Alwin Springer – Racing With Porsche in North America

by Alwin Springer with Wilfried Müller

From his days as journeyman mechanic to cofounding a legendary Porsche tuning company to working for Porsche directly, Springer has led Porsche to many of its most significant milestones in North America. He may be retired but he’s not done!

Drive Different: Restomods and Iconic Automobiles Reimagined

by Mikey Snelgar

Restomods are part restoration, part reinvention but they embody a different philosophy than the hot rods or muscle cars of old. Even carmakers themselves have a hand in this game. The levels of craftsmanship and innovation are amazing.

Cobra Man: The Automotive Odyssey of DICK COHEN

From Corvettes to the Ken Miles GT40

by Jim Kreuz with Dick Cohen

If you follow car auctions you recognize Cohen’s name. Who knows why the book title puts it in caps but he certainly lived/lives large: professor to junkyard owner to car flipper to vintage racer to university dean. The book covers more than just the cars.

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