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

A Century of Concours d’Elegance

by Cabart, Cohignac, Rollet, Sen

An opulent book befitting its opulent subject. Although, the scope is broadened to just about anything that fits under the umbrella of “car show” and the book also discusses judging systems and the ever-divisive question of what exactly deserves/requires judging, authenticity or style.

The Enthusiast’s Guide to Collector Cars

A Journey Through Automotive History, Culture, and Passion

by Greg Stanley

Several big names have contributed to this practical guide that assumes no prior knowledge. From honing in on what type/era of car you like to how to find/buy it and then insure and use it, you’ll benefit from the author’s many years of experience.

Mercedes and Benz Racing 1900–1955: An Appreciation

by Roy P. Smith

Written by someone “with an insatiable passion for motorsport” this massive tome takes a fresh and deeper look at the role of a storied name. Why does it only go to 1955? It’s probably not what you think. And of course it didn’t end there anyway.

Landmarks in American Automotive Law

Legal Experts Examine 25 Influential Cases

by Kevin M. McDonald and John R. Trentacosta

Legal haggles of any stripe are as old as the automobile itself. A current hot topic: the Right to Repair. Porsche is currently facing such an antitrust lawsuit. And remember Dieselgate??

The Ferrari 250 GTO Spotting Guide

by Yan-Alexandre Damasiewicz

Small enough to slip into your coat pocket this handy field guide is meant to help identify which of the 36 cars you’re looking at—provided you ever see one in the wild at all. Even if you don’t, you’ll learn here about not only the differences as-new but also mods made in later years.

Jim McGee, Crew Chief of Champions

by Gordon Kirby

He cut his teeth working on a private Indy entry cobbled together in a backyard garage and rose to run some of the big-league outfits of his day. An important book about an important man.

Bentley, A Motoring Miscellany

A Random Reference for the Modern Enthusiast

by Nicholas Foulkes

A Random Reference? The author’s stated purpose for this little book is to “amuse,” and it does.

Pace Cars of the Indy 500

by L. Spencer Riggs

From Speedway co-founder Carl Fisher’s 1911 Stoddard-Dayton on the book cover to any of the subsequent ones, the Indy pace car remains an enduring tradition, and it represents enormous PR value to the respective maker.

Ultimate GT40 – The Definitive History, Vol 1

by Ronnie Spain

In 1966 three GT40 Mk IIs ruined Ferrari’s day at Le Mans. This book will also ruin something . . . your bank balance, if you go for all four volumes.

Paolo Martin: Visions in Design

by Paolo Martin

You may look at the cover and see a famous Ferrari but Martin is really at home in any area of design, a story told here in over a thousand images accompanied by thoughtful and inspiring commentary by the man himself.

Maserati 250F: A Legendary Formula 1 Car

by Walter Bäumer & Jean-François Blachette

If you follow the serious 250F literature you know there is untrodden ground. Is this the book to button it all up? It pretty much is. It is massive in terms of physical attributes, and massively important.