Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Internal Fire, The Internal Combustion Engine 1673–1900
by C. Lyle Cummins, Jr.
Follow the history of the internal-combustion engine from as far back as the 1600s to sideshows such as the use of gunpowder as a motive force to its ca. 1900—and still absurdly inefficient—iteration.
The Archaeological Automobile
by Miles C. Collier
Will “the future” consider “the car” a mere phase, possibly ill-fated and best forgotten, in the history of man? Your car matters to you—but is there a higher tier that constitutes “cultural heritage”? Why? And which? And what are the consequences of such questions?
Hot Rod
by Henry Gregor Felsen
Hank Felson didn’t write only car books but this one, part of a rodding series, was his best seller: eight million copies over the years. See why.
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, The Complete Story
by James Taylor
If you see one you can’t fail to notice it—and admire it. Admit it. If you want to know the story behind it, this book will set you on the right path, and while the car may have been for the ultra rich the book is a paltry $40!
Barn Find Road Trip: 3 Guys, 14 Days, 1000 Lost Collector Cars Discovered
by Tom Cotter, photos by Michael Alan Ross
So, you watch them reality TV car shows, do ya? Think you can make your own barn find and laugh all the way to the bank? Well, you can have fun trying.
Coachwork on the Rolls-Royce Twenty, 20/25, 25/30 and Wraith: 1922–1939
by James Taylor
Cars of this era did not come with standard bodies—you spec’d your own, from your preferred coachbuilder. Several thousand of these “small” Rolls-Royces were built so there’s lots to cover here.
Streamlined: Classic Cars of the 20th Century
by Malte Jürgens, photos by Michel Zumbrunn
Based on a 2009 museum exhibit in Germany this lavishly photographed book presents 25 important exponents of the theory and practice of making cars aerodynamically efficient—a problem that is still not solved.
Shelby Cobras: CSX 2001–CSX 2125
by Robert D. Walker
Not only does this 1000-page opus represent the most rigorously researched account of all Mk I chassis, it adds into the record material from an entirely new archive—fished out of a dumpster a few years ago!
Ford GT40 Anthology
by John S. Allen and Graham Endeacott
Subtitled “A Unique Compilation of Stories” the book is exactly that. Even old hands will find new bits here; in fact, they’ll have to unlearn a few. What more could one want in a book!
The Spiders’ Web
by John Bradshaw
Nothing “itsy-bitsy” about this Spider, or its newer incarnation Big Spider. Following Wasps and Gnats it was made by British Cyclecar maker GN. Looking more agricultural machinery than sporting car it routinely embarrassed bigger cars and set hillclimb records in the 1920s. This is the story.
Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950
by Stuart Codling
A handy and well-written quick-reference type of book that also includes many tables of race results. This is not meant to be a History of the Universe but specific to select cars.
Chicago’s Motor Row
by John F. Hogan and John S. Maxson
Today’s auto mall was yesterday’s auto (or motor) row. Being able to check out a handful of dealers in one fell swoop seems like a great convenience—but Chicago, ever the Big City, put over a hundred, including repair shops, into one district.
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