Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Forgotten Motoring, A Miscellany on the Open Road
by Peter Ashley
There is a certain charm in the assembly of miscellanies, and this book is an example of just how charming such an assemblage can be. Ashley’s eye, his sensibility, and his appreciation for ephemera combine to create quite the attractive volume, a sweetly polished little gem.
Indy Split: The Big Money Battle that Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing
by John Oreovicz
Big-time open-wheel racing in America is big business. And money is, as they say, the root of all evil. Followed by ego. If you can talk about CART, USAC, CRL, and IRL in the same sentence you know what this book will be about. It’s a bruising read—but there’s a happy end.
GT Love, 50 Years Opel GT
by Jens Cooper & Harald Hamprecht
This little Opel, the first-ever German concept car (1965), has more American connections that just being called the “baby Corvette.” As GM’s European subsidiary several US execs who would become industry heavyweights shaped the fates of this machine.
Porsche 911 ST 2.5
by Imhof, Keyser, Barth
A 911 like no other. Not only was it rare in period, it did so many unique things in its early life that it seems inconceivable that it would just be thrown away. But some people kept looking. And now it lives again.
Mercedes 300 SL, Car of the Century
by Hans Kleissl and Harry Niemann
A truly different book about a car that so much has already been written about. No wonder, considering who the authors are.
The Land Rover Story
by Dave Phillips
Beginning with the 1970s Range Rover model, the Spartan, rugged Landy of yore has moved resolutely upmarket. It still goes, true to its motto, “Above & Beyond” but the firm has also just recorded its largest financial loss in history. A big story, told here by a marque expert.
The Face of Change: Portraits of Automotive Evolution
by John Nikas & Michael Furman
Cars have changed over time. Obviously. Suppose one analyzed the past and isolated specific reasons, could future change become predictable? If this is too highbrow just geek out on the sumptuous photos.
The Last Shelby Cobra: My Times with Carroll Shelby
by Chris P. Theodore
Carroll Shelby doesn’’t seem to have had an idle day in his long life and to the end was hatching new ideas. This book by a Ford exec who worked with him looks at the last 20-odd years.
Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Revolution (1st Ed.)
An abundance of nice pictures present some first looks at the eighth generation Corvette, the first with a mid-engine configuration. Though it’s a little light on those promised development details, it is all GM-approved.
Cars at Speed, Classic Stories from Grand Prix’s Golden Age
by Robert Daley
Two of the serious must-have racing reads are under this author’s byline. They are among his earliest work and possibly even more thrilling to read today—because no one does it like this anymore—than they were then.
Porsche SC
by Andrew Clusker
As hands-on as one could wish for, and detailed and clear enough to save expensive surprises when shopping for a classic 911. If you already have a 911, and even if you’ve already torn into it yourself, you’ll probably find useful procedures here.
Quest for Speed: The Epic Saga of Record-Breaking on Land
by Barry John
Ever watch a car break the sound barrier? If it’s a blur to look at, imagine what it looks like from inside the cockpit! When Chuck Yeager had done it in the air half a century before, he too was rattled. This book covers highlights of the 100-year LSR history.
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