Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The Car-dependent Society, A European Perspective
by Hans Jeekel
Doesn’t sound like a very sexy read but just ask yourself: are our modern lifestyles possible without cars? We know the environmental price of growing car use—but do we care?
The Rolls-Royce 25/30 & Wraith
by Bernard L. King
A complete listing of every car built in those two series, complete with technical specs, basic history, and photos. Lots of photos. Hundreds of photos. Don’t even think of buying a car without checking this book first!
Fabulous Fifties: American Championship Racing
by Dick Wallen et al
An important book about an important time in racing. That sort of racing has long since stopped but this 20-year-old book is still in print! Don’t miss it.
The Woman Owner-Driver: The Complete Guide for Lady Motorists
by The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce
It’s 1928—you’re a woman—you have a car. Very exotic. The manual won’t tell you about taxes and insurance, or how to talk your way out of a speeding ticket, or which type of hat won’t squeeze your head and give you a headache. But this book will.
Riverside Raceway: Palace of Speed
by Dick Wallen; by Michael Jordan (editor)
For 32 years, pretty much anybody who was anybody raced pretty much anything on this relatively dangerous course. Located not too far from Hollywood means you may well have seen it on TV shows or in movies.
Fritz Fleischer und seine Busse
by Christian Suhr
This small East German maker built very pretty passenger busses. If they hadn’t been on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, who knows what greatness they could have achieved. This is the only monograph to record the turbulent history.
The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby, No. 5
by Tom Clarke, Will Morrison eds.
This fifth installment of the annual compendium of serious Rolls-Royce scholarship for serious Rolls-Royce historians now comes with the key to unlock the treasure trove: an index!
The A–Z of Three-Wheelers: A Definitive Reference Guide
by Elvis Payne
As inevitable a step the three-wheeler was for the evolution of the automobile, not a whole lot has been written about it until recently. The marketplace is certainly beginning to pay attention, so you might as get up to speed.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
by Koto Bolofo
Hmmm, what is this book about? Cars, yes, but mainly it’s a study in photos and of photos. You surely recognize the name of the photographer!
Seventies Championship Revolution
by Dick Wallen; Michael Jordan, editor
Aerodynamics were the big thing in the 1970s. This book takes a good, but not perfect, look at an era that saw great experimentation. Also covers dirt racing.
McLaren From The Inside
by Tyler Alexander
From mechanic to team principal, Alexander was as “inside” as it is possible to be. And he’s an amateur photographer to boot. Watch the birdie.
911 x 911
by Porsche Museum
Piles of books have been published to commemorate the 911’s 50th anniversary; this is the carmaker’s own Official Anniversary Book. It’s a colorful tour of the rich history of a totally remarkable car.
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