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Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500

by Art Garner

It looked as if the entire grandstand was on fire. A.J. Foyt likened it to an atomic bomb going off. Chaos, chaos everywhere. A lot has been written about that day but this is the one book that the folks who were there say you ought to read.

Bugatti Type 35C No. 4928, The Story of a Grand Prix Racing Car

by Lennart W. Haajanen

The author owned this particular Bug for 50 years and also raced and restored it. But it was only in researching it in preparation for this book that it was discovered that it had a different serial number than previously thought! A Very Big Deal for such an important car.

The Classic Cars Book

by René Staud

Imagine you’re being invited to a car collection to see 31 models up close and personal. Pretty much on your own, with only those little placards by the cars to guide you. That’s this book!

Caribbean Capers: The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960

by Joel E. Finn

A wild era in racing is captured here in grand detail and fabulous photos. Probably the only book on the subject and certainly the only one you’d want or need.

Hard Luck Lloyd

by John Lingle

You can deduce from the title that there will be toil and tribulation. It’s all relative—if you have your priorities straight. A very good portrait of a life worth knowing and, maybe, learning from.

USRRC: A Record of the United States Road Racing Championship, 1963–1968

by Mike Martin

This SCCA series—the first for pro drivers—is a topic long-overlooked in the literature. Just as well, because this is the only book you’d want anyway.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Strive For Perfection

by Andreas Braun (editor)

No, Rolls-Royces are not literally perfect—it is the constant striving that has kept the marque at the top of the ultra luxury market for over a hundred years, an absolutely singular achievement.

Legend: The G-Class from 1979 to Today

by Bolsinger, Lengert, Peters

This Spartan-looking machine really has done things that deserve to be called legendary and it certainly is in a class of its own. This book explains at least a little of its allure.

Maserati 250F

by David McKinney

Some called it the most beautiful Grand Prix machine of all time. Even replicas today fetch astronomical sums. Many years in the making and combining the efforts of several experts, this excellent book is the best effort yet at sorting out which chassis did what.

911 Love: 50 Years of Boxer Passion

by Edwin Baaske et al

Even fifty years after it was first unveiled you can recognize the shape of a Porsche 911—any 911 from any year—at a mere glance, in the dimmest of light, with your reading glasses on. That’s how iconic this car’s shape is. And this book explains why that is.

Return to Glory! The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Racing Car

by Robert C. Ackerson

It took a 13-year hiatus before Mercedes returned to the podium—and to glory. This book discusses that one big year and the car and people that made it possible.

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

by Davide Bassoli

Think what you may of Rolls-Royces but you’d have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the Silver Cloud’s sublime shape and proportions. From overall history to meticulous specs, there is no better book than this gem.

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