Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
A 100 Years of Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars
by Larry S. Glenn
Excellent photos of excellent cars. Dream now, then save. This is the trouble with books, they give you ideas . . .
Silver Arrows in Camera, 1951–55
by Anthony Pritchard
Pre- and postwar, the Silver Arrows played an important role on the motorsports scene. This second book covers the latter era with an abundance of photos and very good text.
Petroliana – On Location
by Alan Chandler
Collectibles related to gas stations and the petroleum industry are relatively affordable and plentiful. Chandler is one of the big collectors/restorers and loves to share his knowledge.
Automotive Encyclopedia
by Toboldt, Johnson, Gauthier
This is the sort of book your mechanic reads! If you want to have a more substantive relationship with your automotive care provider, you should read it too!
Origin of the Checkered Flag: A Search for Racing’s Holy Grail
by Fred R. Egloff
Ask ten people were the checkered flag used in racing comes from and you’ll get eleven answers. Get the straight dope here.
Lotus 49: The Story of a Legend
by Michael Oliver
Designed for the 1967 F1 season, the Lotus 49 established itself as a dominant car in the hands of some of the greatest drivers of the day in a period when the whole grid ran the same engine.
Alpine Trails & Rallies: Mountain Motor Sport 1910–1973
by Martin Pfundner
The first-ever, albeit brief, overview of an incredible endurance test that could make or break the cars and possibly the companies that made them.
The Car in British Society: Class, Gender and Motoring, 1896–1939
by Sean O’Connell
Say it like you mean it: the car has changed every aspect of civilized life! This lovely book digs deep and gives the old noggin a workout.
Battle for the Beetle
by Karl Ludvigsen
Far from being an asset that the Allied entities charged with rebuilding Germany after the war didn’t want to bother with, this outstanding book is rich with new information and analysis that shows the opposite was true.
Motor Sport Greats in Conversation
by Simon Taylor
Put a good meal and an even better drink in front of someone and chances are they’ll loosen right up. Twenty-four luminaries from the racing world let their guard down a bit and talk about this and that and the other.
Agriculture, Furniture & Marmalade: Southern African Motorsport Heroes
by Greg Mills
Name three South African race drivers. Can’t do it? Tsk, tsk. The title may be too funky for its own good but the subtitle is unambiguous. You’ll be surprised at the African Connection.
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