Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.

Mercedes-Benz Supercars: From 1901 to Today

by Thomas Wirth

M-B has been at the supercar game a long time and has, in fact, an almost unbroken history of pushing the envelope with marvels of technology and performance.

Proprietary Engines for Vehicles

by Nick Baldwin

Proprietary engines have been used by the millions yet the subject is not well represented in the literature. This tiny book is just a tantalizing teaser—but better than nothing!

The Bahamas Speed Weeks, Including the Revival Meetings

by Terry O’Neil

Umbrella drinks and high-test, warm breezes and beautiful people. For 13 years this was the stylish way to end the racing season. Never mind that the points didn’t count towards anything. Fun was had!

Around the Circuit: Racing Car Transporters and Support Vehicles at Work

by David Cross

Just look at that cover. You can, and will, spend hours studying these photos as if they were fine art, wringing every little detail from them!

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

by Edwin Baaske et al

An extreme book about an extreme car! Big, bold, in your face—and oh so clever if you have eyes to see.

Jewels in the Crown – How Tata of India Transformed Britain’s Jaguar and Land Rover

by Ray Hutton

Two long-established British firms now in Indian hands. Why? How? Is it a good thing? Take a look at the current cars and you have your answer. And read this book.

Did You Notice the Signs By the Way?

by John Willrich

Road signs—you see them a thousand times a day. But do you know their history? This book looks at UK signs.

The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO

by Joe Sackey

Unless you’re made of money you won’t be able to buy a 288. But if you buy this book you can read the actual owner’s manual, see how the custom luggage hugs the trunk just so, and count the fins on the valve cover. Oh, and learn its story.

Warhol and Cars, American Icons

by Gail Stavitsky

Andy Warhol put his mind, and his brush, to all sorts of consumer goods. Would the images in this museum show resonate if they were not by a famous, iconic, controversial artiste?

Automotive Jewelry

by Michael Furman

Commentary by historians, designers, authors, collectors and curators accompanies a selection of superb photos by someone who divines the essence of a car and knows how to photograph it.