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

Race Man Jim Travers and the Traco Dynasty

by Gordon Chance

Traco was never a household name, and its founders didn’t care if it was, but it was probably the largest producer of racing engines in the world. Written by an engine builder who also did his Traco stint, this book explains the who, why, what, when, where.

The Fairmount Park Motor Races: 1908–1911

by Michael J. Seneca

You’d think that an event that drew half a million spectators in its first year stayed in people’s memory. It lasted only four years and, in telling why, this book closes a gap in the annals of motor racing history.

Cadillac

by Stephen Salmieri & Owen Edwards

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this book is the fact that it had been born—after conception and gestation—at all. Towards the end of Edwards’ long essay, he describes a fire that almost destroyed his negatives.

Amédée Gordini: A True Racing Legend

by Roy Smith

There was a time when The Sorcerer and his cars were fixtures on the racing scene and some of the greatest names hitched their wagon to his train. Technically, Gordini could mix it up with the best but financially. . . . This book puts it all together.

Three Wheelers

by Malcolm Bobbitt

Anyone who knows current auction prices for micro cars will wish they had stashed a couple of these things away—back in the day when they were dirt cheap and you really didn’t want to be seen in one!

Forty Years of Stock Car Racing: Volume I, The Beginning 1949–1958

by Greg Fielden

A complete and accurate record with stories on each Grand National race from the beginning of what became the Winston Cup.


Monkeying With the Brass Pot – Birmingham’s Early Motor Industry

by Tim Griffiths

A first-ever look at the history of the prewar Birmingham makers of early steam carriages, cycles and motorcycles, and the motorcar.

Moving Beauty: A Century in Automobile Design

by Pierre Théberge & Luc Gagné

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exhibited 49 important and beautiful cars in 1995; this is the catalog of that show.

Harley Earl

by Stephen Bayley

An opinionated appraisal of the larger-than-life American designer from a British perspective.

Brightwork: Classic American Car Ornamentation

by Ken Steacy

This pleasant book introduces us to the vast variety of hood ornaments, horn buttons, emblems, and scripts of American automobiles.

INDY: Racing Before the 500

by D. Bruce Scott

So you’re an Indy fan, are you? Bet this book contains a lot you don’t know about those poorly documented early days.

Wolseley Special Products

by Norman Painting

If you are interested in veteran and vintage motor vehicle engineering, you’ll also be interested in non-car applications and products. From lighting sets to aero engines, Wolseley did it all.

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