Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Street Rod
by Henry Gregor Felsen
Boy builds car, wins trophy, loses car. In print continuously since 1953, this novel just doesn’t seem to lose its appeal.
Ferrari / Les Plus Belles Ferrari
by Larry Edsall
From specs to trivia, this introductory book profiles 42 important Ferraris. The photos are the main draw here.
II PY
by Edward Evans
A crime caper revolving around a vintage Rolls-Royce. More of a hair-puller than a nail-biter . . .
Heuliez, carrossier et constructeur: un siècle d’histoire
by Yves Dubernard
In Europe, trucks and buses with a Heuliez body tag are everywhere—but they’ve done a lot more and this book brings it all together.
Mille Miglia: The World’s Greatest Road Race
by Anthony Pritchard
Anyone could race here, just for the fun of it, and many did. Amateur drivers next to pro racers, Isetta bubble cars next to fire-belching sports cars—all on public, everyday roads. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not.
Bugatti: Carlo, Rembrandt, Ettore, Jean
by Amanda Dunsmore, John Payne
If all you can think of is “cars” when you hear Bugatti, you’re missing something. Furniture, sculpture, and, yes, cars—there’s a Bugatti for that. This book shows pieces that are held in public and private collections in Australia.
Occupant Protection and Automobile Safety in the U.S. since 1900
by Roger F. Wells
No need to obsess about it but every time you strap your car on, a lot can go wrong. From bumpers to highway signage to self-driving cars this book explains what keeps you safe.
Fiat 500: The Autobiography
by Lorenzo Ardizio
A small book about a small car—both of which are packed with pleasant surprises and clever touches.
Me and My MG: Stories from MG Owners Around the World
by Gordon Thorburn
On the surface, this is a book about MG cars and their owners. But it is also about a type of car that embodies a type of technology the author finds more satisfying than modern gizmos.
Illustrated Dictionary of Automobile Body Styles
by Lennart W Haajanen
So you know what a spider/spyder and an estate wagon are. What about a charabanc or a dos-a-dos? Aha. You need this book!
DS miniatures de mon enfance
by Renaud Siry
The real car sold 1.5 million copies; who knows how many toy cars were sold? Today the latter sell for more than the former! This book doesn’t count but show them—all sizes, all colors, all materials.
The Edwardian Rolls-Royce
by J Fasal and B Goodman
Rolls-Royce’s Silver Ghost is the car whose mechanical excellence made the company famous, making the words “Rolls-Royce” a byword for excellence in any endeavor.
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