Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
An Omelette and Three Glasses of Wine: En Route with Citroëns
by Andrew Brodie
See France by going on eight road trips in Citroëns old and new(ish).
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33: The Development and Racing History
by Peter Collins and Ed McDonough
Tipo 33s won the World Sports Car Championship twice, making the dominant Ferraris and Porsches mighty nervous. This book is the first to record their development and competition history.
Automobili Lamborghini
by Decio Giulio Riccardo Carugati
No matter what you think of them, Lamborghinis are distinctive in design and philosophy. If you have one or want one, this book offers immersion into the culture.
Conspiracy of Secrets
by Bobbie Neate
Ex-BRM boss Louis Stanley was a fixture on the GP circuit. This biographical detective story by his stepdaughter turns everything you know about him on its ear and has repercussions far beyond the world of motor racing.
2CV, un fabuleux destin
by Serge Defradat
Produced between 1948 and 1990 more than 8 million of all variants of this uncompromisingly utilitarian machine were produced in France and Portugal. No matter its rickety appearance, it was a fabulous design.
Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry
by Marián Suman-Hreblay
What, you didn’t know there was a Zzipper? With whom Crestmobile merged? If the German Bambi is connected to the Spanish? What S.B. stands for? All is answered here.
The 1912 Milwaukee Races: Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize
by Joel E. Finn
Run on public roads these races were the largest sporting events of their day. They did draw record crowds—and still incurred losses and were therefore not repeated. A hundred years later, this book most thoroughly revisits the subject.
Fine Bodies, Coachbuilt in Britain
by Rod Ward
A tiny book about a big subject. Easy to slip into the coat pocket on the way to the next concours but good for not much else.
Batmobile: The Complete History
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Meet the caped crusader and his primary toy, the Batmobile. From its comic book origins to today’s Hollywood blockbuster all the various models are examined.
The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby – Vol. 3
The Roycean, now in its third year, is an annual journal containing scholarly articles by a number of contributors on arcane but fascinating aspects of the history of Rolls-Royce and (Derby- and Crewe-built) Bentley motorcars up to the 1960s.
Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
by Paul Ingrassia
Not so much a “car book” as a cultural history of a vastly large and diverse country, this commentary / examination / indictment raises as many questions as it answers. Mission accomplished.
The Illustrated Buyer’s Guide to DeLorean Automobiles
by James V. Espey
This gullwinged wonder built in Ireland for, mainly, the US market by an iconic GM engineer had everything going for it, and then it all fell apart. This book can save your buying experience from falling apart!
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