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

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!

Grand Delusions, The Cosmic Career of John DeLorean

by Hillel Levin

Strange car, strange man, strange story—nothing is simple, and it takes an investigative reporter to tell the tale just so.

The History of Windovers 1600–1955

by Jane Windover

From making saddles to bodying Rolls-Royces, Windovers has a 350-year-long history of coachbuilding. A descendant of the family tells their story.

Morgan Winner at Le Mans 1962, The Story of TOK258

by Ronnie Price and Richard Shepherd-Barron

The story of the little Morgan that could. This Anniversary Edition adds a chapter by the man who took this now-famous car—which still races today—across the finish line in 1962.