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

Why Not? The Story of the Honourable Charles Stewart Rolls

by David Baines

From ballooning to motor racing to seeing to it that Great Britain should have the capability of building a truly great car, Rolls did a whole lot more than he is remembered for today.

Amilcar

by Gilles Fournier

The “poor man’s Bugatti”! Zippy French cars, well-liked, successful on the track—and still the marque died.

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: A 60-Year Chronicle of Automotive Excellence

by Sandra & Martin E. Button

The premier automobile show now has a premier collection of car and owner data to occupy the minds of listologists.

The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit

by Michael Cannell 

This book explores the cost of winning. Of the two top contenders, one died and the one who won no one seemed to care about.

Chevrolet Volt: Development Story of the Pioneering Electrified Vehicle

Edited by Lindsay Brooke

Remember GM’s EV1? Who does?? The Volt will be remembered—and not just for its exploding batteries. This book summarizes key facts, concepts, and people behind the car.

The Complete Book of Porsche 911: Every Model since 1964

by Randy Leffingwell

How is it that the 911 has managed to stay relevant for over 50 years? If a 911 is in your future, especially an older one, don’t go shopping without having read this book first.

The Spirit: Celebrating 75 Years of the Rolls-Royce Motor Car

by Ken Dallison

Twenty-four 18 x 14˝ watercolors of classic Rolls-Royce automobiles in a leather-bound limited-edition book.

The Brescia Bugatti

by Bob King

The most-built Bugatti is the least-written about—until now. This book presents known survivors and their history.

Motor Movies – The Posters!

by Paul Veysey

From starring role to bit part, automobiles are inseparable from movies. This book offers a look at the poster art and publicity campaigns.

Formula 1 Technology

by Peter G Wright

Power, Weight, Tire Grip, Drag and Lift—understand any of these and you’re pretty smart. Understand all of them and you’ll see why a racecar at speed can cling to the roof of a tunnel upside down and not fall off.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley: the Crewe Years

by Martin Bennett

When this book first appeared in 1995 it quickly established itself as the primary source on all the Crewe cars from 1946 onwards. This 3rd edition adds 120 pages and takes us to 1998.

Fleetwood, The Company & the Coachcraft

by James J. Schild 

If all you associate with the name “Fleetwood” is “Cadillac” you are overdue for this book! That connection did not come about until after the Fisher brothers bought Fleetwood in 1925 and made it part of the GM empire.

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