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Iron Fist: The Lives of Carl Kiekhaefer, Industrial Caesar of a Marine Industry Empire

by Jeffrey L. Rodengen

Once fired for “brazenly insubordinate arguments concerning design and product development” he would go on to put his name to over 200 patents and was posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Silverstone – the Home of British Motor Racing (2nd ed)

by Chas Parker

This former airfield has been the home of the British Grand Prix since 1948 and hosted the first F1 World Championship race in 1950. The circuit had to improve to keep up with the changes, and so has the second edition of this book.

Early Funny Cars, 1964–1975

by Lou Hart

Does your car have 10,000 horses under the hood? Funny Cars are pretty serious machinery in terms of engineering parameters, and also aerodynamics.

Chevrolet Corvette C6 2005–2013: Essential Buyers Guide

by David Smitheram

It’s not just the exposed headlamps that set a C6 apart from its predecessors. The model is basically reliable and parts are easily found, but not every model year is equally good. Spare yourself nasty surprises and read this book first!

Hot Rod Mavericks: The Builders, Racers, and Rebels Who Revolutionized Hot Rodding

by Tony Thacker

If hot rods leave you cold, realize that the influence of the five dozen folks presented in this excellent book touches every aspect of automotive activity, up into current times.

Mercedes-Benz C 111

The Definitive History of the Mysterious Supercar That Never Was

by Heidbrink & Hack

It’s not the car that is mysterious but the circumstances that kept if from becoming the hit for which scores of 1969 auto show visitors wrote blank checks. M-B owns all the cars it ever made, and this is the one book that covers them.

La vie en rouge Ferrari / Life in Ferrari Red

by Christian Martin & Jean-Marc Thévenet

Lots of photos and an assortment of vignettes about Ferrari miscellanea, mostly with a French connection.

Marcello Gandini, Maestro of Design: Revisited

by Gautam Sen

Miura. Countach. Montreal. You know those names but Gandini did so much more and counts among the most exceptional designers in history. Yes, you’ve seen a book with this title before. But that’s years old and long sold out. This is not a revision but a wholly new animal—it costs less but contains more! What??

Bentley Mark VI & R-Type

Including the Bentley Continental and the Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn

by Martin Bennett

For decades, Rolls-Royce produced “chassis-only” motorcars—with coachbuilders supplying the body and interior. After WWII the company decided to begin manufacturing complete cars in-house and this book examines in great detail the outcome of this historic decision.

Mr. Francois Secret Cars: 300 Promptographs

by François Mercier

Did you did catch that title, Promptograph? Not a typo, and it’s a real but very new word. It clues you in what to expect here. Get ready for a fun ride.

Unless you fear that A.I. is the end of life as we know it.

Ferrari in America: Luigi Chinetti and the North American Racing Team

by Michael T. Lynch

A topic essential to the history of Ferrari in America and, given the enormity of that market, to the marque as a whole, both in regards to motorsports presence and road car brand value.

Corvette: The Owners and the Cars

by Mario Brunner

Here the quintessential American car is explored by a German writer/photographer who owns one. 70 years of Corvette history—70 stories. Running a Corvette in the US is easy and cheap, in Germany not so much (taxation, gas prices etc.).

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