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

Peking to Paris 2007: The Ultimate Driving Adventure

by Philip Young

If it’s exhausting just to read the book, imagine actually doing the grueling rally—and paying a $100K for the opportunity to risk life and limb, not to mention car.

The Cameron Story

by William T Cameron

Author Bill Cameron (no relation to Everett Scott Cameron, protagonist of this book) has taken it upon himself to devote some 15 years of his retirement to research and record for posterity the various iterations of The Cameron Car Company. Not an easy task as this company has gone in and out of business more than any other.

Making Sense of Squiggly Lines: The Basic Analysis of Race Car Data Acquisition

by Christopher Brown

If your car is already plumbed for data acquisition, this book will help you get the most out of the squiggly lines on your graphs.

Porsche and Me

by Hans Mezger with Peter Morgan

If you own a Porsche, or even just like them, and don’t know Mezger’s name: off with your head! Here, by his own hand, at last, the story of Porsche’s great engineer.

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.