Archive for Items Categorized 'Automobiles', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The Marmon Heritage
by George Philip & Stacey Pankiw Hanley
Marmon approached the auto industry methodically by hiring university trained engineers and building thoroughly tested prototypes. They then designed bespoke production facilities to build the end result.
SM: Citroën’s Maserati-Engined Supercar
by Brian Long & Philippe Claverol
How many cars do you know that were both state vehicle and rally car? The SM was a tour de force par excellence. Or, in ‘Murrican, it was out there, big time.
Abarth: The Man, The Machines
by Luciano Greggio
As with several other automotive histories author Greggio has to his name, this one too ranks among the serious, reference-level literature. It is the story of Alberto Abarth whose name and accomplishments are not nearly as well known as the staggering 7300 races between 1958 and 1971 in which cars built or enhanced by him were victorious.
Leo Villa’s Bluebird Album, with 3D Images
by David de Lara with Kevin Desmond
The Leo Villa of the title spent almost his entire working life with the Campbell family of speed freaks, first Sir Malcolm Campbell and then his son Donald who between them held 21 land and water world speed records.
Motor Racing: Reflections of a Lost Era
by Anthony Carter
You may already have stacks of books on European GP motor racing in the 1950s to the 1970s—and you still wouldn’t have seen these photos.
La Carrosserie Française: du Style au Design
by Serge Bellu
(French) Right from the cover photo the book leaves no doubt that French cars look, well, different. This distinction—and it is a distinction—is as true today as it was at the very beginning of the automobile era.
1950s Motorsport in Colour
by Martyn Wainwright
If this book had a subtitle it would say “The Races and Hill Climbs of England and Ireland.” And it should have specified that for the sake of those readers/buyers who, in the absence of other information, make their book purchases based on title searches and might well have expected something different.
Spyders & Silhouettes: The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1972–1981
by János Wimpffen
A reader who went straight for the photos would be forgiven—they are the predominant feature of this and Wimpffen’s other three oversize and heavy books in this monumental series of photographic histories.
Art of the Formula 1 Race Car
by Stuart Codling (Author) & James Mann (Photographer)
Racecars have a purpose and that purpose is speed not beauty. But beautyis not the subject of this book, art is. Bandying these terms about sounds almost flippant but there are serious distinctions and they merit deep thought.
The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car
by David Tremayne
This book cleverly walks the tightrope of being both a technical book and one that will appeal to the reader who wants to understand more about the technology that goes into a modern Formula 1 car.
Jaguar, All the Cars
by Nigel Thorley
Thorley has written several excellent books on the marque. While past books have concentrated on specific models, this one covers the entire range of cars since the beginning, with a particular emphasis on postwar vehicles.
The Speed Merchants: A Journey through the World of Motor Racing, 1969–1972
by Michael Keyser
Keyser tells the story of his involvement in some of the most high-pitched seasons of that time in motor racing, and he tells it from the rather unique perspective of photographer, driver, and filmmaker. All the storied people, cars, and race venues you’d expect are here.
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