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

‘40 Ford: Evolution, Design, Racing, Hot Rodding

by Joseph P Cabadas

One can only wish that readers don’t pass this book by, thinking it’s about a model—iconic as it is—or a marque, or a period they’re not really interested in. There’s a whole lot more to this book, which is no surprise if you consider it in the context of the author’s previous work.

Sleeping Beauties USA: Abandoned Classic Cars & Trucks

by Bjoern Marek

Adding to the growing literature of photo documentaries about junked cars is this look at American (except for two) cars on—if not sometimes in—American soil. Written and partially photographed by a German journalist.

Bagheera: l’irrésistible panthère de Matra Simca

by André Dewael

Dewael founded the Belgian Matra Club in 1987 and so it is only natural that he embarked on the huge task of writing the definitive book on the futuristic Bagheera coupé—the “irresistible panther.” No stone was left unturned.

Art of the Hot Rod

by Ken Gross, with photos by Peter Harholdt

Once strictly a workingman’s pastime, today’s DIYer is joined by “checkbook rodders” bankrolling custom builds from specialized shops that offer the whole panoply of skills and services. The work done by the second generation of craftsmen, builders, and artists is showcased in this book.

The Winners Book: A Comprehensive Listing of Motor Racing Events 1895–2009

by James O’Keefe

Few of the customary book review parameters apply to a book full of names and numbers. If you follow any sort of racing with any sort of regularity it’s only a matter of time until you can’t recall “who’s on first” in a particular year or event.

The Lamborghini Miura Bible

by Joe Sackey

“Bible” is such a big word, laden with promise and received with expectation, but US Miura expert Sackey’s opus is well and truly The Book (in the sense of being a definitive word) and not just because there hasn’t been another serious Miura-only book in 30 years.

Monocoques and Ground Effects

World Championship Sports Car Racing in Photographs, 1982–1992

by János Wimpffen

The WSC was a worldwide racing series for sports cars administered by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. The era covered in this book would be the last for the WSC, even if it did start out as a veritable renaissance for the series.

The Allure of the Automobile: Driving in Style, 1930–1965

by K Gross & R T Labaco

In 2010 the High Museum of Art in Atlanta staged a three-month exhibit of 18 cars it felt best illustrated the theme of “driving in style.” To call this book a “catalog” of the exhibit seems inadequate: it is a proper stand-alone book, with a topic and a purpose entirely independent of the show.

Lost Hot Rods: Remarkable Stories of How They Were Found

by Pat Ganahl

Every time a hot rod got sold the new owner would personalize the vehicle and no one back then ever thought rods would become collectable or “important.” You see the predicament “hot rod archeologists” like Ganahl face when looking for “historic” or “original” rods.

The Art of Bugatti: Mullin Automotive Museum

by Adatto, Kruta, Japp; photos by Furman

The book title notwithstanding, this museum is not just about Bugattis or, for that matter, cars. They do feature prominently but the purpose of the museum is an overall celebration of Art Deco in its totality, from artwork to furniture and cars to lighting—all exemplified by the extended Bugatti clan.

Ces belles voitures dont a rêvé mon père

by Xavier de Nombel & Patrice Vergès

The authors of this book are fixtures in the French automotive world. Both grew up in postwar France, when cars when cars were difficult to obtain and sometimes extravagantly expensive. Here they describe “their father’s dream cars.”

Ferrari 250 GTO: The Definitive History of a Legend

by Anthony Pritchard

Now, the quintessential iconic Ferrari 250 GTO is surely one of those cars that needs no introduction but if all you know is that it fetches record prices you may be curious about the story behind the car—and wince at the fact that there really was a time when you (almost) couldn’t give them away!

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