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Mustang vs. Camaro, The Battle for Pony Car Supremacy

by David Newhardt

If you have a wild horse as the emblem for your new car don’t be surprised if someone calls it a pony car. How annoying is it for the guy fielding a competitor to also have it called pony car! GM told the press that a Camaro was “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.” Over 60 years later—no winner.

Packard: 1940–A Pivotal Year

by James A. Hollingsworth

A pivotal year indeed, and a pivotal book that is getting harder to find. If you have a Packard from the four separate lines of cars offered for 1940, this one book combines a multitude of source material into one convenient reference work.

Defying Detroit, Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California

by Leslie Mark Kendall

Would you have guessed that Los Angeles County alone was once the second-largest auto manufacturing hub in the US, putting as many as half a million cars a year on the road? It’s quieter now—but still busy.

The 1954 Hudson Italia

Hudson Motors’ Stylish Swansong

by Mark L. James

Bodied by Touring in Italy this model was primarily intended to gauge public reaction to styling ideas. It did receive positive customer reactions but just over two dozen ended up being built.

Mustang Unbridled, The High-Octane History of Ford’s Legendary Pony Car

by Robert M. Kennedy

Seven generations of Mustangs over sixty consecutive years: now that’s longevity.

Ultimate GT40 – The Definitive History, Vol. 2: 1963–1965

by Allen, Endeacott, Cole, Teske

With access to previously unpublished documents and photos this book shines a fresh and certainly sharper light on every aspect of the GT40 origin and development story.

Pace Cars of the Indy 500  

by L. Spencer Riggs

From Speedway co-founder Carl Fisher’s 1911 Stoddard-Dayton on the book cover to any of the subsequent ones, the Indy pace car remains an enduring tradition, and it represents enormous PR value to the respective maker.

Ultimate GT40 – The Definitive History, Vol 1

by Ronnie Spain

In 1966 three GT40 Mk IIs ruined Ferrari’s day at Le Mans. This book will also ruin something . . . your bank balance, if you go for all four volumes.

SCARAB: Race Log of the All-American Specials 1957–1965

by Preston Lerner

Lance Reventlow was a quintessential Gentleman Racer of the 1950s. Having a stepfather who won the Targa Florio is an obvious inspiration to a child, having a mother who is one of the wealthiest women in the world can bankroll dreams.

Spellbinder, The Life of James J. Nance

by Stuart R. Blond

If the name of James Nance brings to mind “Studebaker Packard,” it’s not usually in a friendly way. He had the misfortune of presiding over the ambitious automaker’s final years—and is often enough blamed for them. There’s never been a book written about his working and personal life until now so be prepared to reevaluate that assessment.

Wheels of Change, Headlines from a Village on the Edge of the Motor Age

by Joe Baldwin with Tom and Bill Overbaugh

Short of opening a space port in your part of town there is really no way a contemporary reader can grasp how exotic a first-ever encounter with an automobile must have been. Contemporary newspapers help.

Dragster Genesis: The Formative Years of Fearsome Acceleration

by Barry John

No place to hide: two cars, side by side. Run a quarter mile. One wins. As a kid the author studied Hot Rod magazine, later he studied art at college. Youth well spent, apparently, because this book combines both interests.

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