Archive for Items Categorized 'US', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
The Cars of Harley Earl
by David W. Temple
A fine survey not just of specific cars Earl’s fertile mind dreamed up but also of the why and how that guide a product designer’s thinking.
Legendary Corvettes: ’Vettes Made Famous on Track and Screen
by Randy Leffingwell
Only a handful of GM model names have lived longer—the Suburban (1935) and De Ville (1949) come to mind. The Corvette crossed the million-car threshold way back in 1993 and, with few exceptions, each new iteration adds to the luster of the name.
Mask
by Luciano Rigolini
A book without words. Audience participation required, otherwise the book will just waste 1.5 inches of shelf space. It’ll still look good, and with this kernel of wisdom you’re already in the thick of things.
Owning Model S
by Nick J. Howe
You may not have seen one in the wild but since their launch in 2012 tens of thousands of these things are on the road the world over. Time to find out what makes them tick (well, hum, if anything), no?
Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans
by P. Lerner, photos by D. Friedman
A mouthful of a title and one of the most colorful chapters in racing history. Lerner does not let all the hoopla get in the way of presenting a nuanced, properly researched account.
Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
A.J. Baime
Not your normal racing book! The epic battle between H. Ford and E. Ferrari in the 1960s was about much more than the cars each built, or racing prowess and showroom sales. It was first and foremost about humiliating the opponent.
The Last Days of Henry Ford
by Henry Dominguez
Not just the “last days” but the last 18 months. New details and new perspectives paint a more human picture of this tortured tycoon.
Total Performers: Ford Drag Racing in the 1960s
by Charles R. Morris
If you think a Velvet Brute is an umbrella drink you’d better read this book, quick. Written by someone who drove those cars in that decade the book offers an authentic look at a very unusual era marked, not least, by a Chevy v Ford debate on full boil.
Montier’s French Racing Fords
by Chris Martin
Carroll Shelby wasn’t the first to take Ford to Le Mans, French Ford dealer Charles Montier was—forty years earlier, in the form of a hopped-up Model T!
Motorama: GM’s Legendary Show & Concept Cars
by David W. Temple
In the 1950s and ‘60s, if you couldn’t make it to the car show, GM would bring its cars to a big city near you in the form of a rolling auto show replete with specially made “dream cars” for just this event.
Show Rod Model Kits: A Showcase of America’s Wildest Model Kits
by Scotty Gosson
The wacky world of wacky kit cars is on full display here. Hot rods were once on the fringe—now they’re at Pebble Beach. Kit building is a great hobby, especially if you have the skills to color outside the lines.
The Little Bastards
by Jim Lindsay
Blue collar boys yearning for the fast lane. Trading their bicycles for hot rods they experience beer, women, racing, male bonding, and assorted drama. A fictional story—but you know people who lived just that story.
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