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Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels: The Dawn of the Automobile in America

by Beverly Rae Kimes

SAE observed its 100th birthday in 2005 and published this book about the very beginnings of the auto industry—authored by a very special person with an impeccable reputation for careful research and equal care with the writing.

The Spirit of Competition

by Frederick A Simeone

Simeone’s philosophy toward collecting can be summed up by what he refers to as “The Automotive Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm to historically accurate artifacts.” His museum housing his racing sportscar collection is now open to the public and is becoming a magnet destination for enthusiasts.

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.

Birth of a Giant, The Men and Incidents that Gave America the Motorcar

by Richard Crabb

Even today this 1969 book is worth consulting. Make that especially today because many of its primary sources are no longer with us to correct the errors that inevitably creep into the retelling of their stories.

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