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Silver Arrows in Camera, 1951–55

by Anthony Pritchard

Pre- and postwar, the Silver Arrows played an important role on the motorsports scene. This second book covers the latter era with an abundance of photos and very good text.

Lotus 49: The Story of a Legend

by Michael Oliver

Designed for the 1967 F1 season, the Lotus 49 established itself as a dominant car in the hands of some of the greatest drivers of the day in a period when the whole grid ran the same engine.

Alpine Trails & Rallies: Mountain Motor Sport 1910–­1973

by Martin Pfundner

The first-ever, albeit brief, overview of an incredible endurance test that could make or break the cars and possibly the companies that made them.

Motor Sport Greats in Conversation

by Simon Taylor

Put a good meal and an even better drink in front of someone and chances are they’ll loosen right up. Twenty-four luminaries from the racing world let their guard down a bit and talk about this and that and the other.

Agriculture, Furniture & Marmalade: Southern African Motorsport Heroes

by Greg Mills

Name three South African race drivers. Can’t do it? Tsk, tsk. The title may be too funky for its own good but the subtitle is unambiguous. You’ll be surprised at the African Connection.

Sports Car Racing in the South: Texas to Florida 1959–1960

by Willem Oosthoek

From European exotica to hopped-up Corvettes and from gentlemen racers with pockets bulging from oil money to hardscrabble amateurs, the 1950s racing scene in the US was colorful. It is also a largely, and undeservedly, overlooked subject—until now.

Izod IndyCar Series 2013 Historical Record Book

by Tim Sullivan

Seems like an eminently useful book. Hard data as provided by the official record keeper. You’ll think this is a book you ought to have. Well . . . read the review first!

Motorsport Explorer

by Julian Hunt

Even to Britons some of the venues presented here will be obscure! Your next vacation won’t be long enough to visit even only a fraction.

A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing

by Paul Sheldon, Richard Page, Duncan Rabagliati

You might not think so but you can read these books cover to cover. There is plenty of narrative but it is really the data—from practice times to chassis numbers—that make these now 15 volumes the go-to, must-have resource.

Lola T70: The Design, Development & Racing History

by John Starkey & Franco Varani

Did you realize that the man who designed the Ford GT40 is the same who founded Lola Cars? And that the T70 is the car the GT40 was never allowed to be? That and a million other data points are presented here.

Le Mans: The Bentley and Alfa Years 1923–1939

by R.M. Clarke & A.D. Clausager

Hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles capture the early Le Mans exploits of two storied marques. They are written in gripping prose for an audience that didn’t know TV or often even radio.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33: The Development and Racing History

by Peter Collins and Ed McDonough

Tipo 33s won the World Sports Car Championship twice, making the dominant Ferraris and Porsches mighty nervous. This book is the first to record their development and competition history.

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