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Beyond Fundamental Carburetion

The Evolution of Fuel and Engine Control Systems

by Dean G. Tryon

Written with the antique, classic, and collectible car owner as well as restorer and mechanic in mind this text explains the theory and practice behind the transition from carbs to fuel injection.

Grand Prix Ford: Ford, Cosworth and the DFV

by Graham Robson

Ford bankrolled the Double Four Valve. Big money, big resources, big wins. Also big friction, and not in a technical sense. This is a reprint of a 2015 title, now at a lower price. Big win.

Formula 1 Technology: The Engineering Explained

by Steve Rendle

Nothing remains the same for long in something as complex as motorsports. Every now and then you need a solid book to recap how we got to where we are, without which we won’t understand what’s next.

The Dynamics of the Race Car

by Danny Nowlan

Theories, concepts, and equations explore the underpinnings of car handling and speed. The book also teaches how to analyze setup data and driver performance.

Factory Air: Cool Cars in Cooler Comfort, An Illustrated History of Automotive Factory Air-Conditioning, Vol 2, 1953: The Magical Year

by Allen B. Simons

Full of previously unpublished information and imagery this second volume shows that AC was becoming fully established in American cars, and more importantly, fully integrated into the cabin as opposed to trunk- or window-mounted add-ons.

Power Unleashed: Trailblazers Who Energised Engines with Supercharging and Turbocharging

by Karl Ludvigsen

An extraordinary trilogy quite without equal outside of a professional-grade education. Making an engine yield more output is almost as old as the combustion engine itself, and most of the people and most of their ideas are given their due.

A Technical & Operational
 History of the Liberty Engine: Tanks, Ships and Aircraft 1917–1960

by Robert J. Neal

One of history’s most famous engines, and very possibly the one with the longest active military service life, the Liberty represents an ambitious and visionary solution to what could have become an intractable problem: too much creativity resulting in too much incompatibility.

Fast, Faster, Fastest: The Bill Sadler Story

by John R. Wright

He designed, built, and raced his own cars, but also aircraft, engines, and drones. Before that he was a guided missile tech—never mind that he had dropped out of school. Smart people lead busy lives, this book covers it, and Sadler lived just long enough to bless it.

How Did I Get Here? 

Memories of Six Decades in Motorsport, and Musings on the Future of Formula 1 and the Planet

by Peter Wright

To say that Peter Wright is the guru of ground effect is like saying that Sir Ian McKellen is just the Gandalf guy. And that’s only one of the arrows in his quiver.

The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain: Watson Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

by David Coles & Peter Sherrard

Radar, airframes, and aero engines played a key role in this predominantly aerial engagement. This book presents bios and work histories of four of the men in the design offices in the years before the war.

The Evolution of Automotive Technology: A Handbook

by Gijs Mom

Different cultures produce different tech. What?? That’s just one of the points this academic text makes, enlisting 125 years of global automobile history to describe the mutually dependent development of technology and society. From engineering to driver behavior, nothing escapes scrutiny.

Formula 1 2020/2022 – La tecnica/Technical Insights

by Paolo Filisetti

Chicken/egg: some people say it’s the team’s technical director who ought to be on the podium, not the driver. After all, and certainly in the modern era, even the best driver cannot win with poor tech. This book looks at three seasons of challenges/solutions.

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