Russian Motor Vehicles: Soviet Limousines 1930–2003
by Maurice A Kelly
Maybe the production of this book was already too near its end to include a notice that it was only May 2010 that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made it known that he desired to replace his Mercedes Benz state limousine with a proper domestic product. Not that there are any to choose from…
Go Faster: The Graphic Design of Racing Cars
by Sven Voelker
If you are a motorsports enthusiast you already know that there must be hundreds, thousands of race cars that could be discussed. If you bought this book sight unseen on the strength of its title, you’d probably expect a visual primer on the evolution, purpose, and practical application of the use of graphics on racecars. Well . . .
French Etceterini Miscellanea
A review of three slim specialty French books:
La 4CV Bosvin-Michel-Spéciale by Robert Bosvin
La Saga sportive de la Renault 4CV by François Rivage
Sportives tricolores, 1950–70 by Jean Paul Decker
Porsche Racing Cars: 1953 to 1975
by Brian Long
This book looks at Porsche’s purpose-built competition cars of the modern era, cars the author considers motorsports and design icons “the likes of which, sadly, we will never see again.”
American Cars: 1946 to 1959 and American Cars: 1960 to 1972
by J. “Kelly” Flory, Jr.
Flory’s life is awash in numbers about cars. His dedication to gathering encyclopedic detail about every car sold between 1946 and 1972 is evident in these two 1,000-page (each!) books. No bit of information is too small, and none has been overlooked.
American Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles of World War I
Illustrated Histories of 225 Manufacturers
by Albert Mroz
Mroz presents here an illustrated history of 225 of the American companies that manufactured cars, trucks, or motorcycles for the civilian market in 1917 and 1918.
Porsche Rennsport: The Definitive Photographic Record of the Racing Sports Cars of Porsche 1949–2004
by Jeffrey R Zwart
This is one of those books that will make you break out in a sweat—hot, cold, who cares—but you absolutely must have dry hands to handle this book so as to avoid getting sticky fingerprints all over the glossy pages.
The Brothers Rodríguez
by Carlos Eduardo Jalife-Villalón
This book tells us not only about Pedro’s life on the track, but it also traces his and his brother Ricardo’s rise from obscurity to international celebrity status, and ends with their untimely deaths.
Racing in the Rain: My Years with Brilliant Drivers, Legendary Sports Cars, and a Dedicated Team
Two books about racing in the rain—they couldn’t be more alike in one respect, yet completely different in others.
Paul Frère, My Life Full of Cars: Behind the Wheel with the World’s Top Motoring Journalist
by Paul Frère
He drove in eleven F1 GPs. Teamed with fellow Belgian Olivier Gendebien, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ferrari in 1960. He had an influence on three generations of automotive writers and here you can read why and how.
Porsche 908: The Long Distance Runner
by Födisch, Neßhöver, Roßbach, Schwarz
The 908 was the company’s first car to have an engine of the maximum size the regulations allowed at the time of its inception, 3 liters. It was an important car in its day but is often overlooked nowadays, especially as it is overshadowed by its successor.
The Miller Dynasty
by Mark L Dees
Inspired by Griffith Borgeson’s work, fellow Californian Mark Dees began to seriously accumulate Miller lore, interviewing those still living who had known or worked with Miller, along with survivors from the prewar racing world.
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