Lotus 72: Formula One Icon
by Michael Oliver
First fielded in 1970 this wedge on wheels racked up a winning streak that remained unmatched for almost a decade. Obviously not everything was sunshine and light.
ARCADE Toys Catalog
Arcade Manufacturing was incorporated in 1885 and produced high-quality cast iron coffee mills, spring hinges, cork extractors, and stove dampers. But its cast iron toys made them famous.
Ford, Henry [Three books about_]
This towering American industrialist did much, said much, thought much. Not everything got recorded right, interpreted right, remembered right. Time for some periodic housekeeping!
Heritage of the Sea: Famous Preserved Ships Around the UK
by Peter C. Smith
Where are they now, the ships that embodied Britain’s proud tradition as a great sea-faring nation? Are they national treasurers or scrap metal?
Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific
by Andrew Thomas
If all you know of the Spitfire is “Battle of Britain” you may well be surprised in how many other places and roles this iconic aircraft added laurels to its name.
Champion of the Lark
by Robert R. Ebert
Clever title: the Champion in 1939 is what informed Churchill’s insistence upon the Lark compact car to guide his company into solvency in the late 1950s. Clever book, too!
Detroit, An American Autopsy
by Charlie LeDuff
Unless you live under a rock you know this storied US city is suffering. Will your city be next? Not if enough people read this book!
Rocks Off, 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of The Rolling Stones
by Bill Janovitz
Written by a musician and music writer—and Stones fan—this book takes a look at 50 iconic songs by an iconic band from an entirely unique perspective.
Survivor: The Story Of a Unique 1929 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Thrupp & Maberly Phaeton Tourer
by Charles Vyse
This Workshop Guide intends to help the average owner gain a deeper understanding of their car and properly maintain it. It is also a social history of the car’s and its owners’ lives.
Nuvolari: Legendary Champion of International Auto Racing
by Count Giovanni “Johnny” Lurani with Luigi Martinatto
Tens of thousands are said to have attended the funeral of “The Flying Mantuan,” the fastest driver of the day—who had selected the tortoise as his mascot. He was a legend in his lifetime. But why?
The Roycean: From Manchester to Crewe, via Derby, No. 4
Tom Clarke, Will Morrison eds.
An annual compendium of serious Rolls-Royce scholarship for serious Rolls-Royce historians written by the proverbial pillars of the community.
The Battleship Builders: Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships
by Ian Johnston & Ian Buxton
The battleship as a case study for how it’s made. And why, and by whom. A good, important, useful big-picture book even if the actual pictures are too, too small.
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