Lockheed P-38J–L Lightning

by Robert Pęczkowski

Rich with photos and drawings of the late-model J and L versions of the sexy Lightning, this book will make aircraft modelers—or illustrators—swoon.

The Fairmount Park Motor Races: 1908–1911

by Michael J. Seneca

You’d think that an event that drew half a million spectators in its first year stayed in people’s memory. It lasted only four years and, in telling why, this book closes a gap in the annals of motor racing history.

Cadillac

by Stephen Salmieri & Owen Edwards

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this book is the fact that it had been born—after conception and gestation—at all. Towards the end of Edwards’ long essay, he describes a fire that almost destroyed his negatives.

Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar

by Peter Benjaminson

Each in its own way, the rapid rise and the long fall are emblematic of the life of the superstar who flies too close to the sun. The “Queen of Motown” lived only 49 years but helped define a new sound.

Amédée Gordini: A True Racing Legend

by Roy Smith

There was a time when The Sorcerer and his cars were fixtures on the racing scene and some of the greatest names hitched their wagon to his train. Technically, Gordini could mix it up with the best but financially. . . . This book puts it all together.

Three Wheelers

by Malcolm Bobbitt

Anyone who knows current auction prices for micro cars will wish they had stashed a couple of these things away—back in the day when they were dirt cheap and you really didn’t want to be seen in one!