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.
Petroliana – On Location
by Alan Chandler
Collectibles related to gas stations and the petroleum industry are relatively affordable and plentiful. Chandler is one of the big collectors/restorers and loves to share his knowledge.
Automotive Encyclopedia
by Toboldt, Johnson, Gauthier
This is the sort of book your mechanic reads! If you want to have a more substantive relationship with your automotive care provider, you should read it too!
Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation
by Richard Edwards & Peter Edwards
Higher, faster, further. This book traces the successes and failures of the men and women—and even the industry as a whole—that advanced aviation.
Portal to the Corps: Chronicling the National Museum of the Marine Corps
Edited by Jessica del Pilar
Opened in 2006, the Marine Corps Museum is a striking structure—and not by accident. This book relates the story behind the design of the building and the exhibits. No matter what you think about the Marine Corps, you’ll have to try pretty hard not to be impressed!
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.
Negative Gravity: A Life of Beatrice Shilling
by Matthew Freudenberg
This aeronautical engineer solved a vexing problem in a famous WWII aero engine, raced motorcycles, had a long string of letters after her name, but resolutely marched to her own beat—which is why today few remember her!
The Car in British Society: Class, Gender and Motoring, 1896–1939
by Sean O’Connell
Say it like you mean it: the car has changed every aspect of civilized life! This lovely book digs deep and gives the old noggin a workout.
Northrop Flying Wings
by Graham M. Simons
What occupied Jack Northrop’s mind in the 1920s would take until the late 1980s to be fully realized. Being ahead of one’s time is a difficult enough cross to bear; add to that financial woes, political bickering, a military that can’t make up its mind—and life becomes a drag. And drag is the very thing Northrop hated.
Battle for the Beetle
by Karl Ludvigsen
Far from being an asset that the Allied entities charged with rebuilding Germany after the war didn’t want to bother with, this outstanding book is rich with new information and analysis that shows the opposite was true.
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.
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