Chrysler: The Life and Times of an American Automotive Genius
by Vincent Curcio
From wiping down locomotives to running an automotive powerhouse, Walter P. in a quintessential American “be all that you can be” story did it all and did it well.
Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic: How Fixing Broken BMWs Helped Make Me Whole
by Rob Siegel
Want to buy, fix, drive cool cars? And live to talk about it? Siegel has and does, and he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. Or his wife. Clearly a man from whom to learn! Even if you don’t have a BMW.
Stretching It: The Story of the Limousine
by Michael L. Bromley and Tom Mazza
From generic stretch versions of stock cars to purpose-built ceremonial cars for royalty and heads of state this book charts the evolution of the species and also examines the cultural phenomenon of limousine driving and riding, especially in America.
Pacific Crucible, War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942
by Ian W. Toll
Well-trodden ground, to be sure, but Toll gives a good introduction and also incorporates recent scholarship that sheds more light on both parties to the conflict.
Motorsport Explorer
by Julian Hunt
Even to Britons some of the venues presented here will be obscure! Your next vacation won’t be long enough to visit even only a fraction.
Racing Bicycles: 100 Years of Steel
by David Rapley
Excellent photos of things you won’t have seen before—because they’re Down Under, Australia that is. Anyone with a mechanical bend will get weak knees.
The Franklin Automobile Company
by Sinclair Powell
Over 150,000 of this American luxury car with an air-cooled engine were made over its 30-year life span. Today it’s a novelty at best; here’s the full story.
India: In My Eyes
by Barbara Macklowe
Been there/done that? Even if you have, you probably haven’t seen what—or how—Barbara Macklowe sees.
Big Week: Six Days that Changed the Course of World War II
by Bill Yenne
A multi-faceted picture of the improbable turn-around of the Allied air campaign that paved the way for D-Day.
A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing
by Paul Sheldon, Richard Page, Duncan Rabagliati
You might not think so but you can read these books cover to cover. There is plenty of narrative but it is really the data—from practice times to chassis numbers—that make these now 15 volumes the go-to, must-have resource.
Defiant, Blenheim and Havoc Aces
by Andrew Thomas
Different planes with different tasks—what brings them together in this one book is their stop-gap tour of duty as nightfighters.
The Stewardship of Historically Important Automobiles
by Fred Simeone et al
“It’s original only once.” For certain cars this dictum will become ever more important. It took long enough for the classic-car movement to appreciate this. Now it’s time to define terms, rules, expectations.
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