The British Motor Industry, 1945–94

by Timothy R. Whisler

Why are there are no major car manufacturers in Britain anymore? Politics? Unions? The fog? Could it be . . . path dependency?

Plane Spotter’s Guide

by Tony Holmes

Don’t leave home without it. This pocket-size reference guide can settle many arguments—how high? how fast? what motor?—in the field.

Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History

by Anne Mitchell Whisnant

It took over 50 years to build and while the road connecting Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may be one of scenic beauty, the story behind it is anything but.

From Supermarine Seafire XVII to Douglas DC-10, A Lifetime of Flight

by Ronald Williams

By looking over Williams’ shoulder as he pilots a great variety of aircraft in many different parts of the world you a sense for the practical and technical aspects of commercial flight from its early piston days to the jet age.

Graveyard of the Atlantic, Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast

by David Stick

The watery graves of some 600 ships aren’t just recorded as dry stats but told here with the pace of a fiction book. If you know water you know what a mighty force it is. If you don’t, just read the book.

Rolls Royce

by Julie Wilson

A small book for young folks offers a simple/simplistic look at an iconic carmaker.

Lola T70: The Design, Development & Racing History

by John Starkey & Franco Varani

Did you realize that the man who designed the Ford GT40 is the same who founded Lola Cars? And that the T70 is the car the GT40 was never allowed to be? That and a million other data points are presented here.

Vitesse~Élégance: French Expression of Flight and Motion

by Serge Bellu; Michael Furman photos

This third book about the Mullin Automotive Museum examines the cross-pollination between France’s aero and auto designers between the two world wars. Sounds too complicated? Just drool over the photos!

Hitler’s Eagles: The Luftwaffe 1933–45

by Chris McNab

A good one-stop survey of both the good and the bad, the weak and the strong of an essential part of the war effort that started as a dominant air force and then deteriorated.

Canadian Art: The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario

by Jeremy Adamson et al

This collection of 2000 immensely varied works represents the largest gift ever made to a Canadian cultural institution. This one book of five discusses signature works by Canadian artists.