Coachwork on Vintage Bentleys

3 Litre, 4½ Litre, 6½ Litre, Speed Six & 8 Litre 1921–31

by Nick Walker

Walker is well known as the author of several cornerstone titles in any decent British-car library. Several of them are in this publisher’s “In Detail” series that is an essential resource for the restorer.

The Adventurous Motorcyclist’s Guide to Alaska

by Lee Klancher

The only guidebook you’ll ever need. Really. Written specifically with the needs of the motorcyclist in mind, this book is useful to any traveler, even the armchair variety.

MGB, MGC & MGB GT V8, La grande sportive britannique

by David Knowles

One of the quintessential British sports cars, the MGB was in production for 18 years. Today, you’ll find the cars anywhere—but books en français, not so much.

Can-Am Calendar 2013

by Pete Lyons

Twelve months in a year—24 historic photos in this limited-edition calendar of the wild, wild cars of the 1966–1974 Canadian-American Challenge Cup series

Fast Lines: Memorable Moments in Motorsport

by Pete Lyons

What makes cars and men champions? Lyons explored this subject over the years and, touching on many different forms of racing, wrote books and magazine columns. Here, fifty-five of these for Vintage Racecar magazine are gathered in book form.

Jaguar XJR7

by Ted West, photos by P. Harholdt

Racing improves the breed, so it is said. The Jaguar XJRs five-year run may not have made the accursed road cars any better but they certainly had enough of a halo effect to stabilize the brand’s slipping fortunes.

The World of Vanity Fair

by Paul R. Spiring

You could study reams of dry textbooks about the Victorians, or meet them here, up close and personal in colorful caricatures and amusing and instructive text.

Clouds and Shadows

by David Tod

The subtitle says it all: “The reminiscences of life at the Motor Car Division of Rolls-Royce Ltd. Crewe—(Or, the adventures of a small cog in a big wheel)”

Alfa Romeo: A Century of Innovation

by Christian Schön

To be building cars for 100 years means Alfa must be doing something right. This book looks at the cars and the people that made it so.

Why Has America Stopped Inventing?

by Darin Gibby

On the surface, a patent seems like a patent idea. Patent law in the US is almost 200 years old, and older still elsewhere, but is it the best way to encourage and then protect inventiveness?

The Handley Page Victor: The History and Development of a Classic Jet, Vol. 2

by Roger R. Brooks

After a last hurrah in the Falklands and then the first Gulf War, Victors were mustered out in 1993, after a long 30 years of service but with a relatively low 6500 flight hours. Specs and data here tell the story.

100 Years of the British Automobile Racing Club

by Gareth Rogers

From formula cars to trucks, pretty much anything with wheels has been raced under BARC auspices and on BARC tracks, and not just in the UK. This book goes on a colorful whirlwind tour of all things BARC.

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