Poetry in Motion: An Autobiography of a Supreme Grand Prix Driver
by Tony Brooks
The title alludes to Brooks’ combination of speed and smoothness. Publicity-shy, he never sought the limelight so it took 15 years of prodding to get this autobiography out of him. Find out what made him one of Britain’s premier racing drivers of the 1950s.
Austerity Motoring, From Armistice Until the Mid-Fifties
by Malcolm Bobbitt
After WW II, Britain’s output of new cars was earmarked for the export market in order to generate much-needed cash. Add to that fuel rationing and shortages of raw materials and you see why austerity was the watchword.
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?
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