Sprint Car Salvation

by Dave Argabright 

The subtitle of this fast-moving novel by a highly respected and talented racing journalist is “A Jimmy Wilson racing adventure” and an adventure is just what it is!

Porsche by Mailander

by Karl Ludvigsen

Anyone with an interest in photography, and, of course, Porsche 356 race and road cars (especially 550 sports-racing Spyders) will find the many previously unpublished photos in this book irresistible.

The Automobile Yearbook 2011/12

by Serge Bellu (Editor)

Published since 1953, this yearbook wraps up everything automobile-related that made the news in the preceding year. Traditionally, the book covers three main aspects of the automobile: industry, motorsport and culture.

Kidnap of the Flying Lady: How Germany Captured Both Rolls-Royce & Bentley

by Richard Feast

A catchy title—that makes sense only to people who already know the story. Or think they know. Fact is, it will be another few decades before the material facts of this episode will become unsealed.

Elva: The Cars, The People, The History

by János Wimpffen

This exhaustive book is surely the last word on the subject of the little English car with the French name that willed it to go, which it did, but for only ten years.

The New Cunard Queens

by Nils Schwerdtner 

If you encounter an ocean liner these days whose name has the prefix Queen you know you’re looking at a Cunarder. This book offers a look at the famous company’s history and its three current flagships.

Silver Clouds: The 1934 Grand Prix Season

by Paul Chenard

A marvelous limited-edition collection of artwork—only 50 pieces—with narrative about the 1934 racing season in Europe.

The A-Z of 21st-Century Cars

by Tony Lewin

Not to be mistaken for an encyclopedia-like blow-by-blow/model-by-model compendium of automobiles, this book looks at people, firms, and models that “changed the course of car design.”

Eagle: Henry Royce’s First Aero Engine

by Derek S. Taulbut

This excellent book details the development process of Rolls-Royce’s WWI V-12 aircraft engine of complex design, extraordinary power, and uncommon reliability.

Watkins Glen, the Street Years 1948–1952

by Phillipe Defechereux

People who like round numbers will know that the year this book was published—2011—was the 50th anniversary of the first Formula 1 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. That was 1961, by which time The Glen had been successfully hosting races for over a decade.

Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work

by Matthew Crawford

“Knowledge worker” vs. “blue collar.” Apples/oranges. Is one “better” than the other? Crawford says yes, but is it?

Steve McQueen: A Passion for Speed

by Frédéric Brun

To an American reader a book written from a foreigner’s perspective about a quintessential American icon is often as revealing as it is disconcerting—the two being different sides of the same coin.

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