Formula 5000 Motor Racing: Back Then . . . And Back Now

by Derek Lawson

Inspired by the success of the Can-Am series with its unlimited formula and powerful V8 engines this initially low-cost racing series for cars with a maximum engine capacity of 5L attracted many of the names we would recognize from the “big leagues.”

Ferrari: 
A Champion’s View

by Phil Hill & John Lamm

Ferrari racing cars and races of the 1950s and 1960s, described by the man who competed in them.

The Spitfire Story

by Alfred Price

Old or new, military or civilian, no matter your interests in aviation you know of the Spitfire and the singular place it occupies in aviation history. Its famous Rolls-Royce engines, its famous Schneider Trophy connection, its famous Battle of Britain role.

Hot Rod Magazine: All the Covers

by Drew Hardin

Since its founding in 1948, Hot Rod Magazine has as much reflected as shaped the hot rod movement in the US. It even preceded what today are the mainstream, middle-of-the-road consumer car magazines; in fact, its success spawned theirs.

Joyaux Automobiles des Maharadjahs

by Gautam Sen

A clientele of wealthy Indian enthusiasts with incredibly deep pockets and remarkable eccentricities absorbed disproportionately large numbers of European and American cars, from bejeweled Rolls-Royces to more common fare such as Fiats and Fords.

Formula 1 Technical Analysis 2009–2010

by Giorgio Piola

You may watch every race of the season and faithfully snip every technical article in specialist magazines, and you may even have contacts in the F1 community—and you still wouldn’t know all the technical intricacies this book series has been able to clarify since its launch in 1994.

McQueen’s Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

by Matt Stone

Could Henry Mushman have become the “King of Cool”? It probably didn’t hurt his image that Steve McQueen was not saddled in real life with the nom de plume he adopted for his early motorcycle racing persona but had a name that was as properly burly as the roles he played and the things he liked to do.

American Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design

by Michael Furman, text by Tracy Powell

This latest installment in this Auto Legends series turns its—and your—gaze upon American cars of “distinction.” Without taking anything away from the text, what most distinguishes all the books in this series is the fabulous photography.

Behind the Wheel: The Great Automobile Aficionados

by Robert Puyal

Puyal takes a cerebral approach to his subject. The lives of 54 people are enlisted to tell stories of wo/man’s relationship with the car through the ages.

Nissan GT-R Supercar: Born to Race

by Dennis Gorodji

Even if you only pay peripheral attention to current cars you are probably vaguely aware that the GT-R is often singled out for its sophisticated handling. If you follow motorsports you already know that that is quite the understatement and that the GT-R can well be said to have revolutionized sports car dynamics.

Le Mans 1960–69: The Official History of the World’s Greatest Motor Race

by Quentin Spurring

Note the word “official”—this book is indeed published in association with l’Automobile Club de l’Ouest, the organizer. Thus Spurring had access to the ACO’s own archive of photographs and race data although it is not the first or the only book to have had that benefit.

China Clipper: Pan American Airways and Popular Culture

by Larry Weirather

People unfamiliar with the majestic Clippers may find the title contrived—flying boats and culture? The author likens their cultural impact to that of the moon landing. There really is not anything analogous nowadays so readers will have to allow the book to take them to a point they may well find odd at the beginning.

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