Motor Racing: Reflections of a Lost Era

by Anthony Carter

You may already have stacks of books on European GP motor racing in the 1950s to the 1970s—and you still wouldn’t have seen these photos.

Concorde (Beniada)

by Frederic Beniada & Michel Fraile

Spectacularly large photos of a spectacularly high-flying plane at a spectacularly low price! It is a tribute to the plane and the people who built and crewed it, not an all-inclusive nuts and bolts history.

La Carrosserie Française: du Style au Design

by Serge Bellu

(French) Right from the cover photo the book leaves no doubt that French cars look, well, different. This distinction—and it is a distinction—is as true today as it was at the very beginning of the automobile era.

1950s Motorsport in Colour

by Martyn Wainwright

If this book had a subtitle it would say “The Races and Hill Climbs of England and Ireland.” And it should have specified that for the sake of those readers/buyers who, in the absence of other information, make their book purchases based on title searches and might well have expected something different.

A Victorian Scientist and Engineer: Fleeming Jenkin and the Birth of Electrical Engineering

by Gillian Cookson and Colin A Hempstead

Admittedly, this topic is a bit removed from the field of transportation but electricity is an inseparable aspect of it. Moreover, there are not many books that shed light on the state of engineering or the education and training of engineers in the Victorian Age.

Spyders & Silhouettes: The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1972–1981

by János Wimpffen

A reader who went straight for the photos would be forgiven—they are the predominant feature of this and Wimpffen’s other three oversize and heavy books in this monumental series of photographic histories.

The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History

by Jack Connors

The title of the book may not be showstopper but the book is commendable on all counts that matter to a reader: it is written in an uncommonly engaging style, introduces new material to the record, makes it easy for the reader new to the subject to develop an interest in it.

Art of the Formula 1 Race Car

by Stuart Codling (Author) & James Mann (Photographer)

Racecars have a purpose and that purpose is speed not beauty. But beautyis not the subject of this book, art is. Bandying these terms about sounds almost flippant but there are serious distinctions and they merit deep thought.

Peace was Their Profession—Strategic Air Command: A Tribute

by Mike Hill, John M. Campbell & Donna Campbell

The title is derived from the Strategic Air Command’s motto “Peace is Our Profession” which insiders—who have earned the right—often amend to include “War is Our Hobby.” An alternate version is “Peace Through Strength—Victory Through Devastation.”

The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car

by David Tremayne

This book cleverly walks the tightrope of being both a technical book and one that will appeal to the reader who wants to understand more about the technology that goes into a modern Formula 1 car.

Jaguar, All the Cars

by Nigel Thorley

Thorley has written several excellent books on the marque. While past books have concentrated on specific models, this one covers the entire range of cars since the beginning, with a particular emphasis on postwar vehicles.

The Speed Merchants: A Journey through the World of Motor Racing, 1969–1972

by Michael Keyser

Keyser tells the story of his involvement in some of the most high-pitched seasons of that time in motor racing, and he tells it from the rather unique perspective of photographer, driver, and filmmaker. All the storied people, cars, and race venues you’d expect are here.

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