27: Patrick Tambay – The Ferrari Years

by Massimo Burbi with Patrick Tambay

Cosmopolitan, debonair, often described as an old-school gentleman and one of the most genuinely charming personalities in F1, this Frenchman took over the car and race number of his deceased friend and drove himself into the history books.

Benjamin Holt & Caterpillar: Tracks & Combines

by Reynold M. Wik

Mud is the enemy of wheeled machinery. Holt was the entrepreneurial and mechanical genius of a wheel-making family and his invention of a continuous track system revolutionized agriculture and heavy construction.

Twilight of the Gods, Vintage Motorcycling’s Race Against Time

by Greg Adomaitis

This book posits that motorcycling in the US is at a critical moment as demographics and lifestyles are changing and new technology is making inroads.

The 1954 Hudson Italia

Hudson Motors’ Stylish Swansong

by Mark L. James

Bodied by Touring in Italy this model was primarily intended to gauge public reaction to styling ideas. It did receive positive customer reactions but just over two dozen ended up being built.

Formula 1’s Unsung Pioneers

The Story of the British Racing Partnership and How it Launched Motorsport into the Modern Era

by Ian Wagstaff

Best known for its association with Stirling Moss but for the worst reason, there are other factors noteworthy about BRP such as being the first fully sponsored F1 team.

ERA Man – Historic Racing With W.R.G. (Bill) Morris

by Tim May

Morris was a long-time owner, racer and restorer of ERAs, and this book offers an immersive look into the wide world of historic motor racing over a long period, and not just in connection with ERA.

Elgin Park, An Ideal American Town

by Michael Paul Smith

Everything on the cover photo looks uncannily clean, doesn’t it? That’s because it’s not real—well, not entirely. Looking at these photos will lower your pulse

Bloody Dangerous: Fifty Missions Over Germany

The Last First-Hand Account From World War II

by Flt Lt Colin Bell, DFC

Chew on that subtitle for a moment: the last first-hand? Sure, you’ve seen a pile of war biographies already … but this author is a centenarian. And he rappelled down the side of a building at 102. Bloody dangerous all over again.

Games Without Frontiers: Volume 1, 1966–1974

Matra – Alpine – Ligier – Simca – Renault – Alpine

by Stuart Agar

You can deduce from the cover illustration that this will be one unusual story. This book goes into a lot of behind-the-scenes material—and will require two more volumes to button it all up.

Spreading My Wings

One of Britain’s Top Women Pilots Tells Her Remarkable Story from Pre-War Flying to Breaking the Sound Barrier

by Diana Barnato Walker

That subtitle tells you all you need to know. She flew 80 different types and delivered more than 260 Spitfires to the front lines. Her father was Bentley Boy Woolf Barnato, her partner in life Whitney Straight. Run, don’t walk and get a copy.