SM: Citroën’s Maserati-Engined Supercar

by Brian Long & Philippe Claverol

How many cars do you know that were both state vehicle and rally car? The SM was a tour de force par excellence. Or, in ‘Murrican, it was out there, big time.

Pensive Racing Drivers

by Max Küng

The quiet moments, before a race when the mind settles in on the task at hand, or after, when the last hand has been played. Even the victor lugging his magnum of champagne looks oddly spent. These are the moments captured here.

Tony Southgate, From Drawing Board to Chequered Flag

by Tony Southgate

Remember the Arrows team? The “s” in the name refers to Southgate who wanted nothing to do with it! This book strips away a lot of the glamor that is often associated with motor racing but he is still the only chief engineer to have won the Triple Crown of motorsport with his cars.

Life on a Wing and a Prayer

by Peter G. Dickens

A true story of and by someone who has spent decades flying anything and everything with wings. This memoir is the result of people who knew and appreciated those stories leaning on the author to write them down.

Formula 1 Champions Car by Car

Every F1 World Championship Car Since 1950

by Stuart Codling

A good driver would be great with a better car car, right? Right? Well, there are many more moving parts to this question, but the driver/car combination is what this book examines. Spoiler alert: not every championship-winner driver has a championship-winning car.

Citroën SM: Accidental Death of an Icon

by Stuart Ager

How come an “icon” has a lifespan of only four years? The title implies something went wrong. Original research by a marque expert sheds new light on a complex story.

Chrome Dreams, Automobile Styling Since 1893

by Paul C. Wilson

Illustrated with line drawings instead of photos this book aims to draw attention to what design features worked and/or found favor. The book is decades old by now and so makes for an interesting case study, also in regards to the author’s analytical abilities.

Defying Detroit, Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California

by Leslie Mark Kendall

Would you have guessed that Los Angeles County alone was once the second-largest auto manufacturing hub in the US, putting as many as half a million cars a year on the road? It’s quieter now—but still busy.

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.

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.

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.

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