The Rover Story 

by Graham Robson

Except for Land Rovers you can’t buy a new Rover anymore these days but you can now get this long out of print book again. Well-organized, it focuses on the core period 1877–1988 while also touching on the years before and after.

The Boats of Summer: New York Harbor and Hudson River Day Passenger and Excursion Vessels 

by Richard V. Elliott

In the early days, summer life in NYC meant catching a steamer upriver, perhaps returning by train. Two splendid books representing decades of research look at 63 of the over 1000 vessels that provided such a service, ending in the 1970s when diesels had already taken the place of steam.

The Original Ford GT 101

by Ed Heuvink

The first prototype, the one from which the Ferrari-beating Ford GT sprang, was scrapped in period—and resurrected 50 years later. Both models are covered in this superbly illustrated book.

Iron Aviator: Cal Rodgers and the First North American Transcontinental Flight

by Christopher C. Wehner

It’s 1911 and $50,000 prize money is to be had for being the first to fly solo across the country. Never mind that you’re only a rookie pilot, legally deaf, and too tall to be a good fit for a little airplane. Rodgers did die in an airplane crash—but not on this trip.

Nieuport 1875–1911: A Biography of Edouard Nieuport

by Gérard Pommier & Bertrand Pommier

Edouard and his brother’s names are writ large in the history of early aviation but try finding a proper full-length biography about them. This isn’t one either but it does contain useful items.

Remarkable Motor Races

by Andrew Benson

Forty-eight events are presented, from the point of view of what it’s like to race there, what makes each unique, and some of the big moments that encapsulate the fact that, unlike any other sport, in racing it is the “playing surface” itself that plays an active role.

One Track Mind, The Art of Robert E. Gillespie

by Robert E. Gillespie

Go ahead, count the rivets. His father did, which taught young Bob an important lesson: people who know will notice details, which is why he puts them in his work, whether it’s birds of prey or the fighter planes that borrow their names, or landscapes, or the race cars on his home track of Watkins Glen.

On The Prowl, The Definitive History of the Walkinshaw Jaguar Sports Car Team

by Neil Smith

TWR was associated with several marques, not to mention a great variety of privateer efforts, but the relationship with Jaguar was a particularly bright one and very much deserving of a book as exceptional as this.

The Heroes We Needed

The B-29ers Who Ended World War II and My Fight to Save the Forgotten Stories of the Greatest Generation

by Trevor McIntyre

This is not another color-within-the-lines aircraft history. If you have an imagination, it’ll hit you were it hurts. And, sure, you’ll learn plenty.

Curtiss Aerocar, 1928–1940

by Andrew Woodmansey

The “aero” in the name has nothing to do with Curtiss’ main claim to fame, aeroplanes, but alludes to the slippery shape that lets this “Motor Bungalow” cruise at a higher speed than some cars of the day could reach.

Mustang: 60 Years

by Donald Farr

Now in its seventh generation, the Mustang has been in continuous production since 1964. More importantly, it has remained the “type” of car it started as—although it did have its bloated periods—with only the Mach-E departing entirely from form.

The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain: Watson Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

by David Coles & Peter Sherrard

Radar, airframes, and aero engines played a key role in this predominantly aerial engagement. This book presents bios and work histories of four of the men in the design offices in the years before the war.

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