Brian Redman – Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks
by Brian Redman, Jim Mullen
A really good biography of a great racer and a hugely decent man who survived his pro years—often barely—with enough good cheer to retire at age 52 and still remain active in historic racing.
Russian Warships in the Age of Sail 1696–1860
Design, Construction, Careers and Fates
by Tredrea & Sozaev
Britannia may have ruled the waves although at the time Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson wrote his poem Rule, Britannia! in 1740 it was meant as an exhortation, something to aspire to, not a statement of fact.
Turbo 3.0, Porsche’s First Turbocharged Supercar
by Ryan Snodgrass
A truly important technological success, and not only for Porsche. Turbocharging is the way many hypercars go these days and this glorious book lays it all out.
Squire: the Man, the Cars, the Heritage
by Jonathan Wood
Few were made, as expensive as Bugattis, but they held a reputation for exceptional top speed and braking.
Scale Auto Magazine
Executive Editor: Mark Savage
What had been a hobby for pre-teen male gearheads back into the late 1950s and 1960s has grown up. Scale Auto Magazineprovides today’s (mostly adult) hobbyists with information and inspiration. Editor Mark Savage and his team do this well, publishing a handsome and useful magazine every other month.
Porsche – The Racing 914s
by Roy Smith
Unless you are a racer, you may have never given the boxy 914 a second look. The victim of development shortcuts and marketing tussles, the car that is now beginning to be called “great” was born under a cloud.
The Royal Flying Corps 1914–1918
by Peter G. Cooksley
Absolutely one of the better books on the subject, which is probably why it keeps getting re-issued. Great at the human-interest level and a solid Big Picture introduction to the service that really validated aviation and thereby served as a model for all air forces.
The 377 Stratocruiser & KC-97 Stratofreighter: Boeing’s Great Post War Transports
by Bill Yenne
“A monkey could fly this plane.” Well, no, but once six monkeys on a flight from Thailand got loose. A modified version of it was called the Pregnant Guppy and NASA considered it a lifesaver. Everything you need to know about “Tomorrow’s Airliner” is in this lovely book.
Fairchild C-82 Packet: The Military and Civil History
by Simon D. Beck
The first in-depth treatment of a specialized aircraft that pioneered new ways of doing things.
Look familiar? You know you’ve seen it . . .
History’s Most Important Racing Aircraft
by Don Berliner
Racing improves the breed and it garners attention. Here, a hundred years of milestone aircraft show how it’s done.
The Amazing Life of John Cooper Fitch
by Art Evans
“Amazing” doesn’t even begin to exhaust the fullness of the man whose obit described him as “bathed in golden sunlight.” Pilot, racer, sailor, inventor, family man, holder of a speed record—for driving backward.
Citroën 1919–1949: La Belle Epoque
by Wouter Jansen
Even if you have no specific interest in Citroëns, this book is so beautifully made and so richly illustrated you’ll want it just for the pleasure of knowing you can have a peek anytime you want to!
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