Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari.
Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferraris career. From his earliest failed business ventures, to his ......
Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari.
Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferraris career. From his earliest failed business ventures, to ......
Weve all filled up at a servo, but whats it like behind the counter, late at night, as a plethora of unhinged and maniacal souls totter in through the parting glass? David Goodwin worked the graveyard shift for six years in his home suburb of Werribee, and this is his hilarious and darkly mesmeric account of what happens behind the ......
The authorized biography of a polymath racecar engineer.
This biography of Bill Sadler tells the story of an innovator who set the racing world astir with his boldly inventive cars. His original creations--including the Formula Libre and the Sadler Mark V--brought him racing victories at tracks such as Watkins Glen ......
One of the greatest drivers of his generation, Jim Hall is even better known as an innovator. From his tiny shop in Midland, Texas emerged a series of Chaparrals that changed the face of racing. His high-winged Chaparral 2E Can-Am car and 2F World Sportscar Championship contender may be the most influential race vehicles of the 20th century. ......
This years championship has been dominated by Red Bull Racing, and in particular Max Verstappen who has already clinched the 2023 Drivers F1 World Championship as has the team clinching the F1 Constructors title a few races earlier.
Authors Tony Dodgins and Maurice Hamilton, combining 80 years of F1 expertise, examine each Grand Prix ......
Life comes at you fast when youre traveling 180 miles per hour. For Ted Giovanis, its also where you can learn the most valuable lessons.
In forty-eight accessible and inspiring chapters, he shares the experience hes gained since starting an auto racing career at age forty-six, a ride of three decades that is still in overdrive. He ......
Over 220 stunning pages, Wheels MODERN CLASSICS relives 20 of the fastest, sexiest, most advanced and most-cherished vehicles ever to impact the performance car world. From the screaming atmo V12 of a Lamborghini Diablo, to the hairy-chested V8 of a Holden SS Commodore, we deep dive on their engineering and design, unearthing plenty of secrets ......
A handsomely illustrated biography of a classic automotive designer.
Originally written in 1961, this revised, comprehensive, and entertaining biography of famous classic car designer Raymond H. Dietrich--known as "the automotive architect of the classic era"--is an accurate record of his life and times based upon ......
More than 300 rare full-color and black-and-white behind-the-scenes images from father-and-son photographers who were granted unprecedented access to Formula 1 races, drivers, and cars. Renowned automotive photographer Daniel Reinhard and his father, Josef (Sepp) Reinhard, have enjoyed unprecedented access to Formula 1 races and drivers since ......
10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across two continents on the verge of revolution.
An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of ......
Unconventional, flamboyant, ground-breaking, colourful, controversial - the Benetton Formula 1 team was all of those things. Defying perceptions as the rebels of Formula 1, Benetton achieved great success, particularly in the two glorious seasons of 1994 and 1995 when the team swept aside the big names - Williams, McLaren and Ferrari - to claim ......
Charles Rolls was the first Englishman to be killed in an air crash. He was thirty years old. Rolls death shocked the country and made headlines across the world. His relative youth at the time is perhaps the reason that he is a forgotten hero: a man who today receives little credit for his legacy, even though at the time of his death on July ......
Starting from the Back of the Grid: Misadventures Inside Formula Ones Flying Circus is the hilarious and endearing story of how an academic flop with a prodigious talent for getting into embarrassing situations somehow succeeds in the glamorous world of Formula One.
The author, a TV producer and occasional ......
Formula One is more popular and more exciting than ever, and you can learn about its fascinating history and heritage in this brilliant and unique quiz book!
The greatest motorsport on the planet is now as competitive as it has been in years, as Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and a host of other ......
From Australian born to American Graffiti ... to American muscle. In Janette Voskis accomplished fourth book of poems, "Chrome" is a ride in her world decorated with chrome, her 1964.5 Ford Mustang.
Throughout "Chrome" Voski invites us on a cruise, hopping into her set of wheels and delving into the emotions ......
Authentic Collectables are very proud to announce an exciting, limited edition hard cover book project being produced with Dick Johnson and acclaimed author John Smailes titled Dick Johnson Racing: The First To 1000 - Celebrating 1000 Championship Races 1981-2022.
Dick Johnson Racing is without doubt one of the most iconic teams in ......
At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, John and Horace Dodge again changed the face of the automotive market in 1914 by introducing their own car. The Dodge Brothers ......
Mauro Forghieri, the legendary engineer for Ferrari cars, who died in 2022, dictated the story of his working life with Ferrari to Daniele Buzzonetti before his death. In this new book, Buzzonetti turns that story into a riveting read, that will fascinate all lovers of endurance and F1 motor racing.
Many are the photographs of Hitler standing proudly in the passenger seat of a midnight blue Mercedes, arm outstretched in his famous salute to the adoring German crowds. Hitler loved cars and loved to be seen in and next to the special automobiles he purchased or was presented with through friends and Nazi Party funds. His first car was a 1920 ......
From acclaimed journalist Adam Hay-Nicholls, the very first biography of rising star Charles Leclerc, published to mark the start of the 2023 Formula One season.
Few of the drivers on the F1 grid have the racing pedigree of Charles Leclerc. Widely regarded as one of the sports hottest prospects, he was crowned F3 ......
This publication is a new book(s) about the life and legacy of the man behind Lotus. Colin Chapman the Biography is the official and definitive record of his achievements, a full and authoritative text and outstanding images which capture the extraordinary history of one of the world’s most iconic brands.
Colin Chapman: The authorised ......
There was a time when every New Zealander either owned a Ford Cortina or had a parent, sister, brother, grandparent or friend who did. While we cant claim these hugely popular cars as our own, the Cortinas place in New Zealand motoring history makes it something of a Kiwi cultural icon. This book celebrates the Cortina in many guises, from ......
From James Gray, author of the bestselling Max Verstappen, comes the very first biography of Lewis Hamiltons designated successor George Russell, published to mark the British Grand Prix.
From dominating the karting tracks of East Anglia to the top of the podium in Formula 3 and Formula 2, George Russell ......
Wit, wisdom, and revelations from sixty years of life on the road.
Driving one highway after another at sunrise, winding through the mountainside, hearing the call to rise of the roosters, or simply exchanging "fishing stories" with the other guys at the truck stops. Like that one about the trucker who stopped along ......
The first book to tell the early history of cars in Los Angeles.
Los Angeless car culture has shaped the nations preferences in transportation, architecture, leisure, and even dining. The story of the automobile and that of Los Angeles have been entwined for more than a century. Driving Force: How Los Angeles Put ......
Was it a passion, obsession, or dream? Hard to say, until it blew up in his face. On life support and unable to speak, see, or move, Lisa tells Robert how his lifes dream of owning and racing a Nitro Funny Car had crashed and burned with him inside only days after completion. Blindly he scribbles a cryptic 4-word message, one letter at a time. ......
MG, the worlds most-loved make of sports car, was created in the 1920s by Cecil Kimber - invariably known as Kim. Rising above disability, with his energy, enthusiasm and vision Kimber became a leading figure in the British motor industry. Starting out putting sporty bodies on Morris chassis, within a few years he had built MG into the leading ......
Box! Box! Box! tells the story of the 2022 Formula One championship. It captures the drama on and beyond the Grand Prix circuit, from high-speed accidents to the glamour of Monaco. After the fall -out of Abu Dhabi in 2021, would F1 ever be the same? Max Verstappen would be tested by a new challenge from the scarlet Ferraris. With new rivals, ......
A rich resource for investigating the history of a short-lived but influential British carmaker.
The Allard Motor Company archives are a particularly rich resource for those investigating the history and influence on the British motor industry of this short-lived but significant carmaker. The production records ......
Arguably the fiercest and most hotly contested sport in the world, Formula One Icons details some of the most memorable cars to have ever raced in the sport, along with the most iconic tracks on the Formula One circuit. Formula One Icons gives a detailed account of the legendary cars, tracks and teams that cemented their place in the history of ......
Formula 1 is a thrilling, glamorous sport, but it can be daunting to watch and understand. Whats a chicane? Why is the undercut so important? Do I even want to know what dirty air is?
In this book written from an Americans perspective, youll learn all about how a Formula 1 racing season works, how qualifying ......
Death arrived early at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two years before the track hosted its first 500-mile event, five drivers and spectators were killed during inaugural races on the Speedway. Death has lingered around the oval ever since. Over the past century, fatalities have mounted and a total of seventy-three drivers, mechanics, and ......
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