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  • History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths and Rumors Revealed

    James Dean's Killer Porsche, NASCAR's Fastest Monkey, Bonnie and Clyde's Getaway Car, and More

    by Matt Stone, Preston Lerner ...
    "Chock-full of amusing car-related trivia and miscellany." — Detroit NewsDid you know that after James Dean's death behind the wheel of his Porsche 550 Spyder, parts of the car were sold off, and said parts then cursed their new owners? (Or did they?)Did you know Bonnie and Clyde stole Ford V-8s almost exclusively as getaway cars because they were the fastest cars of their day—and that Clyde wrote ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Winning

    The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    by Matt Stone, Preston Lerner ...
    Winner of International Automotive Media Gold Award 2010 For all his fame as one of Hollywood's great actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the proprietor of a natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that was less known and perhaps closer to his heart than all the rest of his well-chronicled life. He was an avid, successful and well respected car racer and team ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Speed Read Ferrari

    The History, Technology and Design Behind Italy's Legendary Sports Car

    by Preston Lerner ...
    Series series Speed Read
    This beautifully designed and illustrated essential guide to Ferrari celebrates the world's premier performance-car manufacturer.From the first complete car Enzo Ferrari constructed in 1940—the Auto Avio Costruzioni—to masterpieces produced by the company today, award-winning author Preston Lerner's Speed Read Ferrari: The History, Technology and Design Behind Italy's Legendary Sports Car covers ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed

    James Dean's Killer Porsche, NASCAR's Fastest Monke

    by Preston Lerner, Matt Stone ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 7 min

    Explore the origins of some of the automotive world’s most intriguing stories, mysteries, myths, rumors, and legends.Fantastic stories have swirled around the automobile since the first car appeared over 100 years ago. History’s Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealedcompiles a juicy selection covering subjects from racing to automakers, crime to pop culture, and historical to ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Go Like Hell

    Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

    by A. J. Baime ...
    The epic story of automotive history also told in the film FORD V. FERRARI: By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind.Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Car Guys vs. Bean Counters

    The Battle for the Soul of American Business

    by Bob Lutz ...
    A legend in the car industry reveals the philosophy that's starting to turn General Motors around.In 2001, General Motors hired Bob Lutz out of retirement with a mandate to save the company by making great cars again. He launched a war against penny pinching, office politics, turf wars, and risk avoidance. After declaring bankruptcy during the recession of 2008, GM is back on track thanks to its ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Mechanic's Tale

    by Steve Matchett ...
    A fascinating insider's look at life behind-the-scenes at Formula One.'An essential read' AUTOSPORT'A must for the real inside story' FORMULA 1 RACING**'**Recommended for anyone interested in F1 on the inside' MOTORING NEWSFormula One Grand Prix mechanic Steve Matchett takes the reader on a compelling journey through his life in the pit-lane, from his beginnings as a young apprentice, throug... ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Senna Versus Prost

    by Malcolm Folley ...
    In the late eighties and early nineties, Formula One was at its most explosive, with thrilling races, charismatic drivers, nail-biting climaxes - and the most deadly rivalry ever witnessed in sport. Two of Formula One's most honoured champions and iconic figures drove together for McLaren for two seasons, and their acrimonious and hostile relationship extended even after one of them had left the ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • Touch Wood - The Autobiography of the 1953 Le Mans Winner

    by Duncan Hamilton ...
    Duncan Hamilton won the classic Le Mans 24-Hours race in 1953, co-driving his works entered C-Type Jaguar with Tony Rolt. In 1954 the same pair finished second, losing to a much larger-engined V12 Ferrari and by the narrowest margin in years. In all, Duncan Hamilton competed in nine of those great Le Mans endurance classics.Having cut his racing teeth in such pre-war cars as the R-Type M.G. and ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Little Book of Land Rover

    by Charlotte Morgan ...
    Little Book of Land Rover takes a trip down memory lane and remembers the models that drove their way into the Nation s hearts.. Foreword by motoring historian Stephen Vokins, archivist at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, and one of the foremost authorities on the story of the legendary marque. Launched in 1948 the Land Rover had some unexpected owners including King George VI and Winston ... Read more

    $3.74 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tom Daley

    The Unauthorized Biography

    by Chas Newkey-Burden ...
    World Champion, European Champion, Commonwealth Champion, diving ace Tom Daley has achieved more than most professional sportsmen could ever dream of in a lifetime. This talented young sportsman's career has been fascinating to follow from the start - Daley began competing in diving competitions at the age of eight at his local diving club in Plymouth, and he has been setting records ever since - ... Read more

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  • Speed Duel

    The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties

    by Samuel Hawley ...
    The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove."Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done on the subject so far."-- Craig BreedloveUntil the 1950s, the land speed record (LSR) was held by a series of European gentlemen racers such as British driver John Cobb, who hit 394 miles per hour in ... Read more

    $8.69 USD