Specialty Car Books

Get ready for a beauty pageant of 1950s glamour autos: finny luxury cars, two-seated sports cars, family-friendly station wagons, and spunky compacts. All the car makes and models we know today are included, plus plenty of long-lost favorites like DeSoto, Edsel, Hudson, Nash, Packard, Studebaker, and others. ¥ More than 1,600 photos and illustrations, most…

As America entered the postwar 1950s a resurgence by the auto manufacturers enabled them to create the most eccentric and extravagant automobiles of all time. Fierce competition between designers from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and independents such as Packard all turned to one car builder nestled firmly in America's bustling automotive mecca to help design…

Cuba's Car Culture drives through Cuba's love of American cars of the '40s and '50s, and the ingenuity that keeps them running despite the U.S. embargo.2017 Silver Medal Winner of the International Automotive Media Competition!  The story of how Cuba came to be trapped in automotive time is a fascinating one. For decades, the island country had enjoyed healthy…

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (1932-2001) was a phenomenon. His body of work is still discussed in hot rodding, fine arts and pop culture circles and his cult following remains as devoted as it was during his career. His 1963 Mysterion show car--featuring two big-block Ford V8s--was his masterpiece and the story of its rise and…

These are the cars so fast and powerful, so superior in design and performance, that they could only be called supercars.  Since legendary British motor journalist L. J. K. Setright christened the first, the Lamborghini Miura, in a review, others have followed from the finest automakers in the world:  Bugatti, Porsche, McLaren, Maserati, Ferrari, Koenigsegg. …

They just don't make them like this anymore! Massive pictorial history recalls more than 10,000 American automobiles! Models from more than 250 manufacturers, ranging from collector, luxury, sports, and everyday cars covering a 70-year period.

This is the complete guide to finding the best available example of the classic front-engined Porsche 356. Insight from real ownership experience is coupled with unparalleled technical knowledge, resulting in the first dedicated guidebook for potential buyers of the Porsche 356. A comprehensive guide, including an inspection checklist that buyers can use when viewing a…

Originally published by Floyd Clymer this is a faithful reproduction of the 1969 publication of that manual. By far the most comprehensive manual ever published for the 912 Porsche it includes complete technical data, service and maintenance information and comprehensive detailed instructions for the repair and overhaul of all major and minor mechanical and electrical…