Favorite kits , favorite cars, what's your favorite automotive book ?

[Greg Myers]

We've talked about favorite

cars, kits, and who knows what all else. I was just wondering, moving into my new home sorting and moving tons of books, just what your favorite automotive book is?

[martinfan5]

Missed you at the last few meetings, are going to this months meeting?

[MachinistMark]

The legendary custom cars and hotrods of gene winfield.

Have an autographed copy.

[Austin T]

I like a bunch of them,but currently I really want that Ed Roth book,can't remember his name but it goes over everything that he did.

[Bartster]

"Ford: The man, The machine." Should be rquired reading for every car buff & gearhead. BTW, Ford is my 3rd favorite brand. lf l owned a copy, l'd be reading it again!

Edited August 6, 2012 by Bartster

[Tom Setzer]

My Favorite Automotive book, actually there are several I like but here are a few.

75 Years of the 32 Ford

The History of Hot Rods

Hot Rods as They Were

Hot Rods on Muroc Dry Lake in 1938

The Age Of Hot Rod's (The 1950's

Birth of Hot Rodding ( The Story Of The Dry Lakes Era}

[Greg Myers]

This one is certainly one of my favorites. I just read it again for the third time. http://www.amazon.com/Truck-Rebuilding-Worn-Out-Post-Technological-Adventures/dp/0874517559/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344265470&sr=1-12&keywords=truck

[sjordan2]

This one. Beautiful photography and fascinating text on some of the most legendary cars ever made.

[Luc Janssens]

My favorite book, is a series broken down per decade, "Cars of the..." '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s by Publications international.ltd.

[TooOld]

Definitely this one !

[Deathgoblin]

"Cars of the Stars" by George Barris.

[Rob Hall]

Hard to pick one...I have a number of books that I like, incl. biographies and other books by auto industry people like Lee Iacocca, Bob Lutz, John DeLorean.

Some racing-related books I particularly like are:

'Go Like Hell' about the Ford GT40 program

Porsche 917: The Undercover Story

Vic Elford: Reflections on a Golden Age

The Unfair Advantage (Mark Donohue)

Racing in the Rain: My Years with Brilliant Drivers, Legendary Sports Cars, and a Dedicated Team

Senna vs Prost (and a 1/2 dozen other books on Senna)

Currently reading 'The Limit: Life and Death in the 1961 Grand Prix Season'....

For picture books, I have a bunch of coffee-table books I like incl. one on the Otis Chandler muscle car collection, one on Boulevard Photographic (vintage car advertising), one on Lotus in F1 in the '60s, Alan de La Plante's book on Gilles Villeneuve (which has great pics of many drivers and cars of the late '70s-early '80s F1 era), etc..

[LoneWolf15]

All of Larry Davis' books . Photos , text , and invaluable information from a man who was there for the golden age of drag racing !

[Longbox55]

Unsafe At Any Speed. Funniest book I ever read!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Challenger. Mickey Thompson's autobiography.

[zenrat]

Speed Duel by Sam Hawley. The story of the rivalry between the Arfons and Craig Breedlove. A cracking read about the days when you could still knock up a land speed car in your shed from used parts.

and for research I'm always going back to Gasser Wars by Larry Davis.

[Olskoolrodder]

GOOD book,I had it before the fire-I'd forgotten about it,time to head to B.A.M. (Books A Million)

[Qwit Pushin]

I agree with all of the above, especially 'Gasser Wars' and 'The Birth of Hot Rodding', however, recently I discovered this one at the California Auto Museum gift shop in Sacramento and so far it's a great read! Highly recommended.

[mnwildpunk]

Sort of a car book but the art of racing in the rain as told by enzo the dog

[moparmagiclives]

"On a clear day, you can see General Motors"

It's about John Delorians days with gm, before the ... Well you know.

[Greg Myers]

Speed Duel by Sam Hawley. The story of the rivalry between the Arfons and Craig Breedlove. A cracking read about the days when you could still knock up a land speed car in your shed from used parts.

and for research I'm always going back to Gasser Wars by Larry Davis.

I liked "Speed Duel" but I thought it should have been titled "Jet Duel" they really dropped the ball on the wheel driven cars of the '60's ie, Mickey Thompson's Challenger and only a sentence on the Summers Brothers long time record holder "Golden Rod".

Edited August 8, 2012 by Greg Myers

[zenrat]

True Greg, but I guess he had to draw the line somewhere or the book would have been huge.

[tubbs]

this isn't a book, but my Super Stock and Drag Illistrated magazines are hands down my favorite. i have the 1st issue thru the early 80's and refer or just read them at least 4 times a week. more than any hardback book i have (and i have 20 or so hard backs).