Motorbooks: 73 books
The 200-MPH Billboard
The Inside Story of How Big Money Changed NASCAR
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2007
What began on the dusty racetracks of the rural South is now a world-class enterprise, as closely watched by Wall Street as by hometown racing fans. How NASCAR grew from its provincial roots to become a big business of international proportions is the story Mark Yost tells in The 200-MPH Billboard.
A...
Leanings 3
More Moto-philosophy and Tales from the Road
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Stories and observation's from America's best motorcycle journalist. Peter Egan's writing invites you to pull up a chair, pour a little scotch, and relax while he shares with you his tales from the road, his motorcycling philosophy, and his keen observations about the two-wheeled life. His columns...
by Kris Palmer, Jerry Lee
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2011
Fix It! How to Repair Automotive Dents, Scratches, Tears and Stains is a complete guide for any car or truck owner who wants their ride to look, feel, and smell like it did the day they bought it. Years of commuting to work and family vacations will take its toll on a car. Coffee spills, paint scratches...
by Fred Rau
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2011
Touring on a motorcycle has never been more popular than it is today, but with more and more people hitting the open road, a growing number are doing so without the proper skills and information they need to survive the ordeal. Far too often the trip of a lifetime turns into an unmitigated disaster,...
McQueen's Motorcycles
Racing and Riding with the King of Cool
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
The long-departed Steve McQueen is still the coolest man on two wheels. Get an intimate look at his coolest bikes right here, right now, in McQueen's Motorcycles.
Even thirty years after his death, Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop...
by Brock Yates
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2004
Like any giant enterprise, the NASCAR we see today is very different from the regional race series launched by a visionary Bill France in the late 1940s. Few writers are as intimately aware of that history as Car and Driver's Brock Yates. In the 1950s he recalls the intimate nature of the sport's...
Ford Model T Coast to Coast
A Slow Drive across a Fast Country
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Driverless cars are on the horizon, but before the world falls asleep in the driver’s seat, let’s take a look back down the road from whence we have come. Ford Model-T Coast-to-Coast, documents the cross-country adventure of two brave drivers as they pilot a century-old Model-T on a 3,000-mile...
How to Restore Ford Tractors
The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding and Restoring N-Series and Later Tractors 1939-1962
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
To the admirer of farm machinery in all its gritty splendor, the tractor is more than the mechanical workhorse of the modern field. It is a testament to American know-how, a work of mechanical art truly in the American grain. Among these hard-working machines, Ford tractors hold a special place after...
by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
The Life Steve McQueen explores and celebrates the films, racing, style and overall life that made Steve McQueen The King of Cool and an enduring icon.
Steve McQueen remains the embodiment of cool some three decades after his death. Whether on the silver screen, racing a Triumph motorcycle...
Speed Read F1
The Technology, Rules, History and Concepts Key to the Sport
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Prepare to enter a world of speed with*** Speed Read: F1*****. This arm of racing can be intimidating to get into, but this intro guide is loaded with all the information you’ll need to get into Formula 1.**
You’ll get the history of the sport, biographies of major drivers and figures...
Roadside Relics
America's Abandoned Automobiles
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2010
Abandoned junk to some, the rusty old steel shells of vehicles are treasures to others, holding memories of a bygone era, or the promise of a pristinely restored, radically customized automobile. Automotive photographer Will Shiers has captured these dreams on film for over ten years, and this volume...
Hell on Wheels
An Illustrated History of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
A gripping history of outlaw motorcycle club culture from its beginnings to the present day.
In a world where most of us roll over when confronted by the power of authority, the antihero figure of the outlaw biker stands beyond the crowd, a beacon of social freedom. By choosing to live outside...
Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting
Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris and other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their favorite hobby, a tendency to dig into their favorite marques, chase parts, swap stories, and generally live the car-guy life. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession—and that’s the place from which spring...
by Bill Hayes
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
Learn the real stories behind legendary events in motorcycle outlaw history. Pretty much everything the world has ever heard about one-percenter motorcycle clubs has been pure, unadulterated bullshit. Take the so-called Hollister riot of 1947 that started it all. LIFE magazine convinced America that...