This new book from Dalton Watson about the Porsche 917—one of the most successful and iconic racing cars of all...
Editor Casey Annis selects some of his favorite 2020 book choices for the automotive enthusiast. Shadow—The Magnificent Machines of a...
Car guys all have a little Walter Mitty in them. We dream about racing, restoring a rare car, driving our toys on long trips – often without ever consummating the dream. Ross S. Robbins is one of those rare people who actually acts on his dreams and takes his cars...
If you’re a fan of Alfa Romeo in general—and the Tipo 105s built between 1961 and 1977, in particular—this new,...
All images: © Porter Press International If there is one manufacturer that has dominated the endurance racing landscape over the...
There will be few who can argue against Ferrari’s status as one of the most successful and admired race and sports car manufacturers in the world. The first of Ferrari’s cars was the Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 which was driven by the legendary Alberto Ascari in the 1940 Mille Miglia....
In 1986, Porsche introduced the Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) transmission at Le Mans. While a road-going version wouldn’t hit the streets...
Famous Race Cars on Stamps 50 Jahre AVUS Rennen 1921-1971 – Berlin 1971 Opened in 1921 just outside of Berlin...
ED SWART From Zandvoort to Daytona 60 Years of cars, characters, and the world’s most challenging race tracks Published by: Coterie Press Ltd. Author: Ed Swart with Johnnie Tipler 192 Pages ISBN: 978-1-902351-71-1 Price: $49.95 US Recently, I visited author Ed Swart and his wife, Sally, at their...
Formula 1 Racing Artists The history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and...
Gentleman Heroes – YU 3250 The first Blower Bentley and the men who made it happen By Giles Chapman &...
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes. – Desiderius Erasmus Vintage Motorsport Books The vintage books displayed below are for the most part used and no longer in print. These are the same books that form the basis of...
All images: © Porter Press International The JaguarSport XJR-15 is a two-seater roadgoing sports car produced by JaguarSport, a subsidiary of Jaguar and Tom Walkinshaw Racing. The...
This book is about a unique car in sports car racing history. It was designed by Peter Brock, famous for...
Lost in Time Formula 5000 in North America By John Zimmermann Readers of VR&R will be well acquainted with the quality and detail of Associate Editor John Zimmermann’s writing. In addition to his countless articles here, John is also well known for his authoritative book on Formula Atlantic and later...
Lotus 72—1970–75 By Pete Lyons Foreword by Emerson Fittipaldi Longtime readers of VR&R will be well acquainted with the...
Maserati 300S By Walter Bäumer The Maserati 300S was one of the most successful sports racing cars of the...
Meister Bräuser: Harry Heuer’s Championship Racing Team by Tom Schultz In early 1959, young Harry Heuer, Executive Vice President of the Peter Hand Brewery, Chicago, Illinois, caught the racing bug. He immediately bought a race carand entered it in the May 1959 Meadowdale USAC professional race. At the same time,...
Niki Lauda: His Competition History By Jon Saltinstall Niki Lauda’s Racing career will forever be remembered for his horrifying crash,...
Porsche in the Monte Carlo Rally 1952–1982 By Patrick Daase & Maurice Louche In 1968, Porsche won the Monte Carlo...
August 2017 Cobra Pilote – The Ed Hugus Story By Robert D. Walker Ed Hugus was one of Carroll Shelby’s original cohorts in the Cobra project and, having owned the second Ferrari distributorship in the USA, provided business acumen that Shelby may have lacked. Plus, he actually funded the first...
September 2017 Stephen South – The Way It Was By Darren Banks Darren Banks has followed the careers of many...
October 2017 Matra Racing DVD, The Rebirth Many years ago I was drawn to the vibrancy of the Matra pit...
November 2017 Great Cars no: 10 – Lotus 18, The Autobiography of Stirling Moss’s ‘912’ by Ian Wagstaff In a little more than two years, the Porter Press Great Cars series of books has already got my bookshelves groaning under the strain, from the first published in May 2015, which documents...
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Photo: Brad Jansen Have you ever fantasized what it would be like to drive one of...
June 2011 The Art of Bugatti Richard Adatto, Christina Japp and Julius Kruta Published by the Mullin Automotive Museum with...
May 2011 Collage – Jackie Stewart’s Grand Prix Album Sir Jackie Stewart The wives and girlfriends of racing drivers of the 1960s and 1970s, in most cases, were enthusiastic members of the team. They played an active part in the pit and paddock at race meetings, usually seen sitting on...
September 2016 Lotus 18 Colin Chapman’s U-turn By Mark Whitelock Deciding on a theme, title or subject for a book...
April 2011 Jochen Rindt – Uncrowned Champion By David Tremayne Books about 1970’s posthumous World Champion Jochen Rindt are few...
March 2011 Caribbean Capers By Joel E. Finn Subtitled “The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960,” this book documents the trio of sports car races held in Cuba during the years surrounding the country’s conversion to communism as Fidel Castro’s revolution toppled the dictator Fulgencio Battista. Author...
