This magnificent two-volume book written by Mark Cole is the definitive history of the fabulously successful McLaren F1 GTR. The book’s Foreword is naturally written by the car’s designer, Gordon Murray, who says that when […]
This wonderful book, number 10 in the Exceptional Cars series by Porter Press, details the remarkable story of the Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 that was produced by Alfa’s Autodelta racing department to compete in the 1972 […]
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Austrian racing driver Jochen Rindt’s death in 1970 in a qualifying accident on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was just 28 years old. Jochen […]
Don Nichols was most certainly a man of mystery. The enigmatic American had an interesting past, being a D-Day paratrooper, Army counter-intelligence officer and a controversial entrepreneur who went on to create a racing marque […]
This thoroughly enjoyable new book by Pete Evanow is a Nissan-official chronicle of the Nissan Z history, starting with Datsun planning for the new 240Z model in the late 1960s, and follows the car’s transition […]
Back in the late 1920s, long-distance motor races were becoming increasingly popular with both the Le Mans and Spa 24-Hours events well established in the motor racing calendar. There was however, no such endurance race […]
Porter Press International recently published the latest title in their fabulous ‘Great Cars’ series, number 14, which recounts the history of the Daytona Coupe version of Carroll Shelby’s famous Cobra. This particular book, written by […]
If like me you are a fan of motor racing and in particular Formula One and have been following it for many years, you are more than likely to know the names of many of […]
If you’re a Formula One fan, then we have found the perfect coffee table book for you to either keep for yourself or to give as a gift. One Elite Formula is filled with stunning […]
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB that enabled ‘gentlemen racers’ to beat the professionals First introduced in 1959, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB quickly built up a reputation on the world’s race circuits. In 1960, the […]
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