Start with high-confidence automotive history books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Auto Biography
Earl Swift
Fins
William Knoedelseder
Wheels for the World
Douglas G. Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley
Faster, Higher, Farther
Jack Ewing
Making and Selling Cars
James M. Rubenstein
Crash Course
Paul Ingrassia
Monopoly on Wheels
William Greenleaf, David L. Lewis
Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
Steve Lehto, Jay Leno
The Life of the Automobile
Steven Parissien
Engines of Change
Comeback
Paul Ingrassia, Joseph B. White
Formula One: the Champions
Maurice Hamilton, Bernard Cahier
