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How to Build a Car: the Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

How to Build a Car: the Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

Adrian Newey

Auto Biography

Auto Biography

Earl Swift

Fins

Fins

William Knoedelseder

Fast N' Loud

Fast N' Loud

Richard Rawlings, Mark Dagostino

Wheels for the World

Wheels for the World

Douglas G. Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley

Faster

Faster

Neal Bascomb

Faster, Higher, Farther

Faster, Higher, Farther

Jack Ewing

Built for Adventure

Built for Adventure

Clive Cussler

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Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Ferrari

Brock Yates

People's Car

People's Car

Bernhard Rieger

Making and Selling Cars

Making and Selling Cars

James M. Rubenstein

The Yugo

The Yugo

Jason Vuic

Crash Course

Crash Course

Paul Ingrassia

Monopoly on Wheels

Monopoly on Wheels

William Greenleaf, David L. Lewis

Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow

Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow

Steve Lehto, Jay Leno

The Life of the Automobile

The Life of the Automobile

Steven Parissien

Driving With the Devil

Driving With the Devil

Neal Thompson

Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure

Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure

Andy Wilman

Engines of Change

Engines of Change

Paul Ingrassia

Brabham

Brabham

Tony Davis

Comeback

Comeback

Paul Ingrassia, Joseph B. White

The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks

The Essential Book of Pickup Trucks

Fred Haefele

Formula One: the Champions

Formula One: the Champions

Maurice Hamilton, Bernard Cahier

The Story of Porsche

The Story of Porsche

Luke Smith

The Magic of a Name: the Rolls-royce Story, Part 2

The Magic of a Name: the Rolls-royce Story, Part 2

Peter Pugh

Classic Cars

Classic Cars

Simon de Burton

111 Porsche Stories That You Should Know

111 Porsche Stories That You Should Know

Wilfried Muller