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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

What favourite titles are out there?

For old books, one of my favourites is one titled 200 Motoring Gadgets, published in the early 1950s iirc, it describes ingenious modifications and devices that could be put together by anyone reasonably handy at DIY.

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Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

"In the Track of Speed", by Stirling Moss.
In no way self-praising and about the days when racing was about cars built on shoe strings without financial sponsors. Amusing too in places.
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stuchamp · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 546 Location: Iowa, USA

Too many to choose from but the one that I reread a lot is "Smoke, Sand, and Rubber" by Mel Anthony. It covers "Methanol Mel's" midget racing exploits from the 1930's to the 50's.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

It's many years since I read it but I think I have fond memories of:

"Memories of Men & Motor Cars" by S.C.H. Davis

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exbmc · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:29 pm Post subject: books

A couple of my favorites are "Racing Mechanic" by Alf Francis, and "The Works Mini's " by Peter Browning.

BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

Best Damn Garage In Town, Henry 'Smokey' Yunicks autobiography.
From Flying Tigers, and piloting over 50 B17 missions over Europe in WW2 to building NASCAR/Indianapolis racers and all the cheating that ensued.

RotaryBri · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 465 Location: Warwick

BigJohn,

I looked for a copy of this book and it is one hell of a book and price. A boxed set of 3 volumes (1080 pages) is £416 and the cheapest , a paperback at 652 pages is £157.

Way out of my price range.
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MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

RotaryBri

Is this of interest? About 21GBP for the economy edition.

http://shop.carbonpressonline.com/product.sc?productId=10

If they have problems shipping to the UK, just let me know.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

No doubt that in the hero stakes the Alf Francis - Racing Mechanic gets my vote, but a realistic novel I've read time and again is "The Last Open Road" by B S Levy. A gripping and realistic read.

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BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

I have no idea what my copy cost as it was a Christmas present from one of my sons some time back, I do know he got it from the States, then tried to nick it back when I had finished reading it.
It is still in my possesion, for as with borrowing my tools, the usual deposit applies......

One testicle.
I don't lose tools anymore Laughing