Your Top 3 Petrolhead Books

[beanoir]

Guys and Girls!

I'm looking for your help and would like to do a simple survey. We are stocking the shelves at The Piston Works with petrolhead related books.

So, what are your top 3 favourite car-related books?

I'll start with mine to kick-off

1. And the Revs Keep Rising - Mel Nichols
2. Dirt Don't Slow You Down - Magnus Walker
3. Epic Drives of the World - Lonely Planet.

[coppice]

Speed with Style -Peter Revson (the F1 driver who was killed in 1974 )

Thus Spake David E - an anthology of the wonderful David E Davies automotive writings

Drive On by LJK Setright -masterful social history of the car , hugely entertaining

Head Trips , Road Trips and Other Car Crazed Writing by Jean Lindamood Jennings (US journalist - brilliant anthology of car writing from UK And USA )

DRIVEN - an elegy to cars , roads and motorsport by ....err ..me (John Aston )

[2Btoo]

coppice said:

Drive On by LJK Setright -masterful social history of the car , hugely entertaining

One of my favourite books ever. Highly recommended.

[yoshisdad]

If I had to choose three to save from a house fire, it would be these:

The Very Best of Bulgin 1959-2002.- Russel Bulgin.

Grand Prix Greats: A Personal Appreciation of 25 Famous Formula 1 Drivers- Nigel Roebuck

Long Lane with Turnings- LJK Setright

[coppice]

I have all three too - and the Bulgin book (especially) is simply wonderful. The only reason I didn't recommend it before is cost/availability . But only Setright wrote as well, if completely differently