Automotive novel suggestions please

[twobone]

Hi,

 

I'm heading on holidays for 2 weeks and am looking for a great auto-racing paperback.

 

I recently read "Go Like Hell" and loved it.

 

What are your favourite car related reads?

[scannon]

"The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein is a good one.

[BMW RACER]

+1

[escondidoron]

The Red Car by Don Standord.

[locost7018]

Roadster (How and Especially Why a Mechanical Novice Built a Sports Car from a Kit) By Chris Goodrich. It is about building a Lotus 7 car. Russ

[solder_guy]

_driving with the devil_ loved it .. and I'm not a NASCAR fan.

[SCH]

Roadster (How and Especially Why a Mechanical Novice Built a Sports Car from a Kit) By Chris Goodrich. It is about building a Lotus 7 car. Russ

 

:iagree:

 

Fantastic book! Hard to find nowadays since it's been out of print for a few years. But if you can find a good used copy (I think I purchased mine on either eBay or Amazon) don't think twice - just buy it! You'll be glad you did.

 

It's been a little while since I read it, but The Gold-Plated Porsche: How I Sank a Small Fortune into a Used Car, and Other Misadventures by Stephan Wilkinson is another fantastic book worth checking out.

 

I'm just about to finish The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology by Tom Cotter. It's a great read with lots of interesting stories. I'd highly recommend it.

[twobone]

Thanks

 

I picked up racing in the rain. I will take that with me to Costa Rica after I'm done with Keith Richard's stream of consciousness autobiography.

Its a good book but kind of all over the place. A good read for a stones fan.

[glenntwincam]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned " The Last Open Road " by B.S.Levy . very entertaining , especially if your a fan of road racing in the 1950's . don't know if it's available in paperback .

[solder_guy]

I have the B.S. Levy book. I still need to read it. I'll go look for it right now ..

 

I've read the Cobra in the Barn .. great bathroom reading ..

 

Rob