This year marks the 50th anniversary of the British cult classic movie The Italian Job. Loaded with sixties swagger, and famed for its endlessly quotable dialogue and one of the most impressive car chases in movie history, The Italian Job is the ultimate celebration of ‘cool Britannia’.

Based on more than 50 in-depth interviews with ......

The story of Jacques Saoutchik and his life spans eight decades, two world wars, a flight from Imperial Russia, incarceration, the birth of the automobile and its design, the Great Depression, the heyday of the Carrosserie DAutomobile Luxe in France and its subsequent annihilation - all set against a backdrop of glittering socialites, artists, ......

Second edition of Gabriel Voisin autobiography first published in 1962, now translated into English with explanatory notes to clarify the original text, which was written by Voisin when he was in his eighties and which he refused to have edited at the time. It starts in 1917, when Voisin's attention was turning from aircraft to cars, through to ......

This is a biography of Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953) who is widely regarded as the greatest racing driver of all time. In this fascinating assessment of Nuvolari's life, Christopher Hilton seeks to understand Nuvolari the man - and the Nuvolari legend as it unfolded. This biography is an invaluable addition to motor racing history and essential ......

When rally fans hear the name Toivonen, they immediately think of breathtaking performances and glorious victories. But it is also hard to forget the accident on the 1986 Tour de Corse that took the lives of Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto and which eventually brought Group B rallying to an end. Henri was one of the most exceptional ......

Jacky Ickx's early racing exploits marked him as a man to watch. His sporting ambition and brilliance have made him one of the most respected drivers of the twentieth century. He achieved an impressive list of victories throughout his career; a career that is one of the richest in the history of motorsport: two times vice world champion in Formula ......

As the sun set on the 1975 season, James Hunt was down and out of Formula One. He had no drive for 1976 and was all washed up. In contrast, Niki Lauda, the new world champion of 1975, was in an entirely different position, with a full year’s contract ahead of him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to sign a new, more lucrative one for years into the ......

Publisher's Notes: Late in the afternoon of October 24th, 1971, Switzerland lost its greatest sportsman. During a non-championship Formula 1 race at the Brands Hatch circuit outside London, thirty-five year old Jo Siffert crashed his BRM and perished in the flames. Not only was Siffert a great national hero in Switzerland, but also an icon to ......

On Sunday 2st May 1994 Ayrton Senna was leading the San Marino Grand Prix when suddenly his car veered inexplicably off the track at Tamburello bend. His Williams-Renault crossed over both the grass and concrete fun-off strips before finally impacting the concrete wall. It is thought that the front of his head hit the concrete wall, forcing ......

When he graduated to Formula 1 in 1993 Rubens Barrichello looked a potential starr. By 1996 - still grieving the death of his mentor Ayrton Senna - Rubens seemed a 'might have been', struggling with an uncompetitive Jordan. However in 1999, driving for Jackie Stewart, he proved a mature performer and Ferrari beckoned.

Walter Rohrl was twice World Rally Champion, raced successfully in IMSA and Trans-Am racing and has assisted in the development of outstanding competition cars from Audi and Porsche and most recently was part of the development team for the Porsche Cayenne. This excellent large format book tells the story of this remarkable man in his own words ......

A second generation racer, Alberto Ascari was, like his father, "tempted...charmed by speed". Ludvigsen tells the story of this incredibly fast driver who won the World Championship in 1952 and 1953, winning an amazing nine GPs in succession and a total of eleven of the 15 GPs held over those two years. No one driver has ever dominated GP racing ......

Gian Paolo Dallara was a boy from the country who had a dream. Chasing that dream took him to Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso. He has been involved with the design and development of racing and road cars for all four companies, including the ground-breaking Lamborghini 350GT and the revolutionary Miura. With De Tomaso, Dallara got ......

A successful gear manufacturer - the double chevron Citroën badge comes from the shape of double helical gears - Andre Citroën built and operated a munitions factory at Quai de Javel on the Seine at Paris during World War I. In 1919 the first Citroën car was produced in that factory and Citroën was a leader in innovative design until his death in ......