Biographies
Books focused on the life of an extraordinary individual in the world of automotive racing.
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Carlo Demand in Motion and Color
Author Gary Doyle
$15.00The first definitive biography of the renowned and prolific commercial artist Carlo Demand.
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Frank Lockhart: American Speed King
Author James O'Keefe, Sarah Morgan-Wu
$40.00A careful historical effort to set the story straight on Frank’s life and brilliant career.
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Gilles Villeneuve: His Untold Life from Berthierville to Zolder
Author Károly Méhes
$40.0044 Interviews with fellow drivers, teammates, Formula 1 journalists and photographers, effectivel
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Hard Luck Lloyd: The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Fast-Driving Lloyd Ruby
Author John Lingle
$30.00He raced across four decades, capturing over 150 victories, all while staying true to his roots.<
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Jim McGee: Crew Chief of Champions
Author Gordon Kirby
$50.00Told largely in McGee’s own words, the story of one of the most successful crew chiefs in I
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King of the Boards
Author Gary Doyle
$40.00An excellent analysis of Jimmy Murphy’s life, accomplishments and racing in the 1920s.
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Lartigue et les autos de course
Author Christophe Lavielle, Pierre Darmendrail
$110.00Lartigue’s passion for racing cars brought to life with 150 images and diary extracts.
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Leader Card Racers: A Dynasty of Speed
Author Gordon Eliot White
$40.00The remarkable story of one family’s four-generation passion for auto racing.
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Penske’s Maestro: Karl Kainhofer and the History of Penske Racing
Author Gordon Kirby
$90.00In researching and writing ‘Penske’s Maestro’ veteran American racing writer and award-winn
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Pole Position Rex Mays American Racing Driver 1931–49
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Ralph DePalma: Gentleman Champion
Author Gary Doyle
$20.00A comprehensive and exhaustively researched biography chronicling Ralph’s great career.
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Second to One: All But for Indy
Author Gordon Kirby, Joseph Freeman
$75.00This book is a set of remarkable stories of forty champion racing drivers who but for a stroke of