New book releases for August 2022. Jalopy Magazine selects the latest available books that we want to read.
In this great looking, upcoming new book, you not only get details of some fantastic racing Porsches, but you also have the opportunity to learn another language too. Namely German of course as the text is in two languages. The other is English before you ask.
Going back to the early days of motorsport where the first successes were with privateers in their 356s that spurred the factory into action and led to the development of the Porsche 550 Spyder in the 1950s.
From race track to road cars, Porsche have learned a lot from the circuit and have some of the best racing cars of all time. The 917, 904 and 956 are legendary.
Photographs by one of the best in the business, René Staud has unfolded the cars to share their details in this new book.
Hardcover, 240 pages
ISBN-10: 3667125313
ISBN-13: 978-3667125316
Available to pre-order for the 14 November.
Renault 4
I love the Renault 4 and want this book. One of the best small French cars ever, it was practical, cheap and fun. Utilitarian in a 2CV sort of way but more capable, more powerful and faster. They rusted really well too.
Renault launched the 4L, or quatrelle, back in 1961 as their answer to the 2CV and it went on to become one of the most successful French cars of all time. A brilliant piece of design delivered under Renault chair Pierre Dreyfus with his ambition to build a people’s car.
The simplistic looking nature of the car hid some great technical firsts, a sealed cooling system for one.
If you like the R4, or are merely interested in the history, including their Paris – Dakar exploits then get ordering this book now and wait, until the 10th of October 2022 when it is published.
Paperback: 96 pages
ISBN-10: 1398113352
ISBN-13: 978-1398113350
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Ferrari 288 GTO
The subject of this book is one of the rarest Ferrari’s ever produced. The 288 GTO is the stuff of legends. Real bedroom wall poster stuff as not only did it deliver in the supercar stakes, but it was also gorgeous to look at.
With many high profile owners, three of them in Formula 1, Michele Alboreto, Keke Rosberg and Niki Lauda. They couldn’t be wrong, could they,
The design of the GTO is captured in this new book with many original images and a wealth of additional information.
Just 272 of the 288 GTOs were built over a two year period and they were never raced by Ferrari, even though they could have been. They aren’t something that is seen every day and there isn’t always much information about them as they are hugely valuable and often hidden away in collections.
Due for release on the 14th of November 2022, this book is expensive, but like the car will be printed in limited numbers and will go up in value after a couple of years or so. Buy it, read it and sell it if you like. You’ll have owned it for free.
Text in English and German.
Hardcover: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 3667125194
ISBN-13: 978-3667125194
The Classic Cars Book: Photographs by René Staud
Another set of car photos by René Staud, but this time it’s not limited to just racing Porsches.
Capturing some of the best and most iconic classic cars ever produced, this is a book to pick up and gaze at longingly.
Hardcover: 37 x 30 cm, 304 pages
ISBN-10: 9783832798284
ISBN-13: 978-3832798284
Auto America: Car Culture 1950s-1970s: Photographs By John G. Zimmerman
Three decades of American automobiles are the subject of this new book, the 1950s, 60s and 70s. The optimism of life with the car is captured showing an almost utopian view with the car and the culture that surrounded it.
John G Zimmerman’s photos capture this perfectly and were originally taken for Life, Time and Sports Illustrated magazines.
Cars, car shows, motor sports are covered too with over 200 photographs and outtakes, contacts and tear sheets. Taken at a time when the car ruled and was seen as the object of desire and provider of social mobility.
Hardcover: 224 pages
ISBN-10: 0847872742
ISBN-13: 978-0847872749
