To ease your Holiday shopping needs, here are our top ten selections for sports car racing related
books, listed in alphabetical order by title. If nothing here grabs your fancy, use the search box
at the bottom. When you're done here, see our other Top Ten Shopping
Lists.
American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s by Michael Lynch, William Edgar, Ron Parravano
Most material written today is about the Can-Am and Group 7 era of American sports car racing,
invertible ignoring the golden age of American sports car racing, the 1950s, when the sport
came of age. Here is one account of that period taken from a West coast perspective. Forward by
Carroll Shelby. Hardbound, 10 x 10 inches, 172 pages, 150 b&w illustrations, 50 color.
Can-Am by Peter Lyons
The greatest, biggest, and loudest no holds barred unlimited "bad ass" sports car series that ever
existed in the world. The Can-Am. Just the mere mentioning of the name will cause the sports
car racing fan to salivate. With his unique writing style and having lived through it all,
nobody can tell the story of that era better than Peter Lyons. Hardbound, 10-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches,
268 pages, 303 b&w illustrations, 50 color.
Can-Am Photo History by Peter Lyons
In case you can't get enough of Peter Lyons' original book, well either could he. With so many
photos unable to fit in the original edition, and a huge reception for his first book, Lyons came
out with this sequel which also includes interviews with the drivers, constructors and team owners.
Hardbound, 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches, 192 pages, 250 b&w illustrations, 24 color.
Chaparral: Can-Am Racing Cars from Texas by Karl Ludvigsen
The greatest American sports car racing manufacturer. Recall the history of Jim Hall's creations
and technological advancements that were ahead of his time and beat the top companies such as
Ferrari, Jaguar, and Ford at their own game.
Softbound, 10-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches, 128 pages, 120 b&w illustrations.
A French Kiss With Death by Michael Keyser
Fascinating behind the scenes account of the making of the movie, Le Mans. However,
there is a lot more. It chronicles the life and career of Steve McQueen and his love affair with
the car and motorcycle. It also delves into the history of Le Mans that leads into the 1970
season when the movie was made. Hardbound, 8 x 10-1/2 inches, 464 pages, 855 b&w illustrations.
Le Mans 24 Hours by Brian Laban, Forward by Derek Bell
A comprehensive history of the world's most prestigious sports car race. Includes virtual lap-by-lap accounts of
each year's race, from the first in 1923 through 2001. Learn about the drivers and teams that battled through
night and day, and see never-before-published photos of race action that capture the spirit of the event.
Forward by John Surtees. Hardbound, 10-1/4 x 12 inches, 256 pages, 200 color and b&w illustrations.
Trans-Am: The Pony Car Wars 1966-1972 by Dave Friedman, Forward by Parnelli Jones
Some of the most exciting road racing in history took place in the early years of the Trans-Am series when
factories gave their full support. Commentary from series participants, great photography, and comprehensive
race results tell the story of these ground-pounders golden era.
Hardbound, 10 x 10 inches, 228 pages, 325 b&w illustrations, 75 color.
Road America by Tom Schultz
Called America's Nurburgring, the longest permanent road course in the US is going on its sixth
decade. This book goes over the first five decades of racing on the first purpose built road
course in the US starting with the races through the streets of Elkhart Lake through the years of
Can-Am, Trans-Am, Indy/Champ Car, and amateur races. Hardbound, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 156 pages,
18 b&w illustrations, 182 color. There is also a
video history of Road
America featuring rare color footage of the races through the streets.
Sebring by Ken Breslauer
America's most famous sports car race, and also considered the toughest despite being half the
length of Daytona's twice around the clock event. Includes five decades of Sebring history with
complete entry lists, qualifying orders, finishing results, standings charts, driver indices, and
more. Forward by Dan Gurney. Hardbound, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 288 pages, 149 b&w illustrations,
128 color.
The Speed Merchants by Michael Keyser
This second edition improves on the first edition, if that was possible, by totally revising the
book, more than doubling the number of photographs, and adding a personal dimension that could only
be brought by someone in his unique position as driver, photographer, and filmmaker. Read about
the glorious era of 1969-72, perhaps the height of worldwide sports car racing. The stories of
the Ferrari 512s, Porsche 917s, Mark Donohue, Roger Penske, Vic Elford, Brian Redman, Jo Siffert,
Brian, the Rodriguez brothers, Jackie Stewart, Trans-Am, Can-Am, Le Mans, World Manufacturer
series -- they are all here. Hardbound, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 310 pages, 368 b&w illustrations, 160
color.
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