10/30/2009
Regular reader and friend of Motorbooks, Russell Purcell, recently won Journalist of the Year at the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada annual award ceremony. The panel of three judges with extensive journalism and literary backgrounds said they were impressed with Purcell’s body of work "that showed outstanding imagination, originality, variety and range of subject matter." Congratulations Russell and thank you for your continued support of Motorbooks titles and authors! For the full announcement, click here.

10/19/2009 - The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes
"When you see a book described on its cover as being “complete,” your eyebrow automatically goes up. This is especially true when that adjective is describing a book on Shelby cars. There are so many examples, permutations and exceptions swirling around in the Cobra/Shelby universe that it’s almost a slam-dunk to imagine that something was overlooked. This is clearly not the case with SAAC member Colin Comer’s latest book. He tells the story and he gets it just right; he doesn’t gloss over the important stuff and it’s not a puff piece or an homage to Carroll Shelby. The glossy pages of this book have a very high quality feel to them. The reproduction of the photos are second to none and the color values are perfect. You will not be disappointed with this book."
—The Shelby American, the official publication of SAAC (Shelby American Automobile Club)

10/19/2009 - Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
"We get the entire story of Paul Newman's racing career, from the first time he took his Porsche-engined '53 Beetle out onto the Willow Springs racetrack, through catching the racing bug for real while filming Winning, and on through his evolution from weekend Datsun 510 racer into Trans Am winner and team owner. Motor Trend executive editor Matt Stone and co-authors Preston Lerner and Mario Andretti interviewed a broad swath of Newman's instructors, competitors, and team members, and the reader comes away with a good sense of the kind of racer he was. This one gets a four-rod rating. Murilee says check it out!"— Jalopnik.com

10/19/2009 - 365 Cars You Must Drive , McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon , Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Author Matt Stone recently sat down with Jay Leno to discuss his works with Motorbooks, including his last year's bestselling title McQueen's Machines and this year's hot new title Winning at jaylenosgarage.com

10/6/2009 - Merchants of Speed: The Men Who Built America's Performance Industry
"When we open the BangShift.com Gearhead University, this book, Merchants of Speed by Paul D. Smith, will be first semester required reading. Magazines have been delivering more and more great history in recent periods, but this is on an entirely different level. Christmas is coming. If you are a history junkie and want to learn of the great people on whose shoulders we now stand you owe it to yourself to either score the book or plant a bug in someone's ear to score it for you."— BangShift.com

10/6/2009 - Old School Customs: Top Traditional Custom Car Builders
Listen to author Alan Mayes in an interview with the Legends of the Rod & Custom Hall of Fame

10/1/2009 - Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever
"Even before you open Snake vs. Mongoose, you know you’re in for something special and fun. A protective plastic dustjacket with full color decals of the snake and mongoose figures grabs your attention and keeps your 160 page book in pristine condition. Nine Chapters and eight informative sidebars from Marv Rifchin, Gene Adams, Bob Brandt, Pete Ward, Billy "Bones" Miller, Randy Fish, Bob Shaffer and "Waterbed" Fred Miller document the story. Snake vs. Mongoose is a joyful quarter mile trip down a fast memory lane. It rates four out of five lug nuts."—Gregg Leary, SpeedTV.com

10/1/2009 - How to Paint Your Show Car
Author Stefan R. Gesterkamp recently sat down with Jay Leno to discuss his book on jaylenosgarage.com

9/29/2009 - Automotive Custom Interiors
"What’s an idea book? It’s like nothing else in your collection. Sue Elliott has compiled more than 650 photos of car interiors—some far out, some way cool, some ridiculous—and presented them with minimal text as a springboard to think about ways of redoing your own car’s insides. It’s brainstorming on paper. Admittedly there’s not a lot for the strict restorer, but if you’ve thought about adding some custom touches to your driver, there are a million ideas in here."—Muscle Car, October 2009

9/7/2009 - The Vincent in the Barn: Great Stories of Motorcycle Archaeology
"The Vincent in the Barn is a delight. Most of the stories are only a few pages long and read like high-octane archaeological thrillers…kind of like "Indiana Jones meets the World’s Fastest Indian." Some of the writing is priceless. The Vincent in the Barn truly does contain "great stories of motorcycle archaeology." It rates four out of five lug nuts..."—Gregg Leary, SpeedTV.com

8/20/2009 - The Complete Book of Dodge and Plymouth Muscle
"OK, so I was pretty darn excited when I opened up the box from Motorbooks and saw this new Mopar book by Mike Mueller. I really like the way the book is organized, the pics are great, and I was especially happy to see production numbers listed for all the models. Usually I give these books away in the blog, but this one’s mine! More pics after the jump, along with a video of the cool spin wheel cover. Definitely worth a look for all you muscle-car fans."—cardomain.com

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