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9 Best Automotive Books

Goal: Find the best Automotive books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best automotive books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

9 Best Automotive Books

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1

Car

The Definitive Visual History of the Automobile

by DK

2

Go Like Hell

Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans

by A. J. Baime

3

How to Build a Car

The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

by Adrian Newey

4

Hurley From The Beginning

by Hurley Haywood

5

Mustang

Fifty Years

by Donald Farr

6

Speed Read Supercar

The History, Technology and Design Behind the World’s Most Exciting Cars

by Basem Wasef

7

The Complete Book of Porsche 911

Every Model Since 1964

by Randy Leffingwell

8

The DeLorean Story

The Car, The People, The Scandal

by Nick Sutton

9

The Ferrari Book

Passion for Design

by Michael Kockritz

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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