Best Automotive History Books (36 books)

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Books dealing with the historical aspect of the automobile. Biographies, autobiographies, histories.

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1	My Dad Had That Car: A Nostalgic Look at the American Automobile, 1920-1990 by Tad Burness 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Once Upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America's Big Three Automakers--GM, Ford, and Chrysler by Bill Vlasic 4.19 avg rating — 472 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Complete Book of Classic Volkswagens: Beetles, Microbuses, Things, Karmann Ghias, and More (Complete Book Series) by John Gunnell 4.52 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors by Axel Madsen 3.74 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company by Bryce G. Hoffman 4.42 avg rating — 5,226 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen Beetle by Walter Henry Nelson 3.99 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The People’s Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle by Bernhard Rieger 3.83 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Faster, Higher, Farther: How One of the World's Largest Automakers Committed a Massive and Stunning Fraud: The Volkswagen Scandal by Jack Ewing (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 774 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Volkswagen - The air-cooled era in colour by Richard Copping 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	End of the Road? by Gideon Haigh 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans by A.J. Baime 4.48 avg rating — 4,650 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Are We There Yet?: The American Automobile Past, Present, and Driverless by Dan Albert (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business by Bob Lutz 3.73 avg rating — 1,156 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Roadside Relics: America's Abandoned Automobiles by Will Shiers 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors by Edward Niedermeyer 3.99 avg rating — 770 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Roadside America: The Automobile in Design and Culture by Jan Jennings (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future by Iain Carson 3.42 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back by Jane Holtz Kay 3.65 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Shift: Inside Nissan's Historic Revival by Carlos Ghosn 3.93 avg rating — 387 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Speed Read Mustang: The History, Design and Culture Behind Ford's Original Pony Car (Volume 4) by Donald Farr 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age by Lawrence Goldstone (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Ford Mustang: America's Original Pony Car by Donald Farr 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors by Edward Niedermeyer 3.99 avg rating — 770 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Last Dream-O-Rama - The Cars Detroit Forgot to Build, 1950-1960 by Bruce McCall 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways by Earl Swift (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 1,956 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR by Neal Thompson (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 640 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road by Finn Murphy 3.97 avg rating — 5,457 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Routes of Man: How Roads Are Changing the World and the Way We Live Today by Ted Conover 3.80 avg rating — 663 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Cuba's Car Culture: Celebrating the Island's Automotive Love Affair by Tom Cotter 3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Deuce: The Original Hot Rod: 32x32 by Mike Chase really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Hot Rod Reader by Melinda Keefe (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress by Douglas Brinkley 4.16 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 4,241 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Porsche: The Classic Era by Dennis Adler 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	American Motors Corporation: The Rise and Fall of America's Last Independent Automaker by Patrick R. Foster 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History by Anne Mitchell Whisnant 4.17 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars