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THE PROTOTYPE TRILOGY, SAM MITANI, WINTER 2024
Unravel the mystery. Author and long-time Road & Track editor Sam Mitani brings to life The Prototype Trilogy, a collection of three fictional spy thrillers that will keep your heart racing. Starting with The Prototype (first published 2018) and Red Mist (2023), and ending with the brand-new Keys to the Empire (2024), these books are a wild ride for any enthusiast. Preorders coming soon.
WAITING FOR THE SUN TO COME DOWN, KEVIN MCCAULEY, FALL 2024
A coffee table book of contrast. New for 2024, Waiting for the Sun to Come Down is a collection of automotive photography by Kevin McCauley featuring more than 100 vehicles cast in dramatic natural light. McCauley displays a mastery of technique and creativity in capturing some of the world's most beautiful cars as never seen before. Click here to read our Q&A with the author. Preorders open now.
WE DESERVE THIS, VICTORIA SCOTT, MARCH 2024
Cars and fashion, hand-in-hand. New for 2024, We Deserve This by the automotive journalist and photographer Victoria Scott explores the worlds of fashion and car culture through more than 20 transfeminine models. Each is featured alongside a vehicle that defines their personal style — often, it’s their own personal ride, too. Discover this corner of automotive enthusiasm through Scott’s talented eye and unique composition, in a work that flips the idea of a traditional “car guy” on its head. Click here to read our Q&A with Victoria Scott, and click the link below to place an order.
Cover art by Aaron Sanchez.
CULT OF GT-R, RYAN ZUMMALLEN, NOVEMBER 2023
The Nissan Skyline GT-R was never intended for America. This was a Japanese sports car, made for Japanese buyers. But the legend of the Skyline GT-R grew and grew. Through its on-track pedigree, Tokyo’s illicit street racing scene, and scores of movie and video game portrayals, Americans had to have one. The Skyline GT-R became the most coveted car in the world, and shady characters swooped in. The unlucky ended in handcuffs. Available now.
Cover art by Victoria Scott.
POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, VICTORIA SCOTT, JANUARY 2023
Inspired by the beauty and vastness of the American west, Postcards From the End of the World combines stunning landscape photography with a fictional tale of love, adventure and survival told through messages sent from Kate to her beloved Lily back home. The authorial debut of journalist and photographer Victoria Scott, Postcards From the End of the World asks us to consider our effect on these lands, and what will remain when we're gone. Sold out.
Cover art by Aaron Sanchez.
THE STAINLESS STEEL CARROT, SYLVIA WILKINSON, APRIL 2021
A tale of tantalizing motorsports history, The Stainless Steel Carrot follows racer John Morton and his 1971-72 championships in a Datsun 510. Journalist Sylvia Wilkinson puts the reader inside the cockpit with unprecedented access. Published in 1973, with a revised version following in 2012, The Stainless Steel Carrot is now offered in eBook format for the first time. Available now.
Cover art by Aaron Sanchez.
SLOW CAR FAST, RYAN ZUMMALLEN, AUGUST 2019
In a world of once-unthinkable power and speed, auto enthusiasts are turning to cars that deliver subjective traits like feeling, character and personality. Slow Car Fast: The Millennial Mantra Changing Car Culture for Good explores the changing tides of car culture and re-examines the meaning of being a “car guy” in 2020. Veteran automotive journalist Ryan K. ZumMallen parses this world through the drivers, tuners and designers that live it against the fertile backdrop of Southern California. Available now.
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