This book gives motorcycle enthusiasts an opportunity to pore over the bikes in Harley's once-private collection and in today's musuem, and to linger over every detail that made Harley-Davidson® such an icon of American open-road power and performance. With exquisite, detailed photographs and histories of the hundred motorcycles in Harley's collection, from serial number one built in 1903 to the latest low-slung Softail®, high-revving VRSC™, and touring models, the book captures the excitement of the best-known motorcycles in the world. Read more

Since the early years of the internal combustion engine, engineers recognized that the hemispherical head design, which utilized dome-shaped combustion chambers, generated phenomenal horsepower. Hemi Muscle Cars tells the story of the magnificent Hemi-powered performance cars and explains why the Hemi has blown away the competition for six decades--and still does so today. More importantly, the book shows how this potent engine became a cultural icon, how it came to define American performance cars. Read more

A girl's gotta have a passion—why not a motorcycle? Like a love letter from the wild side of life comes this book from "chrome cowgirl" Sasha Mullins. A primer for women who ride, or want to, or might simply like to jumpstart their lives, the book covers the ground in a way thats as entertaining as it is informative. From choosing, maintaining, and repairing a bike to honing your vocabulary and checking your attitude, there's something here for every woman who ever dreamed of saddling up and becoming an easy rider in control of her destiny.  Read more

Since the early 1960s, dealer-sponsored Super Stockers battled for supremacy on the quarter-mile and in the dealer showrooms. Evolving into the Factory Experimental class, these wild steel bodied, altered—wheelbase monsters were stuffed with massive fuel injected and supercharged engines that attracted crowds to the dragstrip! Follow the pioneers and A/FX stars who were instrumental in the development of the funny car as it morphed from a heavy production car into seven-second 250mph aerodynamic fiberglass, tubular chassis missile. Read more

The smart story is one of entrepreneurial vision and daring. It is a story of innovation and proof that to be successful, even the best ideas must be appropriate for their time. At Mercedes-Benz, the roots of an automotive concept designed specifically for urban use reach back to the 1970s. The growing problems of inner-city individual transportation, a parking situation which was becoming ever more critical even then, and increasing environmental awareness spurred by the crises of the early 1970s and 1980s, helped position the smart to breakthrough in the early 1990s. In 2008, the smart comes to North America. Read more

The story of the invincible Silver Arrows is an enduring legend, but who remembers that in the 1930s the cars racing under this famous name were massively promoted by the Nazis? Radio and TV journalist Eberhard Reuss paints a unique and richly illustrated portrait of the beginnings of German motor racing. Stripping away the myths that surround Hitlers race-track battles, he reveals the deep involvement of the motor industry and its top sportsmen with the Nazi regime.
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