The DeLorean Story. Nick Sutton. Debt, Drugs an...
LifestyleSunday, May 19th, 2013‘The DeLorean Story’, newly published by Haynes, tells the company’s controversial story from the perspective of Nick Sutton, a former DeLorean employee who claims to have seen it all. Amazing to...
Goodwood Festival of Speed. Book. The First Twe...
LifestyleThursday, May 2nd, 2013‘Goodwood Festival of Speed: The First Twenty Years’ comes direct from the event itself and does exactly what it says on the tin. Now that the summer months are fast approaching...
50 Years of Formula 1 Photography. Rainer Schle...
LifestyleFriday, April 5th, 201350 Years of Formula 1 Photography, from the lens of motorsport photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch, does exactly what it says on the tin. Er, cover. When renounced motorsport photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch first...
DBR9: The Definitive History. Aston Martin. Pow...
LifestyleWednesday, March 20th, 2013DBR9: The Definitive History presents an in-depth look at Aston Martin’s legendary racing car. For a mere $700, give or take. Not too long ago we stumbled across this striking image...
Toivonen: Finland’s Fastest Family. A Tribute
LifestyleSaturday, March 16th, 2013A new work by Esa Illionen, Toivonen: Finland’s Fastest Family, focuses on Harri, Pauli and Henri Toivonen, the latter of whom was on-course to win the World Rally Championship before his...
Porsche 956/962, A Photographic History. Little...
LifestyleFriday, February 22nd, 2013The Porsche 956 – and the succeeding 962 – remains one of World Sportscar Championship’s most famous and successful models, winning as it did the 24 Hours of Le Mans and...
Through the Eyes of Formula 1. Personal Insight...
LifestyleFriday, February 15th, 2013There are a lot of Formula One books on sale now that give us information about noteworthy races, cars, drivers, teams and – on the odd occasion – motorhomes. Zoom’s new...
Ferrari, The Red Dream. A Head-Scratcher
LifestyleMonday, August 6th, 2012crankandpiston-related business recently took us to the Ferrari/Maserati Al Tayer dealership in Dubai. Having successfully passed the time of day with the boys and girls hard at work inside, we thought...
Complete Book of Porsche 911. Sourcing The Good...
LifestyleWednesday, July 11th, 2012Hopefully most of you will have read – with interest, naturally! – about our recent excursion to Germany for a quick spin in the new Porsche Boxster S cabriolet. Now the...
Harley Davidson. Archive Collection. Semi-Chart...
LifestyleSunday, June 24th, 2012Given our recent stray into only partially known territory with the Harley Davidson Road Glide, we thought we’d amble a little further down this two-wheeled route by introducing you to this....
The Art Of The Supercar. Stuart Codling. Summer...
LifestyleSaturday, June 16th, 2012Summer’s just around the corner, and while that normally requires running to the hills and avoiding the skin-sizzlingly humid temperatures here in the Middle East, for others it means barbeques, holiday...
Palawan Publishing. Automotive Volumes. Straini...
LifestyleWednesday, May 30th, 2012I’m sure you’ll agree, no self-respecting petrolhead is truly worth their oil-caked soul unless their bookcase is straining with hardbound volumes of manufacturer/driver/vehicular biographies, photographic odysseys and dated car magazines. And...
