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all but my life book cover
all but my life book cover
all but my life book cover

With the British GP on this weekend, I’ve been spending time looking through some older published books on Sir Stirling Moss. One that I had burrowed away in a pile of old books was “All but my life” which was...

 
 
Book
 
70th Grand Prix of Monaco book cover
70th Grand Prix of Monaco book cover
70th Grand Prix of Monaco book cover

There are only a few times I’ve bought books online sight unseen based on the book’s cover and the reputation of its author or photography. David Douglas Duncan’s “70th Grand Prix of Monaco” hardco...

 
 
 
Book
 
Ayrton Senna - Bruce Jones book cover
Ayrton Senna - Bruce Jones book cover
Ayrton Senna - Bruce Jones book cover

I recently picked up a copy of Bruce Jones’ 2019 Senna tribute book “Ayrton Senna – Portrait of a Racing Legend” sight unseen purely based on the book’s cover and that it was published to mark the ...

 
 
Book
 
Lotus Racing Cars 1968-2000 book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1968-2000 book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1968-2000 book cover

Back in April this year, I posted a review of John Tipler’s “Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968“. The follow on book is “Lotus Racing Cars – Dominance, Decline and Revival 1968-2000“. If you chart L...

 
 
Diecast models
 
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18
Spark Toro Rosso STR10 Verstappen 1:18

It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 8 years ago when I first posted on rare Spark F1 models in 2013 and 2014 – and since then I’ve received a number of requests to update it. While Spark still occupy a niche in th...

 
 
Book
 
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover
Ayrton Senna All His Races book cover

As we head into this weekend’s GP at Imola, for better or worse, this circuit now forever reminds fans of Ayrton Senna. There have been so many Senna books published, it’s often difficult to distinguish between the them and unl...

 
 
 
Book
 
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover
Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968 Tipler book cover

While the return of the heritage British racing green livery with Aston Martin back in F1 is definitely a welcome sight this season for long time F1 fans, it’s a tiny shame that other famous green teams like Team Lotus are no l...

 
Diecast models
 

While we wait to see whether the new regulations in 2022 will produce the futuristic cars the FIA is hoping to see appearing on the grid, there are already several fantasy or F1 concept cars that have made it into diecast and p...