Classic car book reviews: Latest

Smart: Small Car, Big Deal – 217

Will the Smart ever achieve classic status? Perhaps not, but whenever they see a flamboyantly-liveried example zipping around big city streets most people can’t help …full story

Build Your Own Electric Vehicle – 217

Although not strictly a classic car book, I found myself thoroughly enjoying this book — and, whether you like it or not, electric vehicles are …full story

How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive – 216

For most, the whole point of owning a classic car is to spend time driving it — and that means regular maintenance will be required. …full story

Sleeping Beauties – 216

It’s every classic car owner’s dream — finding a treasure trove of forgotten classics hiding away in a rural back lot. For those who still …full story

Successful Composite Techniques – 216

First published in 1989, this fourth edition of Noakes’ popular book has been fully updated to cover new methods and techniques. Noakes shows that modern …full story

Cars: Freedom, Style, Sex, Power, Motion, Colour, Everything – 216

The long subtitle to this large format volume — sumptuously bound in a grey, suede-like fabric — is, I believe, taken from Tom Wolfe’s book; …full story

Cars and Kiwis: The Golden Age of Motoring – 215

Occassional NZCC contributor, John McCrystal, follows up his previous books — Yank Tanks and The Cars We Loved — with another delightful stroll down memory …full story

Warbirds Over Wanaka: The Official Record of the 2008 International Air Show – 215

A huge number of visitors descend upon Wanaka every two years for Warbirds Over Wanaka, and the event is now a firm favourite with Kiwis …full story

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