The Motoring Enthusiast's Library
Let's try something other than the tens of millions of "What cars would you have?" threads.
So let's say that you finally have those ten/twenty/however many cars, whatever they are, in your garage. The mechanics are there to keep the rubber bits fresh and metallic bits oiled. All you do is drive.
Now you turn your attention to your library. Bit barren, is it? How would you go about filling it? Let's use this thread as a place to talk about motoring and related books that you've read and liked. Links appreciated and encouraged.
I'll start off.
I've been getting into FSAE and I've done a bit of reading so as to improve my knowledge. My first book so far is "Racing and Sports Car Chassis Design" by Michael Costin and David Phipps.
So far it's pretty good. I'm far from finishing the book (midterms and such), but I've learned loads in the process. From what I've seen skipping through the book, there's some really good stuff about chassis/suspension design. Space vs. tube vs. unibody and some examples.
Unfortunately, the book is about 45 years old so some stuff (materials and ideas) is a bit outdated. Fiberglass seems to be a relatively "new" material for the time.
That and the book is out of print, so you'll have to scour and pay a fair bit of $$$. I borrowed it through the school library.
If you find it, it's a pretty interesting read.
I'm dropping out to create a company that starts with motorcycles, then cars, and forty years later signs a legendary Brazilian driver who has a public and expensive feud with his French teammate.