History books in English: automobiles, racing and sports cars

Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by M
Chapter 1: Automobiles, and sports, muscle, and racing cars

Ullyett, Kenneth, M.G. companion (The) (London: Stanley Paul, 1965). revised ed. 176 p., illustrations (diagrams, portraits), tables, 22 cm (hc, dj).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Foreword by George E. T. Eyston.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: Stanley Paul, 1960.

McComb, F. Wilson (1927- ), M.G. Magnette K3 (Leatherhead, Surrey: Profile Publications, 1966). [Cars in profile (1966-67); 15]. 12 p., illustrations (bw/c), 18 x 23 cm.

McComb, F. Wilson, M.G. Midget 'M' type (Leatherhead, Surrey: Profile Publications, 1967). [Cars in profile (1966-67); 45]. 12 p., illustrations, 18 x 25 cm (sc).

Green, Andrea, M.G.s on patrol: the M.G. police cars and the men and women who used them (East Horsley, Surrey: Magna Press, 1999). 80 p., illustrations (80, bw), 22 x 28 cm, ISBN: 0951942379 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Based on personal recollections of police officers about the cars they drove. Includes technical data.

Knudson, Richard L., M.G.: the sports car America loved first, an illustrated history of M.G.s in the U.S.A. (Oneonta, NY: Motorcars Unlimited, 1975). 1st ed. 243 p., illustrations, 29 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 238, index (hc, dj).

Barrett, Richard E., Made in Columbus automobiles (Columbus, OH: The Columbus Historical Society, 1994). [Columbus Historical Society monograph; 1]. 48 p., illustrations, 23 cm.

Petryshyn, Jaroslav, Made up to a standard: Thomas Alexander Russell and the Russell Motor Car Company (Burnstown, ON: General Store, 2000). 158 p., illustrations (70, bw, ads, drawings), 22 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 1894263251 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the early years of the Canadian automotive industry and of the emergence of the Russell Motor Car Company (from its parent Canada Cycle and Motor Company (CCM)). Includes biography of T. A. Russell as the force behind the successes of the Russell Motor Car Company.

Nockolds, Harold, Magic of a name (The) (Sparkford, Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1972). 3rd ed. 283 p., illustrations, 22 cm, ISBN: 0854291318 (hc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Sparkford, Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1966, revised ed., Sparkford, Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1938.

Rees, Chris, Magnificent 7: the enthusiast's guide to every Lotus 7 and Caterham 7, from 1957 to the present day (The) (Sparkford, Somerset + Newbury Park, CA: Haynes, 2002). 160 p., illustrations (200, bw/c), 21 x 27 cm, ISBN: 1859608485 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes development history. Provides a complete model listing, specifications, driving impressions of each Lotus and Catherham. With purchase and restoration guide, along with information for useful contacts.

McLennan, Janet & Graham Robson (1936- ), Magnificent Mercedes: the complete history of the marque (London: Chevprime, 1988). 231 p., illustrations (bw/c), 32 cm, index, ISBN: 1853610496 (hc, dj). Translated in French, "Mercedes-Benz: 100 ans de progrès automobile".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): New York, NY: Crescent Books, 1983, ISBN: 0517405377, New York, NY: William Morrow, 1981, ISBN: 0688006531, Sparkford, Somerset: G. T. Foulis, 1981, ISBN: 0854293167.

Horvat, Max, Magnificent Morris Minor (Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire: Bookmarque Publishing, 1990). 112 p., illustrations, 19 x 25 cm, ISBN: 1870519108.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Personal recollections of the author about his Morris Minor.

Thornley, John William (1909- ), Maintaining the breed: the saga of MG racing cars (Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1990). 4th ed. 187 p., illustrations (42 p., bw/c, portraits), 23 cm, ISBN: 0947981543.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Cambridge, MA: Robert Bentley, 1971, Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1971, 3rd ed., Croydon, Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1950.

Wheatley, Richard C. (1904- ), Brian Morgan (1919- ) & R. F. Neale, Maintenance and driving of vintage cars (The) (London: B. T. Batsford, 1976). 2nd ed. 168 p., illustrations, 22 cm, index, ISBN: 0713431806.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): London: B. T. Batsford, 1964, 1st ed.

Stout, Richard H., Make 'em shout hooray ! (New York, NY: Vantage Press, 1988). 1st ed. 249 p., illustrations, 24 cm, index, ISBN: 0533077621 (hc, dj).

Williams, John Price, Making MGs (Dorchester, Dorset: Veloce Publishing, 1995). 96 p., illustrations (95), 21 x 25 cm, ISBN: 1874105537 (hc).

Huff, Richard M., Making of a race car (The) (New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers, 1999). [Race car legends]. 64 p., illustrations, 25 cm, bibliogr. ref., index, ISBN: 0791050203.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of design and construction of Nascar's race cars from the Prohibition years up to the custom-built cars.

Pihera, Larry, Making of a winner: the Porsche 917 (The) (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1972). 1st ed. 183 p., illustrations, 22 cm, ISBN: 0397008074.

Henry, Alan, March: the Grand Prix & Indy cars (Richmond, Surrey: Hazleton Publishing, 1989). 253 p., illustrations, 27 cm, ISBN: 0905138651 (hc).

Lawrence, Mike (1942- ), March: the rise and fall of a motor racing legend (London: Motor Racing Publications, 2001). expanded and revised ed. 272 p., 272 p., illustrations (235, bw/c), 23 x 27 cm, ISBN: 1899870547 (hc, dj).
COMMENTS: This title was already entered in "The automotive bibliography" (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2003) but a new edition is added here. .
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Complete inside story of the marque, March, of the the people involved and of the cars. Racing history focusing particularly on Grand Prix. Foreword by Robin Herd.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "The story of March: four guys and a telephone, the full inside story of the company, the people and the cars", Bourne End, Buckinghamshire: Aston Publications, 1989 (hc).