Strange But True Tales of Car Collecting: Drowned Bugattis, Buried Belvederes, Felonious Ferraris, and Other Wild Stories of Automotive Misadventure

By Keith Martin

Book Overview

Most car collectors exhibit a healthy enthusiasm for their favorite hobby, a tendency to dig into their favorite marques, chase parts, swap stories, and generally live the car-guy life. Some, however, step over that fine line between enthusiasm and obsession--and that's the place from which spring the legendary car-collector stories. In Strange but True Tales of Car Collecting , Keith Martin and the staff of Sport Car Market Magazine recount the wildest car-collecting stories of all time, focusing on tales of the most eccentric and over-the-top collectors and collections. Have you heard of the fellow who squirrelled away dozens of Chevelles, Camaros, and other classic muscle cars in semi trailers? How about the president of Shakespeare fishing rods who in the 1960s sold 30 now-priceless Bugattis for a mere $85,000? The English nobleman who cut up and buried his Ferrari horde in an elaborate insurance scam? Or how about the Duesenberg abandoned in a Manhattan parking garage for decades and uncovered by Tonight Show host Jay Leno? These are just a few of the amazing stories explored in this entertaining book, a must-have title for any car enthusiast. Both car collectors and fans of outrageous classic car, muscle car, and sports car stories will find entertainment in these tales of collectors who've gone off the rails.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760344000
• ISBN13: 9780760344002
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Perfect "waiting room" book

I like to read a book more than playing on my phone while sitting in a waiting room. I keep this in my car and bring it into appointments with me. While each chapter is relatively short they all have been interesting so far. My current favorite to date is The Junkyard Ferrari. I highly recommend this for car enthusiasts.