Book Club

Articles from Jay, plus interviews with leading automotive authors on everything from the history of storied nameplates to the real men behind the legends of racing.

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Jay's Book Club: Maserati: The Citroen Years 1968-1975

Marc Sonnery stops by with his new book on the least documented... View »

Jay's Book Club: Fireball Tim's Big Book of Wacky Rides!

The Wildman of Transportation aims to inspire kids to love all things... View »

Jay's Book Club: Rockin' Garages

Ken Gross and Michael Alan Ross stop by with their new book... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Harley in the Barn

Tom Cotter regales Jay with more great tales of motorcycle archaeology and... View »

Jay's Book Club: Lost Hot Rods II

Hot rod archeologist extraordinaire Pat Ganahl stops by with his latest book,... View »

Jay's Book Club: Motor Trend's Shelby

Jay chats with Editor-in-Chief Ed Loh about Motor Trend's new photo-filled tributes... View »

Jay's Book Club: Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography

Author Rinsey Mills stops by the garage to talk about his definitive,... View »

Jay's Book Club: Cannonball Diary

American Motorcycle Girl Cris Sommer Simmons stops by with her latest book... View »

Jay's Book Club: Autochrome

Photographer Andy Solomon brings a whole new way of seeing and appreciating... View »

Jay's Book Club: Smooth Riding the Pridmore Way

Motorcycling is all about confidence and control, according to AMA Superbike champ... View »

Jay's Book Club: Shelby Cobra Fifty Years

Jay sits down with author Colin Comer to take a look at... View »

Jay's Book Club: Questor Grand Prix

Dean Batchelor Award winner Tom Stahler stops by with a little-known tale... View »

Jay's Book Club: Motorcycle Drag Racing

With three pounds of photo-packed pages, John Stein's beautiful new book will... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Bugattis of Jean De Dobbeleer

Belgian auto dealer Jean De Dobbeleer scoured Europe for Bugattis to restore... View »

Jay's Book Club: Revenge of the Electric Car

It's a meeting of electric minds! Director Chris Paine talks with Jay... View »

Jay's Book Club: Mustang Boss 302

In order to commemorate their new 2012 Mustang Boss 302, Ford reached... View »

Jay's Book Club: Taking It to the Limit

Peter Starr stops by with his book, detailing the 20 years he... View »

Jay's Book Club: Formula One at Watkins Glen

Michael Argetsinger stops by the garage with his latest, celebrating the 50th... View »

Jay's Book Club: Speed, Style and Beauty

Winston Goodfellow and Beverly Rae Kines created this book to accompany the... View »

Jay's Book Club: Elva

Janos Wimpffen stops by with his 450-page encyclopedic tome on the Elva,... View »

Jay's Book Club: Italian Sports Cars

Winston Goodfellow has put together a compendium of the most breathtaking automobili... View »

Jay Leno's Book Club: High Voltage

Jim Motavalli stops by the garage to discuss his just-published book, chronicling... View »

Jay Leno's Book Club: Spindizzies

Eric Zausner stops by to talk about the book he wrote about... View »

Jay Leno's Book Club: Passion for Speed

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has reissued his famous book containing over... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Art of Scott Jacobs

Jay sits down with Scott Jacobs, the official portrait artist for Harley-Davidson,... View »

Jay's Book Club: Ford GT - The Complete Owners Experience

Jay hooks up GT enthusiast and book author Joey Limongelli and co-author... View »

Jay's Book Club: Cunningham C-4RK

Photographer Peter Harholdt and writer Peter Bodensteiner stop by the garage with... View »

Jay's Book Club: My Racing Life

Jay sits down with legendary race car driver Derek Bell to discuss... View »

Jay's Book Club: Where They Raced - LAP 2

Harold Osmer stops by to talk about the halcyon days of So... View »

Jay's Book Club: Road & Track: Space Edition

Patrick Hong from Road & Track stops by with a very special... View »

Jay's Book Club: Boys of Bonneville

"Boys of Bonneville" may not be a book, but it's a documentary... View »

Jay's Book Club: World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft

Author Mike Machat stops by the garage with his latest book, inspired... View »

Jay's Book Club: My First Car

Everyone has a story about their very first car. Now author Matt... View »

Jay's Book Club: Show Car Dreams

Bob Larivee (the man responsible for the legendary Red Baron) stops by... View »

Jay's Book Club: The 200 MPH Steamroller

B.S. Levy returns to Big Dog Garage with the fifth in his... View »

Jay's Book Club: Mustang GT/CS Recognition Guide

Mustang aficionados take note! A labor of love, Paul Newitt's book details... View »

Jay's Book Club: Harley-Davidson Memories

Jay met motorcycle enthusiast Bob Tyson at Harley's 90th anniversary celebration, and... View »

Jay's Book Club: "TV" Tommy Ivo

Show biz vet and drag racing's master showman Tommy Ivo stops by... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Corvette in the Barn

Author Tom Cotter stops by the garage with the latest volume in... View »

Jay's Book Club: Corvette Bible

Mike Yager, Founder of Mid America Motorworks, brings the second edition of... View »

Jay's Book Club: Chrysler's Turbine Car

Steve Lehto stops by Big Dog Garage to swap lots of little-known... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Fate of the Sleeping Beauties

Author Kay Hottendorff takes Jay through some of his amazing automotive barn... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Chrisman Legacy

Ed Justice stops by the garage with the latest from the Justice... View »

Jay's Book Club: Car Lover's Guide to Southern Germany

Ron Adams stops by with the ultimate travel guide for anybody who... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Big Book of Car Culture

Author Jim Hinckley stops by with his latest, an armchair guide to... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Detroit Electric Scheme

You don't often find fiction written around automotive history. D.E. Johnson visits... View »

Jay's Book Club: Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers

Once upon a time, the motorcycle-racing world viewed America as a backwater...... View »

Jay's Book Club: Checker Cab Co.

Author James Hinckley stops by the garage to talk about his new... View »

Jay's Book Club: Lost Rods

Where have all the famous hot rods gone? That's a question that... View »

Jay's Book Club: Legendary Corvettes

Remember The 1957 XP-64 Super Sport? Or John Greenwood's Spirit of Le... View »

Jay's Book Club: Vintage Advertising

Jay sits down with publisher Philip Cormie for a look at Norman... View »

Jay's Book Club: Victory Jon Photography

Who's that guy in the bushes taking pictures on the way to... View »

Jay's Book Club: Woodward Avenue

In the '50s and '60s, Detroit's Woodward Avenue was the place to... View »

Jay's Book Club: Designed to Race

Jay visits with Norm DeWitt to talk about legendary British motorcycle racer,... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Man Who Supercharged Bond

Paul Kenny discusses his latest book, a recounting of the extraordinary life... View »

Jay's Book Club: Yenko

Bob McClurg stops by with his latest book, "Yenko: The Man, the... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Hemi in the Barn

Tom Cotter has collected a series of fascinating tales about the best... View »

Jay's Book Club: Racing While Black

In the follow-up to "Silent Thunder," "Racing While Black" chronicles the 15... View »

Jay's Book Club: Morgan Exploration

Check out Neil Miller's artistic study of the Morgan Motor Company. View... View »

Jay's Book Club: The Ferrari Phenomenon

Not only is Matt Stone the editor of Motor Trend and the... View »

Jay's Book Club: The American Motorcycle Girls

Cris Sommer Simmons is the first female author to visit Jay's Book... View »

Jay's Book Club: Don Pullen

Sometimes the best books aren't published yet. Don Pullen stops by the... View »

"James Dean: At Speed" by Lee Raskin

Jay talks to Lee Raskin, author of "James Dean: At Speed," about... View »

Jay's Book Club: Lee Klancher

Lee Klancher stops by with his newest book, "Motorcycle Dream Garages." Once... View »

Jay's Book Club: Colin Comer

Colin Comer talks to Jay about "The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles."... View »

Jay's Book Club: Power Building Videos

Arron Johnson from Bad-Ass Racing Engines stops by the garage to show... View »

Jay's Book Club: Josh Malks

Jay chats with Josh Malks, ultimate Cord authority, and author of the... View »

Jay's Book Club: Michael Furman

Jay welcomes automotive photographer Michael Furman as he introduces "The Spirit of... View »

Jay's Book Club: Peter Egan

Jay interviews one of his favorite columnists, Peter Egans about his body... View »

Jay's Book Club: Art Evans

Sit down with Jay for a guided tour of Art's extensive library... View »

Jay's Book Club: Don Prudhomme

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme stops by the garage to talk about the... View »

Jay's Book Club: David Newhardt

Jay interviews David Newhardt about his books, including "GTO," "American Muscle Cars,"... View »

Jay's Book Club: Basem Wasef

In "Legendary Motorcycles," author/photographer Basem Wasef brought you stories of bikes made... View »

Jay's Book Club: Matt Stone

Jay interviews Matt Stone, Executive Editor of Motor Trend magazine about his... View »

How to Paint Your Show Car

Stefan Gesterkamp deconstructs the complexities behind the perfect paint job.... View »

Baime Joins Jay's Book Club

Jay interviews A.J. Baime, author of Go Like Hell.... View »

Supercars in the Spotlight

Jay sits with John Lamm, author of "Velocity: Supercar Revolution," to talk... View »

Art of the Hot Rod

Auto-journalist Ken Gross talks to Jay about his Art of the Hot... View »

The Riding Man

Amateur motorcycle rider Mark Gardiner talks to jay about his book and... View »

Kustomland

Thom Taylor's book of custom car photography, along with a custom-painted '58... View »

Michael Furman Photography

Check out Michael Furman's gorgeous books, celebrating automotive design.... View »

Steve Linden's "Car Collecting"

Everything you need to know about starting your own collection in one... View »

Burt Levy, World's Fastest Novelist

Experience the life of the track with these historically accurate novels about... View »

Jay Leno's Garage merchandise The Tonight Show

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