Nine Car-Themed Coffee-Table Books Worth Making Room For

This behemoth is one of the most popular and highly rated car books on the market today. With 360 color pages jam-packed with cars from every era, it’s an invitation to expand your knowledge about the automobile. 

Taschen sent us a copy of this two-book set, and it frankly blew us away. Checking in at 25.5 pounds and boasting more than 900 pages, the set covers the most desirable automobiles from the early days of driving through today. The cars within the pages add up to a whopping $1 billion value.

As Formula 1 popularity gains traction stateside, it’s important to brush up on its history. This comprehensive chronicle looks at every Formula 1 World Driving Championship since the first race on May 13, 1950. The book highlights the rise of drivers, the prominence of various teams, and the greatest triumphs in the racing world.

Diving into futuristic concept cars through the years, this book contains some of the wackiest automobiles that have ever been conceived, along with legendary names like Lo Res Car and Bertone.

Anyone obsessed with Germany’s most iconic sports car needs this book in their collection. The Porsche 911 Book traces this historical model back to its roots, the humble Volkswagen Beetle. In all, photographer René Staud and writer Jürgen Lewandowski have compiled an excellent history of the 911’s essence.

This comprehensive book covers every Vette model from 1953 and has been updated to include the new mid-engine Stingray. Along with the common models, the tome also details prototypes, one-offs, and other random models to surprise even the most astute Corvette fan. 

Porsche Unseen is a deep dive into the wizardry that happens in the Porsche Design Studios. Photographer and filmmaker Stefan Bogner expertly depicts how the Porsche design philosophy isn’t just evolutionary—it’s revolutionary. 

This 628-page masterpiece chronicles the history of NASCAR year by year with a stunning array of pictures. Inside, enjoy stories about drivers, tracks, and cars between 1949 and 2016. The padded cover looks great on the coffee table of any motorsports fan. 

This fascinating book zeroes in on various Porsche collectors and enthusiasts around the world and takes the reader into their gorgeous garages. Detailing the motives behind these incredible collections, author Edwin Baaske compiles stories from prolific Porsche luminaries such as Magnus Walker, Patrick Long, and Hans Peter-Porsche.