Veloce Publishing

12/06/2026

📕 Coming soon from Veloce

The Saab 9-3 Convertible (1998–2003) combines turbocharged performance, distinctive Scandinavian design, and practical open-top motoring.

With a wide range of trims, engines, and special editions available, choosing carefully is essential. This Essential Buyer’s Guide provides clear, expert insight into which versions to consider and which to avoid.

Inside you will find:
🔧 Common faults and key inspection points
📸 Colour photographs highlighting typical problem areas
📊 Specifications, reliability, and running costs
💡 Advice on the best models, upgrades, and ownership considerations

Written by Saab specialist Zach Mortin, the guide covers every variant from early 2.0 turbo models through to SE and Aero versions, offering practical, experience-based advice for buyers.

Whether you are looking for a usable classic for regular driving or a well-preserved future collectible, this guide will help you make an informed choice.

📅 Publication date: 18/08/2026

Pre-order now via the Veloce website: https://veloce.co.uk/products/saab-9-3-the-essential-buyers-guide

07/06/2026

📖 A few exclusive preview images from Toyota MR2 Coupés and Spyders.

Just a reminder that this new title will be released later this month!

Covering the complete history of Toyota's much-loved MR2, from the original Mk1 Coupé through to the later Roadster and Spyder models, Toyota MR2 Coupés and Spyders explores the development, design and legacy of one of Japan's most distinctive sports cars.

Take a look through the images for a preview of what's inside the book 📚

Pre-order your copy today via the Veloce website: https://veloce.co.uk/products/toyota-mr2-coupes-and-spyders

05/06/2026

📕 Introducing: Ford Mustang: The Essential Buyer’s Guide

Looking to buy a first-generation Ford Mustang but not sure where to begin your research?

The Essential Buyer’s Guide: Ford Mustang (1964–1973) is a complete, practical companion to choosing, inspecting, and buying America’s original pony car. This refreshed and enhanced edition draws on extensive restoration experience to give clear, real-world advice on what to look for, and what to avoid.

Inside, you’ll find detailed model overviews, inspection checklists, photos of common problem areas, and guidance on worthwhile upgrades. It also covers key ownership considerations, including paperwork, originality, running costs, and current market values, helping you understand what today’s buyers are really looking for.

Pre-order your copy today via the Veloce website: https://veloce.co.uk/products/ford-mustang-the-essential-buyers-guide

Publication Date: 18/08/2026

01/06/2026

New Exclusive Author Interview 🆕

Matthew Vale discusses his latest book Lotus Europa: Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece, looking at Lotus’ first mid-engined road car, the research behind the project, and the owner accounts and engineering detail that bring this often-overlooked model into sharper focus.

Read the full interview on our Substack 👇

Inside the making of Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece

29/05/2026

Here at Veloce, we’ve just published a new Substack post featuring an exclusive extract from Designing Dreams by former General Motors designer Dick Ruzzin.

This extract goes inside the Motorama era at GM, when design was doing far more than shaping cars 🚗 It was shaping identity, reputation, and the future of the company itself.

Long before “branding” became a buzzword, Harley Earl and his team were already building distinct identities for Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, and Cadillac through design alone. Concept cars weren’t just showpieces for the public, they were tools that helped shape the production cars people would eventually buy.

It’s a fascinating look at a time when American car design was at its peak, and when Detroit really did feel like the centre of the automotive world 🌍

If you’re into classic cars, GM history, or the golden age of American design, this one is well worth a read.

Dive into this exclusive extract on how GM built identity through Motorama and divisional design long before modern branding existed

28/05/2026

We are delighted to share this excellent review of 60s Speed from Dutch magazine Het Motorrijwiel Nr. 201, written by Frans Geurts 🏍️

The review praises both the depth of research and the atmosphere captured throughout the book, celebrating the spirit, style, and excitement of motorcycling in the 1960s 📘✨

Our thanks to Frans Geurts and Het Motorrijwiel for such thoughtful and generous words.

Purchase your copy of 60s Speed from the Veloce website: https://veloce.co.uk/products/60s-speed

26/05/2026

A pre-order reminder: The Nissan GT-R

Nissan’s GT-R is more than just a performance car, it is a true modern legend. Evolving from its early Skyline roots into a world-renowned symbol of Japanese engineering, the GT-R has built its reputation on both road and track.

The Nissan GT-R presents the complete story for the first time in one definitive volume.

Beginning with the early GT-R models, rarely documented in English, the book goes on to explore the iconic R32, R33, and R34 generations in detail, including their development, variants, and motorsport success.

It concludes with the R35, a car that brought the GT-R firmly into the modern era and redefined expectations of performance on a global scale.

With production now drawing to a close, this book captures the full legacy of the GT-R at a significant moment in its history.

Featuring rare photography, technical data, and motorsport insight, this is a fitting record of one of Japan’s most influential performance cars.

Available now for pre-order from the Veloce website: https://veloce.co.uk/products/the-nissan-gt-r

24/05/2026

New post now live on Substack 📚

In this extract, we explore Cranswick on Classic Chevrolet Corvette 1953–1996.

The 1956 Corvette was more than a styling update. It marked a true turning point in the car’s development.

Once dismissed as the “Plastic Bathtub,” the Corvette went on to set records at Daytona 🏁 and prove its strength at Sebring. This was the moment Chevrolet’s early sports car design began to earn genuine credibility on the road and the track 🚗

Inside the post: Harley Earl’s redesign, Zora Arkus-Duntov’s engineering input, and how motorsport success helped transform the Corvette into a serious American performance car.

Read the extract here 👇

When Chevrolet’s experimental roadster stopped posing and started winning

23/05/2026

Combining thoughtful engineering, clean design, and genuine driving enjoyment, the Toyota MR2 redefined what an affordable sports car could be.

From its origins as the SV-3 concept at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show through to its development into a respected mid-engined classic, the MR2 has earned its place as a long-standing favourite among enthusiasts around the world.

Our new title, Toyota MR2 Coupés and Spyders, presents the complete story, covering the Coupé, Roadster, and Spyder models in detail.

Within its pages you will find nearly 400 illustrations, detailed technical specifications, production data, rare archive photography, and insight into Toyota’s wider design and engineering history.

Written by respected motoring author Brian Long, this stands as a definitive record of one of Toyota’s most distinctive and enduring sports cars.

Pre-order via the Veloce website here: https://veloce.co.uk/products/toyota-mr2-coupes-and-spyders

21/05/2026

If you want to understand how China went from making budget run-arounds to building some of the most competitive electric cars in the world, it helps to go back to where it all really started. 📚

At Veloce, this week on Substack we’ve published an exclusive extract from Driving the Dragon. Chapter 1: The Wrong Way, set in Shanghai in the mid-2000s, captures a city (and a car industry) in a very different era.

It’s a first-hand account from author Mark Andrews, who was living in Shanghai at the time, working as a writer, teaching English, and slowly finding his way into automotive journalism. One taxi ride, one rebadged British saloon, and a fair bit of persistence later, he finds himself close to a much bigger story about how China’s car industry was beginning to take shape.

For anyone who remembers the Rover 75, the collapse of MG Rover, or the days when Chinese cars barely registered in Europe, this one will feel both familiar and surprising in equal measure 🚗.

Read the full extract here: https://open.substack.com/pub/velocepublishing/p/exclusive-extract-driving-the-dragon?r=6ra33z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

To purchase your own copy of Driving the Dragon, click here: https://veloce.co.uk/products/driving-the-dragon

Where a Shanghai taxi ride and a rebadged Rover 75 quietly mark a turning point in global motoring