If you haven’t already discovered The Last Open Road by Burt Levy, now’s your chance. This series of novels weaves fictional characters into real-life events taking place in the American sports car racing scene starting in 1952. The first volume lays down the list of characters on which the series builds.
Overlooked by countless publishers because “car people don’t read,” Levy self-published the first run when no one else would back it. The series has become a cult classic among sports car enthusiasts, particularly racers, and Levy can be scene throughout most event seasons signing copies at concours and vintage races.
The Last Open Road and its follow-ups should be required reading for all car enthusiasts, but Levy’s work is especially anyone who counts themselves as a fan of vintage European machinery. Well researched and humorously recounted history lessons live in each chapter, filling in the picture of how the brands we know today actually earned their reputations – good and bad – when the vehicles were unique and often underdeveloped.
If it’s true that car guys don’t read, Levy has at least bowed to popular requests for his novels to be available as audio books. Available through Amazon, The Last Open Road Series is ideally suited to give as a Father’s Day gift, even if your father has already read the books. Finally, Buddy Palumbo and his cadre of colleagues and friends have a voice.
Take a listen for yourself on this 20-minute preview and then buy your dad something he’ll actually enjoy.
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