James Garner’s Motoring Life: Grand Prix: The Movie, Baja, The Rockford Files And More

Hollywood had had its share of car guys over the years,

James Dean notoriously in the 50s, followed by the likes of

Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and James Garner in the

60s. From starring in Grand Prix: The Movie, tackling the

rigors of Baja off-road racing, forming his own road racing

team called American International Racing, driving the Pace

Car at the Indy 500, all the way to his stunt driving in The

Rockford Files, James Garner was a true enthusiast.

James Garner actively escalated his participation as a

racing driver after the making of Grand Prix: The Movie, and

somehow walked the line between acting, television production

company boss, and motorsport, appearing to be able to

keep them all balanced with little interference among them.

James Garner’s Motoring Life covers the cars he owned

and drove, the cars he raced, his tour of duty as a racing

team owner, his great racing film, the drivers on his team as

well as the drivers he competed against. This book tells you

the whole story of James Garner: racing actor, racing team

owner, and automotive enthusiast.