These Are the Absolute Worst Automotive Holiday Gifts

I picked this photo because Tom Petty sucks.Photo: Roger Kisby (Getty Images)

Books, in particular those books filled with pretty pictures but little information.

I have several dozen of these received as gifts over the years, several of them duplicates, given to me by well-meaning friends and family who know I am a ‘car guy.’

AAMOF, I reveived this exact book from an aunt two Christmases in a row.

[picture of Muscle Cars: Kings of the Street from the Golden Era]

While these types of books are interesting, and I appreciate the gesture, I rarely look at them after the first time flipping through. From then on, they just take up space on my book shelf.

I willingly went to extra school specifically to read more books, but this one hits home. There are so many automotive books out there that are just what this commenter describes: photos and nonsense. In a world of excellent books, why spend your money buying someone garbage?

Submitted by: Earthbound Misfit I