Luxury books for the true collector, enthusiast and connoisseur.

Imagine discovering a rare treasure.  Something so beautiful and complete that it stirs the soul and awakens the mind.  At Auto-Heritage we deliver this feeling every time you pick up one of our books.

Believeing in our passion for mainting and continuing historic vehicles, planes and boats we gather all the information necessary and put it on paper in order to preserve our heritage before it is either lost or forgotten. Auto-Heritage is Hench’s book department, dealing with exotic and irreplaceable, rare and often extravagent pieces of art, in the form of a man made object, be it an aeroplane that fought in the war, or a car that raced at Le Mans.

A little about our background: Ever since just a young boy, Jonathan Musk has been passionate about historic cars, whether it was his own BRM racing around his toy Scalextrix track or visiting Silverstone regularly with his father, Jon has gained an intimate and life long knowledge of historic cars, rare for someone his age. His father has owned all sorts of vintage, veteran and classic automobilia as well as some very interesting other items, from a DeHavilland Vampire jet plane to an old Douglas motorbike; Jon absorbed a wide and varied knowledge thanks to constant exposure to historic and collector items.
Upon finishing university, Jon took a job in a North London based Citroen Specialists dealing primarily with Citroen SM and DS, but catering for the owners other collector cars too where Jon quickly learnt about all manner of different automobile history including Bristols, Jensens, Alfa Romeos and many others. Jon’s other love, Wine helped with the decision to co-found Hench, aiming to create graphic designs primarily directed at the wine industry where he has successfully helped and been instrumental in starting new brands and exporting worldwide. Changing tack slightly, it was decided that in order to make the best use of both passions, design and historic automobiles, Auto-Heritage was started to cater for the creation of historic documents in the form of books, combining professional photography (both editing new shots as well as restoring old, tired and ageing photographs), passionate knowledgable writing and the best quality design, presentation, layout and binding possible in order to properly represent the subjects the books are created about, be it a historic racing car, aeroplane or naval vessel.

We offer a one-to-one service like no other, creating bespoke books tailored to your prized possession and finished to your exacting requirements.  Because your passion is our passion we go the extra mile every time, delivering something you can proudly and confidently add to your collection.

We take you back to the spark of an idea and follow the history of your car, yacht or property through to the modern day.  Where possible this includes accounts and interviews with not only the original design team, but also past owners and historic figures.

Professional photography and image retouching bring your treasured possession to vibrant life, and our approach has the capacity to involve you as much or as little as you desire.  Your input will be valued at every turn and we will happily take on board your ideas and suggestions.

At the end of the process you will be presented with a hand-bound, luxury product that is unique in the world and the perfect companion to your collection; something that takes its own place in history, and lasts a lifetime.

A bespoke book such as those we create may be considered a work of art in it’s own right. Our comprehensive service includes all of the following aspects, ensuring that the final result is one of the utmost quality and the best possible representation for the subject which it portrays.

- Research & archive search including interviews
- International travel for research aspects & photography where necessary
- Professional photography, studio & outdoor shoots
- Industry-quality photography editing and retouching for old, faded or damaged photos
- Engaging, entertaining writing by authors with both passion and knowledge
- Professional proof reading to ensure quality and accuracy
- Design & layout by leading design professionals
- Top of the range printing on high quality paper, with raised print
- Professionally hand bound with leather covers & gold embossing, or a bespoke option

To view books we have completed, please view the following pages:

- Hispano Suiza H6C
- Ferrari 750 Monza

Latest News.

Auto-Heritage is to start work on producing a magazine insert detailing the fantastic and historic information about the first Rolls Royce armoured car, commonly referred to as ‘Danny Boy’, and more recently ‘Tom Keogh’ as well as building a website detailing the history of this Armoured Car.