The book sounds interesting, but I don't see a price. Maybe I'll recommend it to the city library.
I see the thread is lacking some Space Junkie:
Just A Car Guy: Ian Roussel's Space Junkie 2
edit:
Nothing new here, just possibly the first attempt at a flying car. The 1929 Guggenheim Competition was to find an airplane as easy to pilot as driving an automobile.
Guggenheim Safety Planes Feature Controllable Wings | Modern Mechanix
The Waterman Aerobile (
Chuck Berry's choice) dated to 1937:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/tec...of-flying-car/