Porsche Racing Cars – 1953 to 1975
Porsche Racing Cars – 1953 to 1975

Author: Brian Long

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2019-03-06

Total Pages: 937

ISBN-13: 1787115070

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Follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars which brought the German marque such immense success and worldwide acclaim on the tracks. This particular volume starts with the story of the giant-killing 550 Spyders of 1953 vintage, and takes the reader, car-by-car, through all of the subsequent racing models.

Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959
Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959

Author: Terry O'Neil

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-02-02

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 178711841X

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This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.

Return to Glory!
Return to Glory!

Author: Robert Ackerson

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-04-07

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 178711886X

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This book chronicles the development and racing career of a car regarded as the ultimate example of the purebred sports car of the 20th century and the epitome of functional beauty and extraordinary performance: the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Taking second place at its 1952 Mille Miglia debut, it went on to win every one of its races that season.

The book of the Lamborghini Murciélago
The book of the Lamborghini Murciélago

Author: Thillainathan Pathmanathan

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2021-10-21

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1787118126

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A unique book dedicated to the Murcielago - Lamborghini's iconic flagship, with its V12 Bizzarrini-engine, spaceframe chassis, and scissor doors. This was the last car to use the classic Bizzarrini engine.

Two Summers
Two Summers

Author: Robert Ackerson

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-05-10

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 178711905X

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Explores the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R's historic roots, development, and races. Also its triumphs, struggles and disappointments, as well as the spirited challenges from Maserati, Ferrari, Gordini and Lancia. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos sourced from the legendary Daimler Archives.

Amédée Gordini
Amédée Gordini

Author: Roy P Smith

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-03-09

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1787118622

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This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s, and how Amedee Gordini became known throughout the world as one of the greatest engine tuners of his time.

The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO
The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO

Author: Joe Sackey

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-02-07

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1787118444

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This book covers the background, conception, design, production and aftermath of the iconic Ferrari 288 GTO, including the prototypes, the early production cars, the mainstream production cars in their various specification guises, and the Evolution cars planned for the aborted Group B FIA race series. A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated look at a unique sports car.

Runways & Racers
Runways & Racers

Author: Terry O'Neil

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-02-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1787118436

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Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...

Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece
Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece

Author: Matthew Vale

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2022-04-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1787118916

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Explores the design development and production of the Lotus Europa, Lotus's first mid-engined road car. It covers the Renault-powered Series 1 and 2 cars, the Lotus Twin Cam-engined versions, and the Type 47 racing models.