Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969
Author: Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781610592406
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Amédée Gordini
Author: Roy P Smith
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-03-09
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1787118622
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Return to Glory!
Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-04-07
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 178711886X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Automotive Literature Index
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVol. for 1947-76 indexes: Car and driver, Motor trend, and Road & track; 1977-81 indexes 15 American automotive journals.
Runways & Racers
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-02-03
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1787118436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRunways 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 ...
Two Summers
Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-05-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 178711905X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores 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.
N.A.R.T.
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2020-01-30
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 1787117014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLuigi Chinetti's association with Ferrari, and the origins, formation and racing history of NART (North American Racing Team). A complex organisation, inextricably linked to Luigi Chinetti Motors Inc, NART enjoyed success on the race tracks of the US and Europe for three decades - as well as financial difficulties and arguments with organisers -Â to rightly become a legend.
The Book of the Ferrari 288 GTO
Author: Joe Sackey
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-02-07
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1787118444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
They Started in MGs
Author: Carl Goodwin
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011-08-10
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0786486244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn affordable, lightweight sports car suitable for racing, the MG TC launched the sports car scene in postwar America. A wave of drivers first competed on the track in these and the later TD, TF and MGA models during the 1950s, many of them eventually moving up to Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars and Ferraris. Eighty such drivers, from the famous (e.g., Phil Hill, John Fitch, David E. Davis, Jr.) to lesser known men and women with equally vivid stories, are profiled in this book, which presents many of their recollections from firsthand interviews alongside a wealth of period photographs.
Hemmings' Vintage Auto Almanac
Author: Dave Brownell
Publisher: Hemmings Motor News
Published: 1986-10
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780917808081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than 3,000 parts suppliers, salvage yards, restoration shops, dealers, and appraisers. Includes listings arranged by make and model; state-by-state listings; and an updated rundown of web sites and e-mail addresses.
