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Author: David Rowe
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2021-10-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1787117979
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only full-colour comprehensive guide to all Hillman, Humber, Sunbeam, Singer & Talbot cars and vans, from 1950 until the end of production in the 1970s. With model-by-model descriptions and detailed technical information, this is an invaluable Rootes resource.
Author: Esa Illoinen
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
Published: 2018-05-22
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781787112582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe illustrated record of all Lola cars from 1978 to 1997. Acknowledged Lola experts Esa Illoinen and John Starkey pool their knowledge to provide full detail on all the different types of Lola of this period – single-seaters and sports racing cars. A companion volume covers the 1957-1977 models. A Lola T70 owner/racer himself, John Starkey is also the author of the much acclaimed Lola T70 (published by Veloce).
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 ...
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.
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2022-02-02
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 178711841X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
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.
Author: Thillainathan Pathmanathan
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2021-10-21
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1787118126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
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.
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.
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.
