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ISBN1844251381 |
Calling a book an 'expert assessment' may seem a little pompous,
but when the statement is made by one of the best known motor racing
historians currently writing then it is perhaps fair! With any book
of this type, we may not all agree on which are the greatest but
many of the indisputable favourites are here such as the Alfa Romeo
8Cs, Porsche 917 & 956/962, Jaguar C, D and XJR8/9/12. One that
we think should be in there is the all conquering Audi R8, which
isn't, though the Bentley EXP8 is. Each car type has it's own chapter
of a few pages with a history, both technical and sporting, illustrated
with excellent period photography.
It
may not be obvious at first but 1955 was a pivotal year in the
history of motor racing and the motoring world in general. Eoin
Young takes us on an absorbing wander through many of the most
important moments of this year. The summer of 1955 saw Moss & Jenks
win the Mille Miglia at an average of 100mph, Alberto Ascari surviving
taking his Lancia for a swim in the Monaco harbour, only to die
in testing a few days later, the Le Mans tragedy that had a profound
effect on motor racing for years to come and much more including
the demise of one of Hollywood's greatest young stars at the wheel
of a Porsche on the way to a race meeting. It's all fascinating
and thought provoking stuff.
Based
on the diaries and scrap books kept by Stirling Moss during his very successful
1955 season, this is a light-hearted look at motor racing in the mid 50s from
a unique perspective. The various cuttings and photographs are superbly reproduced
to tell the story of the season and are interspersed with often pithy comments
from Moss, whether regarding encountering Isettas on the Mille Miglia with closing
speeds of approaching 150mph, his competitors or the 'crumpet status'.
This
soft bound photo-archive follows a similar format to the Ludvigsen
Library series of books, with large, clearly reproduced images
described with detailed captions. The photographs are sourced from
the archives of the Cord Deusenberg Museum and there are some great
shots included from the early race cars of the 1910s to the elegant
luxury road cars of the 1930s.
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ISBN1861266855 |
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NEW rough guide to book weights & postagesGPM has negotiated with Royal Mail a special rate for books to our overseas customers. This works out at approximately: 50p per 100g to Europe - 60p per 100g to Rest of World. This will enable our far distant customers to buy more books which previously the high cost of posting has prohibited. |
Who
better to write the history of Alfa Romeo's World Championship
winning 158 & 159 Grand Prix machines than motoring historian
and ex-Chairman of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Ed McDonough? The
result is a carefully researched, well written history of the cars
and the people involved. Much use of the Alfa Romeo archive has
been made and there are a wealth of period photographs included.
Some of these images are showing their age a little, which is apparent
in the reproduction. These are more than made up for by the colour
section, which includes a few period race shots and then several
of a restored car including many close up details and a few of
the author driving the car.
Published
by Konemann, this is a lavish photographic celebration of Aston
Martin, from the original 'Green Pea' racer of 1922 to
the DB9. If you're after a definitive history of the marque, this
isn't it, but it does show all of the major production models and
examples of the various purpose built racers. The photography is,
as we always expect from the lens of Herr Schlegelmilch, exceptional
and the book offers a great introduction to this famous British
marque. As with most Konemann publications the text is in more
than one language, in this case English, German and French. Great
value.
The
official Ferrari quarterly publication continues from strength
to strength. This edition starts with a look at the stunning new
575 Superamerica before moving to examine the other cars that carried
this famous name. Going back a decade or five, there's the story
of Luigi Chinetti's participation in the Carrera Pan Americana
and covering just 40 years of history, an interview with Pininfarina
designer Piero Stroppa. Bringing us back up to date is a reprint
of the brochure for the excellent F430 spider and an overview of
the current F1 machine the F2005.
Twenty
years after it was first published, Allen & Jones's
much sought after history of the GT40 makes a welcome re-appearance.
It tells the story of the GT40 from the first prototype stages
right through production and all of the major racing activities
in the 1960s. The main difference between this and the various
other GT40 histories that will make it valuable to modellers in
particular is that it is very much a pictorial history. There's
a look behind the scenes to see what support was given to the numerous
private teams who ran the cars and there are also details of the
teams themselves and which cars they entered for which events.
This isn't just a straight reprint as it has been updated and revised
to include more new colour photographs and a chapter on Ford's
retro road car, the GT. If you missed out before, don't let it
happen again!