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| ISBN1904788106 Motor Racing, Reflections of a Lost Era £35.99 weight 1.6kg by Anthony Carter  During
a house move a few years ago, Anthony Carter rediscovered his long forgotten
collection of photographs taken at various race circuits
covering a period of 20 years from the mid-fifties to the mid-seventies.
The pick of these superbly preserved images have been brought together
here to give a charming personal view of motor racing during a much
more relaxed time, when F1 teams prepared the cars beneath awnings on
the sides of their trucks and Joe Public was allowed to mix with his
heroes. There are plenty of ideas for dioramas in here and it was a
close call between this and the Mailander book for book of the month.ISBN2914920466 The Magic World of the Diorama £34.99 weight 1.4kg By Jean-Claude Baudier  Visitors to Retromobile over the past few years will have seen the work
of Jean-Claude Baudier and in this book he shows, in detail many of
his dioramas. The photographs used throughout are excellent and highlights
the attention to detail which is put into the scenes by this very talented
modeller. There is also huge variety of subject matter, from Le Mans
in the 1930s to the deserts of the Dakar in the 1990s. This is really
a celebration of the dioramas themselves, though some of the techniques
involved are described. If you are looking for inspiration to bring
your models alive, this is fascinating. French & English text.ISBN1904788343 Motor Racing at Crystal Palace £12.99 weight 700g by S.S. Collins  These little books from Veloce are turning into a fascinating series,
as local authors take a look at venues and events from a far more personal
viewpoint than established authors may do. This time it's the turn of
Crystal Palace in south London which hosted a wide variety of bicycle,
motorcycle, car and kart races between 1899 and 1972. It's not greatly
informative, results-wise, but very interesting none the less. |
ISBN8879113550 Lancia Beta Montecarlo £16.99 weight 800g by Bruno Vettore  This
soft bound title tells the story of Lancia's Montecarlo (Scorpion for
our American readers) from early prototype stage through to production.
Separate chapters examine the dramatic Group 5 Turbo race cars and the
Monte Carlo based 037 Rally and there is a final section on ownership
today including what looks like a brief guide of where to look for corrosion
if considering buying one (personal experience of Italian cars of this
era is to look everywhere, even on the plastic bits!). There are excellent
factory drawings and photographs throughout to bring it all to life.
ITALIAN TEXT.ISBN8879113593 Mercedes Benz and the Mille Miglia £20.00 weight 1.4kg by Andrea Curami  Mercedes won the great Mille Miglia race twice, in 1931 and 1955, and
entered on many more occasions. Following a similar format to Curami's
study of Porsches in the same event (ISBN8879113208) this tells the
story of the races involved and is packed with period photographs of
all of the Mercedes which took part, whether the exotic prototypes such
as the 300SLR or the production saloons entered in the diesel class
in the 1950s. There are also numerous chassis drawings and close up
photographs to support the well written Italian and English text.ISBN1844251098 Formula 1 in Camera 1980-89 £30.00 weight 1.6kg by Rainer Schlegelmilch  Rainer Schlegelmilch is one of the greatest motor racing photographers
of all time and this collection of images highlights one of the most
dramatic decades in F1's history. The 1980s saw political turmoil, huge
changes in regulations and technology and increased commercialisation.
The vivid photographs capture the highs and lows of the seasons with
the best of the action both on track and behind the scenes. There are
also plenty of good pitlane and paddock close ups which will be of interest
to modellers. |
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This fascinating series of period films offer an Australian viewpoint
of motor racing in the 1960s. The first two discs are made up of films
produced for exotic car importer and entrant Alec Mildren to promote
his companies. We see excellent films of the 1965 Sandown 6 Hour production
car race (with Mildren's Alfa Ti winning) and various 1966 Tasman races
on disc one. Disc two starts in 1967 with the Australian GP, more Tasman
and touring car races and then it's the Tasmans again in 1969 and a
visit to the Japanese GP at Mount Fuji. Disc three is not a Mildren
production, but is dedicated to the story of the Brabham Repco GP and
Tasman cars during their World Championship winning season of 1966.
It's a real step back in time and all of the footage is in colour.
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These wonderfully atmospheric films from the Castrol archives show
the diversity of British motorsport in the 1950s. In 1950 we see the
European Grand Prix from Silverstone, hillclimbing from Shelsey Walsh
and Prescott and a selection of events from Goodwood. The 1953 films
are all in colour and we start with an introduction to the newly built
Oulton Park circuit, then we travel to Berne for the Swiss Grand Prix
and finally, for something completely different, there is spectacular
powerboat racing from Lake Windermere. It's worth it just for the boats,
but then I'm funny like that!.
This
two-disc set relives the thrills and spills of the 1994 and 1995 BTCC
with excellent camera angles that really put the viewer in the thick
of the action. The BTCC was at its peak in these seasons with factory
backed entries from Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ford, Mazda, Nissan, Peugeot,
Renault, Toyota, Vauxhall and Volvo in 94 and Honda joining the fun
the following year too. Add in several privately run cars and you're
in for a wild ride.