Download or read book Grand Prix Cars 1945 1965 written by Mike Lawrence and published by Motor Racing Publications. This book was released on 1999-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensible reference is a refreshing reminder of an era when great motor racing reputations were built. Mike Lawrence recalls not only charismatic marques like Ferrari, Maserati and Alfa Romeo from Italy; Mercedes-Benz and Porsche from Germany; and BRM, Lotus and Cooper from the UK - cars with which drivers like Fangio, Ascari, Moss and Hawthorne became international stars - but also the most obscure names like Clairmonte, Kieft, Stebro and Walker, all of which were part of the total GP scene. Grand Prix Cars 1945-65 is both an indispensible reference and compelling reading.
Download or read book Directory of Grand Prix Cars 1945 65 written by Mike Lawrence and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1989 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1945 65 written by Doug Nye and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Race Cars 1934 1955 written by Louis Sugahara and published by Book Marketing Plus. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set is number 8 of 10, and contains prints for framing based on Sugahara's book "Mercedes-Benz grand prix cars, 1934-1955."
Download or read book American Grand Prix Racing written by Tim Considine and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... This book is the ultimate chronicle of America's involvement at the highest level of international motor racing. Author has left no source unreviewed in telling this story. More than 200 black and white historical photographs and a special color gallery complement the lively, entertaining text ...
Download or read book The Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing written by Adriano Cimarosti and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles every grand prix motor race from 1894 onwards, including profilesf the cars, the drivers, and the racetracks; traces the development ofotorcar racing; and presents, in chronological order, all the cars andodels.
Download or read book 1 1 2 litre Grand Prix Racing written by Mark Whitelock and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2006-08-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliography, p.329 -- Glossary, p.328 -- Index.
Download or read book Classic Racing Cars written by Doug Nye and published by Haynes Publishing. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction by Doug Nye helps to set the scene and analyze Grand Prix activity from 1945 to 1961 in this book about classic racing cars. Photographs illustrate the more unusual cars and events of the period as well as mainstream designs, drivers and championship races. Many photographs featured were taken throughout Europe in the heyday of the classical post-war GP car although the book begins with pre-war models from Italy, France, UK and the USA.
Download or read book Art of the Formula 1 Race Car written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art of the Formula 1 Race Car brings a selection of these spectacular machines into the studio to expose not just the engineering brilliance of these cars, but also their inherent beauty.
Download or read book A T S The italian team that challenged Ferrari written by Michael John Lazzari and published by Michael John Lazzari. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: End of October 1961, the so-called “Palace uprising” taking place at Ferrari leads to the dismissal by the Commendatore of eight elements that have formed the core of the team of Maranello, capable of contributing in a decisive way to the just conquered Formula One World Title in the same season. These include the designer Carlo Chiti and team manager Romolo Tavoni, who, along with most of the defectors, decide, thanks to the contribution of three wealthy businessmen of the time, Giorgio Billi, Giovanni Volpi di Misurata and Jaime Ortiz Patino, to create a new all-Italian team, the Automobili Turismo Sport Serenissima (ATS): 11 February 1962, the headquarters are fixed in via Altabella 17 in the Centre of Bologna. A few months later, in the presence of World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, the first stone of a futuristic factory in Pontecchio Marconi in placed where will be built not only the car of Formula One, but also a road car Gran Turismo. This initiative gives rise to huge interest, for the quality and the characteristics of those who made up the team, and because many see in ATS the true antagonist of the “Prancing Horse”. In December the car Type 100 is presented in great style in the luxury emilian hotel, the Baglioni, whit yet another shot at effect: the pair of drivers hired, one who raced for Ferrari in the Championship just ended, the former world champion Phil Hill and Giancarlo Baghetti, the Italian rising star. This is the history of the Bologna racing team, through the words of veterans, documents of the time, and the numerous vintage photos, of his brief adventure in the 1963 season in Formula One and the ATS 2500, innovative car unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show that is able to take part in the 1964 Targa Florio.
Download or read book Grand Prix Cars written by Denis Jenkinson and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modena Racing Memories written by Graham Gauld and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1999 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was the center of Italy's sports car and Grand Prix universe. There, engineers and artisans crafted cars for Ferrari, Maserati, OSCA, ATS, and others, every day bringing an unending parade of new surprises to the famous Modena Autodrome for resting. As a young man, Graham Gauld traveled to the northern Italian villa several times, striking up relationships with famous drivers, engineers, and designers who granted him and his camera unprecedented access to their facilities. The result is this remarkable history which documents the fall of Italian carmakers from Grand Prix eminence, and their subsequent rise to dominance in international GT racing. All of the photos are from Gauld's private collection and are seen together here for the first time. Populated with fantastic cars, motorsport luminaries, and the author's rarefied memories, this splendid photo history is sure to interest all fans of vintage racing and classic Italian machinery.
Download or read book Complete History of Grand Prix Motor Racing written by Adriano Marosti and published by Crescent Books. This book was released on 1990-05-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles every grand prix motor race from 1894 onwards, including profiles of the cars, the drivers, and the racetracks, traces the development of motorcar racing, and presents, in chronological order, all the cars and models
Download or read book A to Z of Sports Cars 1945 1990 written by Mike Lawrence and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 1,000 photographs in b&w and color illustrate the extraordinary variety of sports cars that have been offered to the public. All the great names are featured, including cars from Israel, Egypt, Spain, Switzerland, Norway and Brazil.
Download or read book Classic Grand Prix Cars written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of the development of front-engined racing Formula 1 cars. The author builds from the technical evolution of the cars, era by era. He accompanies this with insights into the rise and fall of the famous manufacturers whose creations were the ultimate expression of the motoring know-how of their day. Ludvigsen takes the reader from the early days of the Formula 1 Grand Prix car through to the 1950s, giving a glimpse at drivers, managers and engineers who contributed to the classic era of Grand Prix racing.
Download or read book Classic Grand Prix Cars written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Grand Prix Cars explores the origins and evolution of Grand Prix racing during the first half of the twentieth century. With a newly expanded introduction for this edition, Karl Ludvigsen's authoritative history describes the technical development of these powerful machines, decade by decade. A former auto industry executive and award-winning author of dozens of books, including Classic Racing Engines, Ludvigsen is an expert guide to the cars, manufacturers and drivers who pioneered the sport that would become Formula 1.Front engines dominated the top tier of motor racing from the first Grand Prix held in France in 1906 through most of the 1950s. Ludvigsen describes the conception and construction of these ground-breaking vehicles, spotlighting the many remarkable advances in chassis and engine technology that were made during Grand Prix racing's first few decades. The final chapters of the book introduce the game-changing move to rear engines in Grand Prix cars after the Second World War.Ludvigsen¿s thoroughly researched text is augmented with hundreds of archival photos, illustrations and blueprints along with color photos of many of these historic cars in action. Lending further authority to his history are dozens of first-hand-accounts of early Grand Prix competitions as they appeared in the leading automotive journals of the day. Karl Ludvigsen's celebration of the innovative early years of the Grand Prix car makes for fascinating reading as well as providing a lasting reference for all F1 fans with a sense of history.
Download or read book Snakes Devils written by Eli Solomon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snakes & Devilstraces the turbulent history of the Singapore Grand Prix which ran from 1961-1973. It tells the story in a pictorial chronological format that is both entertaining and engaging. Through extensive research and copious interviews with drivers, sponsors and organisers across three continents, author Eli Solomon has produced the authoritative guide to the original Singapore Grand Prix. Included in this volume are rare archival and private photographs, many of which have never been published before.
