This is the story of an immovable force coming up against the stubbornness of an unmovable object – that is, Ford against Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari, whose company produced less than four hundred cars per year in 1963, wasn’t going to bow to Ford after he had turned down its offer to buy his company.
The history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans through the album of memories of the great Paul Frère. Included a table with all the winners of the competition from 1923 to 1969.
The most complete account of the most famous endurance race in the world. All the teams, cars and drivers are analyzed and the race is described in every detail. Furthermore the results of the tests, classifications, statistics and historical notes.
The most complete account of the most famous endurance race in the world. All the teams, cars and drivers are analyzed and the race is described in every detail. Furthermore the results of the tests, classifications, statistics and historical notes.
The author takes the readers into a golden age, in a glorious moment when the merciless rivalry between Ford and Ferrari has reached its peak, including fatal accidents, dizzying speed and trials to the limit of the impossible of the two pilots who would have brought the two automakers to victory or ruin.
This spectacular annual is filled with vivid, full-colour photographs and all the detailed information and specifications of this extraordinary endurance race. Included also technical files, pre-qualifying statistics, starting grid and full race results. Available also other annuals.
The idea is simple: it is just a question of assembling together the cars that raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the past, to organize them according to periods or brands, maybe to run a bit. Imagine a beautiful open-air museum, a gigantic gathering of six hundred glowling, roaring cars, which do battle on the track as they did in their best days.
Laurent Nivalle has tried to catch these dazzling flashes of colours inhis lens and seems to have done a good job. Robert Puyal, who has seen the event grow since 2002, has tried to capture the spirit and he too has done a good job. Their book reads like a show!