The author, the well known journalist of the period, reviews the mechanical specification and fortunes of the Grand Prix cars which competed in UK during 1954. 4
The author, the well known journalist of the period, reviews the mechanical specification and fortunes of the Grand Prix cars which competed in UK during 1956.
The author, the well known journalist of the period, reviews the mechanical specification and fortunes of the Grand Prix cars which competed in UK during 1955.
The author, the well known journalist of the period, reviews the mechanical specification and fortunes of the Grand Prix cars which competed in UK during 1957.
Foreward by Derek Bell. The author has used her considerable experience to great effect in telling you how to get sponstorships with lots of advices and examples.
A passionate follower of motor racing for most of his life, Frans De Camp started a large collection of photographs, forming an archive from which a series of books were born.This volume contains photos from the 'Camp' archives relating to competing Brabham cars.
The Lola T70 was developed by Lola Cars in 1965 for sports car racing – Lola built the chassis, which were typically powered by large American V8 engines, predominantly Chevrolets and Fords. The T70 was prolific throughout the mid- to late-1960s, and over 100 examples were built in three versions – an open-topped MkI and MkII Spyder, followed by a MkIII Coup, and an updated MkIIIB.
The Lola T70 Coup was the first Lola to be designed in the wind tunnel. Chief designer Eric Broadley enlisted the help of Tony Southgate, and the finished car displayed fine handling and stunning styling. Its final evocation – the MkIIIB – is arguably one of the most beautiful racing cars of its era.
The first successes for the T70 were in the US, where the car won the Monteray Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in October 1965. In 1966, the T70 dominated the Can-Am championship, winning five of the six races in the series – three in the hands of John Surtees, one with Dan Gurney, and one with Mark Donohue, with John Surtees becoming champion in a Chevrolet-powered example.
In 1968, T70s finished 1–2 in the Daytona 24 Hours, although there was strong opposition in both the European and US scene from Ford’s GT40. The T70 was highly successful in the domestic UK and European championships, and won regularly. In 1970, T70s were used during the filming of the Steve McQueen movie Le Mans, some of them disguised to appear as Porsche 917s or Ferrari 512s.
Today, Lola T70s are regular competitors on the historic racing scene, and examples are highly sought after by collectors.
GL-1 was the first Soviet racecar which was profesionally designed and built in 1936 at Gorky Motor Works. The car was the result of contribution from most qualified specialists and set two national speed records. This book is dedicated to this amazing car and its creators.
This much-updated second edition of the Maserati 300S by Walter Bäumer, includes many corrections and additions to the original text that have been uncovered in the last ten years. Almost all the photographs are new and previously unpublished, making the book an exciting addition to any Maserati library. The first edition was published in 2008.
The Maserati 300S was one of the most successful race cars of the 1950s and among the most beautiful ever built. It was the main opponent of the Ferraris in the World Sportscar Championships of 1956 and 1957. Described by Sir Stirling Moss as one of the best race cars he had ever driven and loved by every racing driver due to its balanced handling qualities, the 300S wrote motor sports history. Glory and disaster ran side by side adding mystique to the legend.
Despite the often confusing and inaccurate records that make it difficult to establish the exact fate of each car, the history of each of the twenty-five cars built by Officine Maserati S.p.A. in Modena is listed chassis-by-chassis and profusely illustrated with many period photographs.