Motor Sport

Please note this example's dust jacket has a sun faded spine.Road racing had been particularly popular in Italy, but in 1973 the Targa Florio ended, and with it a whole tradition of European events. In Argentina road racing survives, but even there the great races have passed: the stock car..

Prince Birabongse began motor racing in 1935. It was not until 1936 under the management of his cousin and the author of this book, Chula Chakrabongse, that he was launched on a full season. This book was written during the winter following the 1936 season and attempts to describe as fully as possib..

This book has the previous owner name in the frontPrince Birabongse began motor racing in 1935. It was not until 1936 under the management of his cousin and the author of this book, Chula Chakrabongse, that he was launched on a full season. This book was written during the winter following the 1..

The new edition of Jacques Privat's book on the Ronde Cévenole...

The success of British sports/racing cars during the 1950s was an integral part of the growth of British motor racing power in the post-war years. Two major British teams lead from the front, Aston Martin and Jaguar. They stimulated British interest in sports car racing and their example encouraged ..

John Bolster is too well known to need introduction and all who have seen or only read of “Bloody Mary" will agree that the constructor and driver of this famous " Special" is eminently suited to the task of describing the details of other cars specially built, either for racing, trials or hill clim..

This is Eyston and Bradley’s very early look at the Land Speed Record attempts on the Salt Flats of Utah, shortly after the advantages of such a location had been recognised for the purposes of high speed record attempts. The story covers the first achievement of the 300 mph record. The book i..

Aston DBRI and Ferrari Testa Rossa are two of the most evocative names from sportscar racing in the 1950s. Those fortunate enough to have seen any of the races between these two magnificent machines will remember the sound and the fury of their straight-six and V12 engines as heroes such as Stirling..

Speed hillclimbs and level ground speed trials - sprints, in short, were the latest form of motor sport in Britain between 1899 and 1925, held at venues like Blackpool, Southsea Speed Trials, Caerphilly Hillclimb, Spread Eagle Hill Climb, South Harting and Shelsley Walsh. They attracted the most fam..

Speed hillclimbs and level ground speed trials - sprints, in short, were the latest form of motor sport in Britain between 1899 and 1925, held at venues like Blackpool, Southsea Speed Trials, Caerphilly Hillclimb, Spread Eagle Hill Climb, South Harting and Shelsley Walsh. They attracted the most fam..

This book taps into the author’s wealth of knowledge amassed as BRM chairman for 20 years. It is splendidly illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, many from Louis Stanley’s own personal collection and therefore previously unseen. This is a combination of hard edged raci..

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