John, George And The HWMs - The First Racing Team To Fly The Flag For Britain
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- Author: Simon Taylor
- ISBN: 9781910505328
- Publisher: Evro Publishing
- Publication Year: 2019
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Language: English
- Pages: 448
- Illustrations: Colour and Black & White
- Format: 2 Hardback Volumes - Published with Dustjackets
- Slipcase: Yes
- Condition Book: Mint
- Condition Dust Jacket: Mint
- Condition Slipcase: Mint
- Dimensions: 280.00mm x 235.00mm
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Founded by John Heath
and George Abecassis, the HWM racing team set out in 1950, the year of the
Formula 1 World Championship’s inauguration, to race its Formula 2 cars all
over Europe in a unique British endeavour. Always run on a shoestring, HWM’s
single-seaters achieved great results in flying the flag with mainly British
drivers, most notably young Stirling Moss.
In 1954 the team
turned to sports cars, sometimes beating its Jaguar and Aston Martin works
competitors, but Heath’s death in the 1956 Mille Miglia was a tragic setback
and the following year the team was wound up. Through the focus of HWM, this
book paints an evocative picture of a period of motor racing that marked the
beginnings of Britain’s prowess in the sport.
Key Notes:
- Volume 1 covers the story of
the racing (1946–57) and Volume 2 covers the 19 individual cars and the
men who raced them (1948–58).
- The beginnings of HWM (the
initials of the garage Hersham and Walton Motors) and the two key
characters behind the team — smooth, sanguine George Abecassis and
mercurial, parsimonious John Heath.
- Racing the single-seaters
around Europe (1950–53) with Stirling Moss, Lance Macklin and Peter
Collins among the drivers.
- Switching to sports cars
(1954–57), competing in Britain and across Europe, sometimes beating the
big names.
- The individual histories of
all the HWMs made are told in full, complete with their specifications and
ownership chains.
- Coverage includes
biographies of many of the fascinating and poignant people associated with
HWM.
- Packed with superb period
photos sourced from libraries and private collections all over the world.