The Australian Grand Prix is the second oldest Grand Prix still being regularly conducted. Only the French Grand Prix is older. Never before has the full story of these early Australian motor races been told. This book relates stories of the men and women who were part of these spectacles as well as..
World War II was over, spirits were high, and the sport of road racing was about to begin again in America. The Sports Car Club of America, formed in 1944, became the primary organiser of road racing in the years following the end of World War Two, although being involved in this sport had not been ..
This book has the previous owner name in the frontTo MG enthusiasts the name Dick Jacobs will bring back memories of what many describe as the good old days of real motor racing. In this book Dick recalls how it all started from the first event which was an 'impromptu hill climb' with an MG TC i..
The thirties was the era when nations raced: Germany, Italy, France and Britain each carrying their patriotism and nationalism to the rivalry of the race tracks. John Dugdale was in a perfect position to record the events of this momentous decade, joining The Autocar as a young reporter in the early..
Reggie Tongue was only 22 when he drove in his first real motor race, the 24 Hour Grand Prix d'Endurance, at Le Mans in 1934 with his Aston Martin LM10. His family trustees had been against him taking part in speed events while at university, so although rallies and trials were deemed safe, at Le Ma..
The story of Brian Lister and the Lister-Jaguars evokes the late 1950's era of glorious front-engined sports cars driven by the top drivers of the day. The Lister-Jaguar won at almost every circuit in Britain. Ecurie Ecosse adopted the marque, and, entered by Briggs Cunningham, was virtually unbeata..
Long Straights and Hairpin Turns is the first of two volumes capturing a special time in Pacific Northwest sports car racing history, the 1950s and 1960s. The story, written with amazing detail, insight, and passion, starts in 1950 with the first four-cylinder exhaust notes at B.C.'s Abbotsford Airp..
In this book Lt.Col. A. T. G. Gardner, O.B.E., M.C. or Goldie Gardner as he is known to many, describes the early days of his motor racing career, which began in 1926 in one of the first Gordon England Austin Sevens. He followed this with a Salmson both at Brooklands and abroad and migrated from tha..
This is a limited edtion book of 251 copies. The picture of the signed copy is a stock photo.‘Maintaining the Breed’ is the history of MG racing cars. It traces the development of the MG from its modest beginnings to the period of its all conquering supremacy in its class, and examines in some ..
‘Maintaining the Breed’ is the history of MG racing cars. It traces the development of the MG from its modest beginnings to the period of its all conquering supremacy in its class, and examines in some degree the effect of racing experience upon the design of the sports car. From the first of the Mi..
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