The first event in 1899 was won by René de Knyff driving a Panhard et Levassor. Organised by Le Journal Le Matin, under the control of the Automobile Club de France, the event was to continue running until 1986. During the in-between years, a host of unusual and exotic cars have taken part, from the..
It was coming up to the end of 1939. Enzo Ferrari had just left Alfa Romeo, who had constrained him under contract not to undertake racing activities for at least four years. But it didn't quite go like that. Ferrari immediately began to prepare for a new venture: under the name of Auto Avio Cos..
This book documents the true story of the Berlin Motor Show, with a small selection of colour poster illustrations and 700 photographs, the greater part being contemporary photos, which allow the progression of the Berlin Motor Show to shine through as the years pass from 1897 to 1982. Offering not ..
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..
This is the competition record of one of the most famous marques in the history of motor racing, compiled and written by an authority on the subject, Darell Berthon (at one time Secretary to the Bentley Drivers Club). Every major race from that significant first appearance of W.O.'s 3 litre masterpi..
Limited and individually numbered edition of only 150 copies published. A beautifully produced book presented in its original slip case. It is split into two volumes; volume 1 covers the period 1899-1961 and volume 2 covers the period 1962-2000. These books are comprehensive compilations of results ..
Read the title of the book carefully. It thoughtfully combines the names of AC Cars of Thames Ditton, down the river west from the centre of London, and Carroll Shelby, the wily Texan 'snake charmer', garage owner and ex-racing driver, with the name of 'Cobra’: the time-honoured story is that the Co..
The exquisite AC Ace-Bristol roadster was a true thoroughbred amongst the classic high performance automobiles of that golden age which opened in the early 1950s. Built in tiny numbers by highly skilled craftsmen and powered by a powerplant engineered to the highest aircraft industry quality standar..
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