HFS Morgan's first runabout, a single-seater built in 1909, was an inspired design. It comprised little more than three wheels, a few lengths of tubing, a pair of bevel gears and transmission chain together with a large motorcycle engine. It gave a performance equal to the best sporting cars of the ..
The Second World War took its toll on coachbuilders, and in the following ten years most of the remainder ceased to build bodies. Rolls Royce factory bodies such as standard steel Silver Dawn, Silver Cloud and Phantom range, Silver Shadow and Corniche are illustrated in this book, although the main ..
After the challenge and excitement of the 1978 rallying season covered in World Rallying 1, and its success beyond expectation, production went ahead with the launch of the 1979 annual Rothmans World Rallying 2. This is the standard reference work on the 1979 season providing lively reading and brow..
The letters RS are much more than just an abbreviation for Rallye Sport. For over twenty years Ford have used the initials to designate some of their most exciting cars, those most closely linked to their motorsport ambitions. Some were developed principally to provide a homologated basis for the ma..
The letters RS are much more than just an abbreviation for Rallye Sport. For over twenty years Ford have used the initials to designate some of their most exciting cars, those most closely linked to their motorsport ambitions. Some were developed principally to provide a homologated basis for the ma..
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..
The great British special building era began in the years after the First World War when motor racing was split into two camps. On the one hand, Brooklands provided glamour, spectacle and celebrity drivers. In contrast was the busy sprint and hill climb scene supported by amateur enthusiasts from al..
Few cars have made such an impact on the international motor racing scene as the Ford GT40. It was the car which took Ford to Le Mans, there to challenge and eventually to vanquish Ferrari in the world's most highly publicised endurance race. The GT40, which was to be seen in several versions, provi..
The Ford GT40 has become one of the best known and most revered racing cars in the world. Between 1964 and 1969, the legendary GT40 competed in all of the major sports car events. The long distance endurance races of Daytona, Sebring and the ultimate goal Le Mans, all fell to the GT40. It competed a..
The first Ford ever to race at Le Mans was built in Britain. It was a rakish machine, a roadster, an abbreviated version of the 10 h.p. Ford De Luxe driven in 1937 to a 14th place finish by M. K. H. Bilney and Miss J. Richmond. That, until 1966, was to remain the only achievement by a Ford car at Le..
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