Benetton Ford was one of the brightest of the newer names on the Formula 1 scene, although the team was no stranger to racing, at the time being the latest incarnation of the Toleman team that made a Grand Prix challenge in the early 1980s. In this lively study, the first book devoted exclusively to..
Colin Chapman's contribution to the post war world of international motor racing was immeasurable. From his first steps as a car designer in 1947, when he acquired a secondhand Austin Seven Tourer around which his first Lotus 'special' was based, to his highly sophisticated road and racing cars of t..
The name is magic. Ferrari. The man. The cars. The legend. The reality. Sort out the flurry of words that have been tossed about over the past quarter century to describe the phenomenon that is Ferrari and one stands out as perhaps saying it best. Ferrari is an original. Utterly, lavishly, passionat..
Ferrari is the most glamorous and secretive name in Formula One. It was in the 1940s that Enzo Ferrari conceived the racing team, and during that period there has been almost no access to outsiders. Now, for the first time, Ferrari have allowed sports journalist Jane Nottage behind the scenes in thi..
Alan Brown he drove for the Ecurle Richmond The 500 cc class of motor racing is peculiarly British. It grew out of necessity. Those things which were not scarce after the war: enthusiasm, determination and resourcefulness, overcame the other shortages, and rather than wait until times were ..
When Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby founded All American Racers (AAR) they wanted to build, in the United States, exceptional racing cars that would gain international recognition. Now AAR stands as one of the world's most respected and successful big-league racing teams. The reasons behind this succ..
When Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby founded All American Racers (AAR) they wanted to build, in the United States, exceptional racing cars that would gain international recognition. Now AAR stands as one of the world's most respected and successful big-league racing teams. The reasons behind this succ..
This rare, large portrait format book is dedicated to Honda F1 racing in the period from 1961 to 1968. The book is essentially photographic in content with the accompanying notations in Japanese..
At the age of eight, John Cooper was presented with a miniature car built by his father Charles: from that point onwards, John's life was to revolve around racing cars... The story really begins with two written-off Fiat 500 `Topolinos' that were cannabilised, in the austere days following World War..
The McLaren Grand Prix Racing Team had consistently been one of the dominant forces in Formula 1 motor racing, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s it enjoyed a virtual hegemony in the sport. The team's red and white livery was without question one of the most familiar sights in a fast-developing a..
Today, in the 21st century, Phillip Island is established as one of the world's premiere motor sport venues — a circuit that seems to bring out the very best in every type of racing on two, three or four wheels. But the fact that the complex even exists today is due to an incredible saga that began ..
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