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..
Recent years have seen the centenaries of many motor industry marques which, from small beginnings, grew to become major companies famous throughout the world. The celebration of these anniversaries serves to remind us of the economic significance of the birth of the motor car and gives occasion for..
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..
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..
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..
A watershed work in the history of cars and racing, Quicksilver Century tears the veil of secrecy from a century of motor sports competition by the world's oldest auto maker. It sweeps aside the myths of Mercedes Benz in racing and takes its reader inside the boardrooms, experimental shops and t..
This book has been dedicated to previous owner by authorA watershed work in the history of cars and racing, Quicksilver Century tears the veil of secrecy from a century of motor sports competition by the world's oldest auto maker. It sweeps aside the myths of Mercedes Benz in racing and tak..
This is limited edition of 100 copiesA watershed work in the history of cars and racing, Quicksilver Century tears the veil of secrecy from a century of motor sports competition by the world's oldest auto maker. It sweeps aside the myths of Mercedes Benz in racing and takes its reader inside the..
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