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 ..
Offering a concise and informative look at Classic Prototypes and Grand Touring cars during the period of the early 1960s to the mid 1970s, Anthony Pritchard has produced a book which starts with a look at the races and regulations of these events and offers the enthusiast additional information of ..
The D type Jaguar has a very special place in history. Firstly it was built for a specific purpose, and its achievement of the objective was quite outstanding. It was designed to carry on where the C type left off — as a Le Mans winner par excellence. The D type won three times in a row, and became ..
Jaguar Sports Racing & Works Competition Cars from 1954 is the second volume of Andrew Whyte's definitive two-part history of Jaguar in motor sport. Taking up his narrative as the legendary D-type emerges from Browns Lane to be prepared for its Le Mans debut, Andrew Whyte charts the fascinating ..
Jaguar Sports Racing & Works Competition Cars from 1954 is the second volume of Andrew Whyte's definitive two-part history of Jaguar in motor sport. Taking up his narrative as the legendary D-type emerges from Browns Lane to be prepared for its Le Mans debut, Andrew Whyte charts the fascinating ..
‘Jaguars in Motorsport up to 1953’ is the definitive work on its subject, and a further volume was published covering the period from 1954. During writing, every month would bring forth new discover¬ies which had to be included as Andrew Whyte dug ever deeper into Jaguar's motor sport past, and as p..
The flowering of the V12 Jaguar will go down in history as one of the motoring phenomena of the Eighties. By the end of the Seventies, the Jaguar marque was in danger of extinction. Remarkably, only a few years later it had two works supported racing teams with designs on Le Mans. In the Seventies, ..
Jaguar is still the name which most people recall when they wish to associate the greatness of British motor racing with competition racing. It is to the nineteen-fifties that one must look for the start of the real success; the pre-war SS 100 Jaguars were, of course, most proficient both on the tra..
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..
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