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..
Charles Cooper and his son John founded The Cooper Car Company Ltd to build a long and fast developing series of racing cars. They initially produced 500cc racing cars, followed by a series of other cars including the famous 2 litre Cooper Bristols which were campaigned by such teams as Ecurie Richm..
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..
A gruff Derbyshire pig farmer, Reg Parnell cut a distinctive figure in motorsport circles. His early wild driving style and a serious accident at Brooklands with a K3 MG led to the withdrawal of his racing licence by the RAC from 1937 to 1939. But, nothing daunted him, and ever the wheeler dealer , ..
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