It was coming up to the end of 1939. Enzo Ferrari had just left Alfa Romeo, who had constrained him under contract not to undertake racing activities for at least four years. But it didn't quite go like that. Ferrari immediately began to prepare for a new venture: under the name of Auto Avio Cos..
This is the competition record of one of the most famous marques in the history of motor racing, compiled and written by an authority on the subject, Darell Berthon (at one time Secretary to the Bentley Drivers Club). Every major race from that significant first appearance of W.O.'s 3 litre masterpi..
The exquisite AC Ace-Bristol roadster was a true thoroughbred amongst the classic high performance automobiles of that golden age which opened in the early 1950s. Built in tiny numbers by highly skilled craftsmen and powered by a powerplant engineered to the highest aircraft industry quality standar..
A study of one of Alfa Romeo’s most intriguing post war cars. Illustrations show a selection of profile drawings both for the chassis and coachwork, along with a selection of super period images, help to display this unforgettable car, designed and built by Touring. A full portfolio of colour photog..
This book gives a complete account of Sydney Allard’s career, from amateur trials driver to internationally known racing and rally driver; from builder of hand made specials to manufacturer of specialist sports cars and touring cars. Tom Lush recalls the difficulties which faced specialist manufactu..
The Alvis Speed models of the 1930s were and still are among the most desirable high-performance cars of their decade. Less expensive than the Bentley or Lagonda, classier than the SS Jaguar, and more advanced than any of them, the Alvis earned a special cachet as the sporting gentleman motorist's f..
From its launch in 1950 to its demise in 1967 the Alvis Three Litre enjoyed a deserved reputation for effortless performance, exceptional surefootedness and stability, and irreproachable quality of construction. It was considered a rather exclusive car, coming as it did from a maker whose products a..
Audi Sport World of Rallying 6 sees various changes in format. Since this series of annual books was first published in 1979, it has become the longest running annual book covering rallying. The series began with two authors, Martin Holmes and Hugh Bishop. In this year Hugh is not so closely connect..
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..
In this publication Ray Roberts covers by way of a register style format, cars which are both special by design /re-engineering / remodelling such as The Barnato Hassan Special, Napier Bentley, the Bob Burrell Derby built special and various Mk6 Specials by the likes of Harry Rose, Derry Mallalieu, ..
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