Author: George Edward Thomas EystonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Motor Racing and Record Breaking
Author: George Edward Thomas EystonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Motor Racing and Record Breaking. [With plates, including a portrait.].
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Author: Barré LyndonMotor Racing and Record Breaking
Author: GET and Lyndon Barre EystonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Motor Racing and Record Breaking
Author: George EystonPublisher: Jeremy Mills Pub
ISBN: 9781905217892
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Originally published in 1935, Motor Racing and Record Breaking tells the story of the sport from its earliest years. The glamour and excitement of racing reached new heights in the 1930s, as a succession of daredevil drivers in sleek, powerful cars pushed the frontiers of speed and skill. But it was still a dangerous sport, and many of its brightest stars died young in horrific accidents. Written with an insider's eye, Motor Racing and Record Breaking paints a vivid picture of the triumphs, the tragedies and the personalities of the time. Captain George Eyston rose to become of the world's top racing drivers after World War I. In his Rolls Royce Thunderbolt, he was the first man to break the 300mph barrier, setting a land speed record of 312mph in 1937 and on two later occasions.
Motor racing : the records
Author: Ian MorrisonMG Century
Author: David KnowlesPublisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760383154
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
MG Century, authored by marque expert David Knowles, offers a complete and richly illustrated history covering the evolution of this storied British car company.
M.T.A. Official Journal
Author: MGA
Author: David KnowlesPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785005685
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 961
Book Description
The MGA truly marked a revolution in MG sports car design, with its appearance quite unlike any previous production car from the celebrated British marque. Entering production in the summer of 1955, it broke with the time-honoured tradition of narrow-gutted, flat-sides, upright styling, with the distinctive large grille, exposed headlamps, separate wings and sharply cut-off tail that had serviced the majority of MG sports cars for well over thirty years. Many die-hard MG enthusiasts of the time were understandably outraged, but the decision to break with tradition proved to be a good one: over 100,000 cars were produced over the model's seven-year lifetime. This book, from celebrated author David Knowles covers: the circumstances that led to the momentous decision to make such a fundamental design change; the production, publicity and evolution of each and every MGA variant from launch in 1955 to the end of production in 1962, with specification tables for each model; profiles of the people who had crucial roles in the development of the MGA and finally, the largely untold story of overseas assembly in Australia, Ireland, Mexico and South Africa. It offers comprehensive coverage of racing and rallying in Europe, including the MGA entries at Sebring Twelve Hour race and where many of the cars ended up, and will be of great interest to all motoring enthusiasts and those particularly interested in MG. It is extensively illustrated with 200 colour and 300 black & white photographs, much of it drawn from archives and family collections, as well as photoshoots specially commissioned for this book. David Knowles has been researching and writing about British cars for over twenty-five years.
Motor Age
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Fast Women
Author: John BullockPublisher: Robson
ISBN: 9781861054883
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
An in-depth account of the colourful lives of female motor-car racers. Bringing glamour to a sport that has always favoured the brave and talented, these women have taken their place in history amongst the truly inspirational.