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Matra Sports Cars: MS620, 630, 650, 660 & 670 - 1966 to 1974 (WSC Giants)
Ed McDonough
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Description for Matra Sports Cars: MS620, 630, 650, 660 & 670 - 1966 to 1974 (WSC Giants)
Paperback. The late 1960s and early 1970s were a significant era in the world of international sports car racing. That period has always been viewed as one of the great eras in sports car racing, when all the Grand Prix drivers were fully active in sports car as well as F1 machines. This title tells the story of this great time and model, in motorsport. Series: WSC Giants. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; WGCB; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 436.
The late 1960s and early 1970s were a significant era in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less resembled road going vehicles, prototype sports car racing captured the imagination of manufacturers, teams and fans alike. Porsche vs. Ferrari vs. Alfa Romeo vs. Matra provided some of the best racing for sports cars ever witnessed, and by 1973, the Matra prototype – little more than a Grand Prix car with full bodywork – was dominating the scene. That period has always been viewed as one of the great eras in sports car racing, when all the Grand Prix drivers were fully active in sports car as well as F1 machines. This is the story of a great time, and a great model, in motorsport.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Veloce
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
WSC Giants
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845842611
SKU
V9781845842611
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Ed McDonough
Ed McDonough was born in the USA but has lived in the UK and France for many years. He has raced saloons, sports cars and single seaters from the late 1950s, and took part in the World Championship Sports car Races in the 1970s at a time when the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33s were competing. He was UK Chairman of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club for 10 years, and was European Editor of Vintage Racecar Journal, as well as contributing to Autocollezioni , Auto Italia, Porsche Post and other journals. Ed still competes in historic races and is Track Tester for online motoring magazine Retro-Speed, specialising in some of the rarest and most exotic historic racing cars.
Reviews for Matra Sports Cars: MS620, 630, 650, 660 & 670 - 1966 to 1974 (WSC Giants)
"There's an excellent spread of historic shots in this compact softback, while pull-out boxes on key Matra staff liven up the layout." - Classic & Sports Car "If only books could reproduce the noise some cars made ... The first English book to cover these cars in detail is a great read." - Motor Sport "It's a good read and there are some wonderful images, too. A good introduction to a compelling subject." - Octane "For fellow sports car anoraks like myself and to those with memories of the sonorous, and totally unique toned, Matra V12 engines this is the book for you as you're unlikely to find similar content elsewhere." - Speedscene "Well-illustrated and an interesting look at a marque that hasn't has a lot of English language books devoted to it." - TACCOC