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Ford Small Block V8 Racing Engines 1962 to 1970: The Essential Source Book
Des Hammill
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Description for Ford Small Block V8 Racing Engines 1962 to 1970: The Essential Source Book
Paperback. Series: Essential Source Book Series. Num Pages: 112 pages, 112. BIC Classification: WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 250 x 9. Weight in Grams: 464.
A in-depth study of the Ford small block V8 racing engines, covering their development history and use in motorsport. The book explains how rapidly the Ford small block Fairlane V8 engines evolved from passenger car engines to highly successful racing engines. Initially, in May 1960, a team of nine engineers led by George Stirrat designed a lightweight, all cast iron, compact, reliable and durable power-plant for passenger cars. Following its introduction in July 1961, Ford’s engineers quickly realised its potential benefits if modified for racing applications. Within three months, the capacity had been increased from 221ci to 260ci, and ... Read more
A in-depth study of the Ford small block V8 racing engines, covering their development history and use in motorsport. The book explains how rapidly the Ford small block Fairlane V8 engines evolved from passenger car engines to highly successful racing engines. Initially, in May 1960, a team of nine engineers led by George Stirrat designed a lightweight, all cast iron, compact, reliable and durable power-plant for passenger cars. Following its introduction in July 1961, Ford’s engineers quickly realised its potential benefits if modified for racing applications. Within three months, the capacity had been increased from 221ci to 260ci, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Condition
New
Series
Essential Source Book Series
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845844257
SKU
V9781845844257
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Des Hammill
Hailing originally from New Zealand, Des Hammill is a professional engineer with many years of practical experience of building race-winning engines and solving technical problems. The author of several books in the SpeedPro series, Des writes in an easy to understand manner and gives step-by-step guidance. Des also takes his own photographs and creates his own line drawings.
Reviews for Ford Small Block V8 Racing Engines 1962 to 1970: The Essential Source Book
fascinating American Car Magazine fascinating ... The text is great Octane With many historic photos and illustrations, it's a good read. Classic American a wealth of photos and illustrations Classic & Sports Car (UK) A highly specialised publication, but one which owners owners of these Ford V8s and enthusiasts for the unit will find invaluable. Speedscene ... Read more