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Motor Racing
Anthony Carter
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Description for Motor Racing
Hardcover. Stunning photographs from motor racing history, most previously unpublished, in a book that examines the many facets of Grand Prix racing before the dominance of television. A beautiful look at a fascinating time in motor racing. Num Pages: 176 pages, 218. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 256 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1084.
This book is a virtual time machine to the past. It presents stunning photographs from motor racing history, most previously unpublished, and examines the many facets of Grand Prix racing before the dominance of television and commercial advertising. Here are stories of derring-do and racing that constantly pushed the boundaries of technology. The story begins in the 1930s when the German Auto Unions and Mercedes were heavily subsidised by the Nazi regime to strengthen its engineering might. This produced the most powerful racing cars ever (at least until the turbocharged cars of the 1980s), and was followed by the postwar ... Read more
This book is a virtual time machine to the past. It presents stunning photographs from motor racing history, most previously unpublished, and examines the many facets of Grand Prix racing before the dominance of television and commercial advertising. Here are stories of derring-do and racing that constantly pushed the boundaries of technology. The story begins in the 1930s when the German Auto Unions and Mercedes were heavily subsidised by the Nazi regime to strengthen its engineering might. This produced the most powerful racing cars ever (at least until the turbocharged cars of the 1980s), and was followed by the postwar ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1086 g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845842796
SKU
V9781845842796
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Ref
99-15
About Anthony Carter
This is Anthony Carter's second book published by Veloce, this time volume I of a two-part work shared with Steve Wyatt who is responsible for volume II. Anthony has been privileged to be given access to the archives of photographs by Bob Dance, Lotus
Reviews for Motor Racing
As soon as I read two sentences, maybe not even that long, I knew I was in for a treat. Not only is Carter's writing superb, but his depiction of the various eras of racing are sometimes better than what a photo can tell. His explanations of how each time period fit into the overall political situation in the sport ... Read more