Auto Racing In The Shadow Of The Great War
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Author | : Robert Dick |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2019-02-21 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1476631557 |
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From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change. Competition by European vehicles forced American car manufacturers to incorporate new features, resulting in legendary engineering triumphs (and, essentially, works of art). Some of the greatest drivers in racing history were active during this time--Ralph DePalma, Dario Resta, Eddie Rickenbacker, the Chevrolet brothers, Jimmy Murphy. Presenting dozens of races in detail and a wealth of engineering specs, this history recalls the era's cigar-shaped speedway specials and monumental board tracks, the heavy-footed drivers, fearless mechanics, gifted engineers and enthusiastic backers.
Author | : Mark Dill |
Publisher | : BookBaby |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2020-11-09 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1098335163 |
Download The Legend of the First Super Speedway Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"The Legend of the First Super Speedway," is a gritty tale punctuated by humor that chronicles the hero's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. It is a factual, previously untold story that must be read for a thorough understanding of auto racing history.
Author | : Art Evans |
Publisher | : McFarland & Company |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2019-07-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1476635900 |
Download World War II Veterans in Motorsports Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny," said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the young Americans who grew up during the deprivation of the Great Depression and later served during World War II. The 23 described in this book went on from military service to make their mark in auto racing, particularly in the sports car scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Ken Miles and Vasek Polak were not Americans during the war but later went on to become citizens. Carroll Shelby was not only a great driver but also created cars that are still manufactured. John Von Neumann and Vasek Polak were instrumental in helping to establish Porsche as a marque in the U.S. John Fitch, Ed Hugus, Chuck Daigh, Bill Stroppe, Max Balchowsky, Jay Chamberlain, Jim Peterson and Paul Newman were heroes in the war before succeeding in businesses and motorsports.
Author | : T. Messer-Kruse |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2013-11-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137322519 |
Download Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.
Author | : Philippe Defechereux |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781854432513 |
Download Watkins Glen Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Includes Index -- Media Room Dvd 86 : Watkins Glen : The Street Years : 1948--1952.
Author | : Joe Saward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Automobile racing drivers |
ISBN | : 9780955486807 |
Download The Grand Prix Saboteurs Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
James Bond meets Michael Schumacher The idea of racing drivers working as secret agents is at best far-fetched but The Grand Prix Saboteurs tells the amazing TRUE story of how three top Grand Prix drivers from the 1920s and 1930s worked for a clandestine British secret service in occupied France, during World War II. The product of 18 years of research, The Grand Prix Saboteurs tells a story that remained top secret until the British Government finally agreed to release them in 2003. The book dazzles with swashbuckling escapes, shocking betrayals and a story you will never forget.
Author | : Griffith Borgeson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : |
Download The Golden Age of the American Racing Car Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The complete story of the men, the machines, the tracks, the engineering and the feats of the great yeats between the wars when American racing cars achieved classical perfection.
Author | : George F. Wingard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781599710587 |
Download Real Wolves in Sheep's Clothing Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Peter Helck's illustrations and paintings throughout this book provide the reader with the visual drama of what it was like to race and spectate during this heroic period of auto racing. This book is dedicated to Peter Helck because it covers the period he was partial to - motor racing its beginnings to the advent of World War I. Many of the most successful race cars and their drivers that Peter Helck so revered are illustrated in this book. This volume also details the mechanical aspects of these race cars as well as a written compilation of the cars' racing records. Mors, Mercedes, Fiat, Mercer, Cottin-Desgouttes and Delarge are amongst the important marques included.
Author | : Karen Bentley |
Publisher | : Chelsea House |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780791031865 |
Download The Unsers Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Describes the lives and careers of the Unser family of automobile racing drivers, their rivalries with the Andretti family, and their victories at such major competitions as the Indianapolis 500.
Author | : Frank Orr |
Publisher | : New York : Random House |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : 9780394827636 |
Download Great Moments in Auto Racing Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Tales of dramatic triumphs and failures in such automobile racing events as the Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500, and Le Mans.