FAMOUS RACING CARS: FIFTY OF THE GREATEST, FROM PANHARD TO WILIAMS-HONDA
Written by Doug Nye
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited
in 1989
ISBN: 1852600365
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FAMOUS RACING CARS: FIFTY OF THE GREATEST, FROM PANHARD TO WILIAMS-HONDA
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1610469
1st.
1989.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A personal selection of 50 racing cars which have distinguished themselves through racing successes, on technical merit or by sheer charm. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. 272 pages including index. ISBN: 1852600365. Silver title to spine is lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly browned, with fading to spine (title is illegible).
Front cover
Contents
- Star ratings
- Panhard et Levassor, the heroic years
- The way forward
- Racing reaches maturity
- 1906: Grand Prix Renault
- 1910-12: The chain-drive Fiats
- 1912-14: The epochal Peugeots
- 1914: Grand Prix Mercedes
- 1920-22: The Duesenberg Straight-8s
- 1922-23: The Fiat Tipo 804-805s
- 1922-23: The Alfa Romeo P2s
- 1921-30: The Miller Straight-8s
- 1926-27: The Delage Straight-8s
- 1924-29: The Bugatti Type 35s
- 1932-35: The Alfa Romeo Tipo B Monoposti
- 1934-36: The Mercedes-Benz W25 series
- 1934-37: The Auto Union Types A-C
- 1937: The Mercedes-Benz W125s
- 1938-39: The Auto Union D-Types
- 1938-51: The Alfa Romeo Tipo 158-159s
- 1948-50: The Maserati 4CLTs
- 1948-50: The Ferrari Tipo 125s
- 1950-55: The BRM V16s
- 1950-52: The Ferrari Tipo 375s
- 1951-53: The Ferrari Tipo 500s
- 1954-55: The Mercedes-Benz W196s
- 1954-55: The Lancia D50s
- 1954-58: The Maserati 250Fs
- 1956-58: The Vanwalls
- 1957-58: The Ferrari Dino 246
- 1958-59: The BRM P25s
- 1958-59: The Cooper-Climax Type 51s
- 1960: The Lotus-Climax Type 18s
- 1961: The Ferguson-Climax Project 99
- 1961-62: The 'Sharknose' Ferrari Tipo 156s
- 1962-63: The BRM P578s
- 1962-65: The Lotus-Climax Type 25s
- 1963: The Indianpolis Lotus-Ford Type 29s
- 1964-66: The BRM P261s
- 1967-68: The Eagle-Weslake V12s
- 1967-70: The Lotus-Cosworth Type 49s
- 1970-71: The Ferrari Tipo 312Bs
- 1970-75: The Lotus-Cosworth Type 72s
- 1970-73: The Tyrrell-Cosworths, 001-006/3
- 1975: The Ferrari Tipo 312Ts
- 1973-76: The McLaren-Cosworth M23s
- 1978-79: The Lotus-Cosworth Type 79s
- 1978: The Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B 'Fan Cars'
- 1979-82: The Williams-Cosworth FW07s
- 1977-79: The Renault RS Turbos
- 1982: The Ferrari 126C2 Turbos
- 1984: The McLaren-TAG Turbo MP4/2s
- 1986-87: The Williams-Honda FW11s