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Book Synopsis Indy Cars of the 1940s by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars of the 1940s written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2004-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the Old World caught up in the traumas of a bitter conflict, Americas Indianapolis 500-mile race was a New-World beacon of auto-racing speed and excitement during the 1940s. While racing stopped in Europe in 1939, the Indy 500 raced on in 1940 and 41, bringing victories in both years for Wilbur Shaws Maserati. Racing resumed in 1946 with Shaw in charge of the Speedway, now owned by Tony Hulman. The post-war fields were full of exotic machinery from Fageols twin-engined four-wheel-drive car and the front-drive Blue Crowns-1947-48-49 winners-to the rear-engined Tucker Millers and Rounds Rocket plus the imported 1939 Mercedes-Benz of Don Lee and numerous Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. The first Kurtis racers made their debut, as did the awesome Novi. The six-cylinder Thorne Special won in 1946 and Indys only six-wheeled car competed as well. This new Ludvigsen Library book brings to dramatic life the spectacle and excitement of the 1940-1949 era at the Speedway.
Book Synopsis Indy Cars of the 1950s by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars of the 1950s written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2000-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey into Gasoline Alley during one of the most evocative and exciting eras in the history of the great Speedway - the years of the Kurtis Roadsters, the lay-downs, the first Watsons, the formidable Novis, the V-12 Ferrari, the Bardahl-Ferrari, the Blue Crowns and the invincible Offys. Stunning photographs feature the cars, their engines, and their designs in amazing detail.
Book Synopsis Indy Cars 1911-1939 by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars 1911-1939 written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2005-11-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a group of Indianapolis businessmen built a 2 1/2-mile track and decided to stage a 500-mile race in 1911 it was an epic undertaking with a huge purse for the times that drew racers from Europe as well as America. Delage, Peugeot, Ballot and Mercedes cars came to win dollars and inspire America's racing-car builders, Harry Miller and the Duesenberg brothers. Soon these native talents came to dominate the 500-mile race, introducing supercharging and front-wheel drive with great success in the 1920s and 16-cylinder engines in the 1930s. This new book in the Ludvigsen Library Series covers racers through the 1930s, completing the Series' sweeping panorama of the cars that raced in the ''500'' from 1911 to the end of the 1970s. Many rare photos from the earliest days of Indy bring the cars, engines and personalities of these pioneering years to life. The drama of their achievements made the Indianapolis 500 the world's greatest auto race.
Book Synopsis Anatomy and Development of the Indy Car by : Tony Sakkis
Download or read book Anatomy and Development of the Indy Car written by Tony Sakkis and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Last Great Miller by : Griffith Borgeson
Download or read book The Last Great Miller written by Griffith Borgeson and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing an extraordinary historical archive, this book contains more than one hundred photos, as well as the text of over one hundred original letters (many written by Miller himself) about the car's development. The Last Great Miller brings to life the history of this unique model of race car.
Book Synopsis Indy Cars of the 1960s by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars of the 1960s written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2001-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey into Gasoline Alley during the tumultuous 1960s, one of the most spectacular and controversial decades in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Featured are fantastic photos of the last Novis, the wild racers of Mickey Thompson, Brabhams and the successful Halk copies, the astonishing STP turbine cars of 1967 and 1968, Dan Gurneys Eagles from 1966, Lotuses, the battle between Fords, and the turbo-Offys.
Book Synopsis The Automobile in American History and Culture by : Michael L. Berger
Download or read book The Automobile in American History and Culture written by Michael L. Berger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-07-30 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisure and recreation. Berger has also included works that investigate the government's role in aiding and regulating the automobile, with sections on roads and highways, safety, and pollution. The guide concludes with an overview of reference works and periodicals in the field and a description of selected research collections. The Automobile in American History and Culture provides a resource with which to examine the entire field and its structure. Popular culture scholars and enthusiasts involved in automotive research will appreciate the extensive scope of this reference. Cross-referenced throughout, it will serve as a valuable research tool.
Book Synopsis Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis by : Gordon White
Download or read book Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis written by Gordon White and published by . This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive book on Kurtis championship cars, showcasing all 111 full-size ''champ'' cars that Frank Kurtis built between 1941 and 1963. Most of these cars were built specifically to race at Indianapolis. In fact, Kurtis' cars won the Indianapolis 500 five years out of six (1950-1955), and dominated the starting field from 1950 through 1958. Kurtis pioneered the ''roadster'' design, in which the engine was offset in the car, allowing the driver to sit much lower, reducing the height of the car and thus wind resistance. Roadsters were the last front-engine cars before the 1965 rear-engine revolution, and they are remembered with much nostalgia. Also see engineering drawings of the cars as well as dramatic starting field photos and crash photos. An appendix detailing car and engine serial numbers will add to your enjoyment.
Book Synopsis Racing and Collecting Slot Cars by : Robert H. Schleicher
Download or read book Racing and Collecting Slot Cars written by Robert H. Schleicher and published by . This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers slot racing cars and tracks, how to duplicate real race tracks in scale, troubleshooting and performing maintenance on slot cars, racing terms, and how to organize a race event.
Book Synopsis Vintage and Historic Indianapolis Race Cars by : Dan Owen
Download or read book Vintage and Historic Indianapolis Race Cars written by Dan Owen and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a colourful history which takes a look at the vintage Indy cars that paved the way for toda y''s high-tech machines. '
Book Synopsis American Cars of the 1940s by : Olyslager Organisation
Download or read book American Cars of the 1940s written by Olyslager Organisation and published by Frederick Warne Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Design & Development of the Indy Car by : Roger Huntington
Download or read book Design & Development of the Indy Car written by Roger Huntington and published by HP Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Indy Car Wars by : Sigur E. Whitaker
Download or read book The Indy Car Wars written by Sigur E. Whitaker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Champ Car auto racing was changing in the 1970s. As cars became more sophisticated, the cost of supporting a team had skyrocketed, making things difficult for team owners. In an effort to increase purses paid by racing promoters and win lucrative television contracts, a group of owners formed Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978. Soon after, CART split from its sanctioning body, the United States Auto Club (USAC). Though Champ Cars ran on numerous tracks, the Indianapolis 500 was the payday that supported most teams through the season. From the beginning, CART had most of the successful teams and popular drivers, and they focused on driving a wedge between the track owners and the USAC. Over the next 30 years, the tension between CART and USAC ebbed and flowed until all parties realized that reunification was needed for the sake of the sport. This book details the fight over control of Champ Car racing before reunification in 2008.
Book Synopsis American Cars of the 1940s by : Bart H. Vanderveen
Download or read book American Cars of the 1940s written by Bart H. Vanderveen and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Chequered Past by : David Anderson Charters
Download or read book The Chequered Past written by David Anderson Charters and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.
Book Synopsis Slot Car Bible by : Robert Schleicher
Download or read book Slot Car Bible written by Robert Schleicher and published by . This book was released on with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sensational slot car salute presents a wealth of information on beginning and advanced techniques for collecting, building, tuning, and duplicating the amazing little cars that were at the peak of their popularity in the 1960s and '70s. All the rage among youngsters and adults alike, slot cars and more than 50 track layouts duplicating famous circuts like Daytona. Indy and Monaco, are featured here in photographs that vividly recount the enthusiasm surrounding this popular hobby. Follows Schleicher's popular Racing and Collecting Slot Cars 0-7603-1024-6.
Book Synopsis Superfast Indy Car Racing by : Joseph Steven Wolkin
Download or read book Superfast Indy Car Racing written by Joseph Steven Wolkin and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Indy car racing begin? Who are some of the most famous racers? Find out in this exciting look at the sport, with thrilling facts and photos that put readers in the middle of the racing action.
