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Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780668033046
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)
Download or read book The World's Most Powerful Road Racing Cars written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James A. Martin
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760330692
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars written by James A. Martin and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional automobile racing has always been dominated by sanctioning bodies whose main goal was to ensure competition. That has meant seeing that cars are well matched--in body shape or chassis/engine combinations or engine size. But what about an all-out competition, in which one team's idea of the fastest race car could be pitted against another’s, regardless of mechanical “parity”? This was what the International Motor Sports Association’s (IMSA) Grand Touring Prototypes (GTP) race series was about. The Series ran from 1981 to 1993, and it was one of the most exhilarating racing experiences of all time. This book is the first to profile the amazing machines that resulted from the GTP’s flat-out competition among different--and passionate--ideas about what might be the fastest way around a track: the V-12 with its better ground-effect tunnels but higher center of gravity (CG); the flat six with its low CG but severely-restricted ground-effect tunnels; and others that employed elaborate wings and air dams. Here are the people behind this engineering free-for-all, the culmination of almost a century of automobile racing experience. And here are eighteen of the most competitive vehicles they designed. Using photography, diagrams, drawings and first-person accounts from the men who built them, Inside IMSA's Legendary GTP Race Cars offers a detailed look at the technology that drove some of the world’s most exciting race cars, the likes of which may never be seen again.
Author : Sean McCollum
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1491481811
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (914 download)
Download or read book The World's Fastest Cars written by Sean McCollum and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2017 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a top-ten format presents the worlds fastest cars"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Stuart Codling
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760344378
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Art of the Le Mans Race Car written by Stuart Codling and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le Mans is one of the longest-running and most spectacular endurance races in the history of motorsport. Spanning from the first 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923 to the present day, Art of the Le Mans Race Car takes the reader through a visual review of 90 years of significant, stunning racing machines. Featured cars include racers from Bentley, Talbot, Alfa Romeo, Cunningham, Jaguar, Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, and Audi, to name but a few. Striking studio photography specifically commissioned for this book from James Mann, one of the world's leading car and motorcycle photographers, highlights the functional art of race car engineering, allowing readers to lose themselves in the myriad of mechanical details within. Each car includes a profile setting out its place in Le Mans history, accompanied by historical images and commentary from drivers, designers, and engineers. Written by renowned journalist and broadcaster Stuart Codling, Art of the Le Mans Race Car offers a fresh, visually breathtaking telling of the beautiful vehicles that have graced the world's most beloved endurance race.
Author : Randy Leffingwell
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760347581
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Porsche Turbo written by Randy Leffingwell and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the rebirth of the world's most stunning high-performance automobile. Porsche made history when it brought turbocharging to the racing world in the form of the 917. When strict regulations regarding engine displacement took away the option of bigger engines, manufacturers turned to forced induction. In its wildest trim, the original 12-cylinder turbocharged Porsche racing engine yielded as much as 1,400 horsepower! Porsche's official philosophy was that racing cars must have a connection to street cars, so it was preordained that Porsche would eventually produce a turbocharged version of its air-cooled flat-six cylinder engine. The resulting 930 Turbo appeared in the spring of 1975 in Europe. Acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour took a scant 5.5 seconds, and its top speed was 155 miles per hour. The Turbo's distinctive rear wing let the world know that this was something very special. It was nothing less than the rebirth of the high-performance automobile. At a time when the big-block engines in America's so-called "muscle cars" were putting out 180 horsepower and the engines in exotic supercars weren't much more ambitious, the lightweight Porsche was a genuine rocket. Porsche Turbo: The Inside Story of Stuttgart's Turbocharged Road and Race Cars celebrates Porsche's five decades of turbocharged supercar performance, both on the track and on the street. It covers all of the major racing cars as well as the turbocharged street cars, including the 930, 935, 924, 944, 968, 911, and Cayenne Panamera. Don't let this one fly past you!
Author : Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610592406
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)
Download or read book Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 written by Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker and published by . This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Graham
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781410920850
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Race Cars written by Ian Graham and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race Cars have the ability to be the world's greatest, if we want to build them in such a way. Find out why these machines are considered the greatest in the world. This title is filled with detailed facts and stunning color photography.
Author : Nick Cook
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780736805704
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book The World's Fastest Cars written by Nick Cook and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest automobiles, describing the specific features and specifications of such cars as dragsters, Indianapolis 500 race cars, and the supersonic car.
Author : John Lamm
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 076036978X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book 365 Sports Cars You Must Drive written by John Lamm and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 Sports Cars You Must Drive puts you in the driver's seat of a century's worth of sports car legends (and a few rather less legendary), each presented with a fun and informative profile and fact-and-spec box. It's the ultimate gearhead's bucket list and poses the challenge: How many have you driven? Whoever coined the phrase "getting there is half the fun" must have owned a sports car. And the wag who suggested that "it's the journey not the destination"? Probably driving a Lotus or MG at the time. From towering icons like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Corvette to everyman sportsters from Triumph, MG, Sunbeam, and Miata to oddballs like Crosley, Sabra, and DB, sports cars inspire passion and strong opinions as few other vehicles on the road can. In one beautiful book, long-time Road & Truck magazine chief photographer John Lamm, along with other top motoring contributors, gives the reader illustrated profiles of every sports car you've ever dreamed of driving! Now, imagine if you could drive a different sports car—any sports car—every single day for a year. Which would you choose?
Author : Douglas Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The World's Racing Cars and Sports Cars written by Douglas Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael L. Berger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313016062
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
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.
Author : George Levy
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 1627888780
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)
Download or read book Can-Am 50th Anniversary written by George Levy and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the rule book and relive one of the most exciting race series ever with Can-Am 50th Anniversary! The first rule of Can-Am: There are no rules. Or at least damn few rules. The bodywork had to enclose the wheels and there had to be something that loosely resembled a passenger seat--if your passenger was a badly misshapen human or perhaps a lab monkey. Otherwise, set your racing mind free. No limits to engine options or output, no restrictions on aerodynamic aids or body shape. It was as close to unrestricted road racing as racing had ever gotten or would ever get again. And it was fantastic. From its introduction in 1966 to the end of its classic period in 1974, North America's Can-Am series was the most exciting, technologically advanced, and star-studded racing series of the day. Its essentially rules-free formula attracted everyone from crazed backyard engineers to specialists like McLaren, Chaparral, Shadow, and Lola to manufacturers like Ford, Ferrari, Chevrolet, and Porsche. Top drivers including Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Parnelli Jones, Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Jim Hall, Jody Scheckter, Chris Amon, George Follmer and John Surtees competed on tracks across the US and Canada taking time off from Formula One schedules and other duties to drive in Can-Am because the racing and the cars were so exciting. Can-Am 50th Anniversary offers a heavily illustrated look back at what is arguably the greatest race series ever to grace the roadracing circuits of North America. Photographer Pete Biro was Goodyear Tire’s official photographer and followed the series throughout the entire run from 1966-'74. The vast majority of the book’s images are unpublished or long out of circulation. Biro brings his unique perspective and his close relationship with the drivers, team owners, and constructors to bear on the captions while former AutoWeek editor George Levy provides an exciting text reflecting the thrill of Can-Am racing.
Author : Richard Hough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the World's Racing Cars written by Richard Hough and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephan Wilkinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1592287921
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (922 download)
Download or read book The Gold-Plated Porsche written by Stephan Wilkinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reminiscence of lifes serpentine paths sparked by the painstaking and loving restoration of a Porsche 911SC
Author : David Long
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571347207
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (713 download)
Download or read book The World's Most Magnificent Machines written by David Long and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The longest ship ever built, the heaviest digger and the largest aeroplane, the world's first working motorcar, and its most expensive one. What machines like these have in common is that they all say a lot about the inventiveness and imagination of the people who conceived and created them. Some of them are useful, others are just a bit of fun, but the best ones are truly magnificent, and fascinating to discover. Designed to drive faster, fly higher, carry more cargo or - in the case of space rockets - travel hundreds of thousands of miles to places no-one has ever been before, not every idea has worked but the best have been inspired and inspirational, and in a few cases they have gone on to change the world. It is the human stories and atmospheric art that make this a book to actually read and delight in.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The National Union Catalogs, 1963- written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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