Scuderia Filipinetti
Title | Scuderia Filipinetti PDF eBook |
Author | Ed Heuvink |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003-09 |
Genre | Automobile racing |
ISBN | 9782847070163 |
This book describes the story of the Filipinetti Team, a legendary figure of the 60s and 70s. Based in Geneva, it took part in numerous sports car championships. The Filipinetti Team used various Ferraris, thanks to its privileged relationship with the Commendatore himself. The book includes various anecdotes and depicts the golden age of motor racing.
Klemantaski
Title | Klemantaski PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Parker |
Publisher | Motorbooks International |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 2015-01-06 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0760346445 |
With 350+ images, Klemantaski: Master Motorsports Photographer is the only book in print devoted to Louis Klemantaski's full body of work.
Shelby GT40
Title | Shelby GT40 PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Friedman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 172 |
Release | |
Genre | Automobile racing |
ISBN | 9781610591782 |
Official Shelby American team photographer, Dave Friedman, presents rare color photos that chronicle the entire unknown story of the development, production, and racing of Carroll Shelby's famous Ford GT40. From Shelby's California shop and early test sessions to the victory stand at Le Mans, it's all here in historical photographs and the words of race legends such as Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLa ren, A.J. Foyt, Bob Bondurant, Mario Andretti, Chris Amon, Carroll Smith and more. You did a hell of a job with this book, Carroll Shelby. I loved it, - Carroll Smith.
Racing Mustangs
Title | Racing Mustangs PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Holmes |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 619 |
Release | 2021-08-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1787117596 |
Racing Mustangs is a photographic historical study capturing many Ford Mustang road racing cars in action throughout the world in the period 1964 to 1986. Includes hundreds of period images of Mustangs, many of which have never been published before.
Ford GT - Then and Now
Title | Ford GT - Then and Now PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Streather |
Publisher | David and Charles |
Pages | 825 |
Release | 2015-10-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1845848896 |
Starting in 1956 when Ford officially entered motor racing, this book takes the reader on a journey of how and why things happened the way they did. Who were the personalities behind the all the different Ford GT development programs, old and new.
Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook
Title | Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Vic Elford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Automobile driving |
ISBN | 9781616730550 |
Cobra
Title | Cobra PDF eBook |
Author | Trevor Legate |
Publisher | Motorbooks |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Cobra automobile |
ISBN | 0760324239 |
This book tells the complex saga of a sports car that was created in the early 1960s as a result of an unlikely collaboration between a plain-talking ex-racing driver from Texas and a conservative British automobile manufacturer, funded by one of the giants of the industry, the Ford Motor Company. Carroll Shelby, AC Cars, and Ford came together to create a car called the Cobra, based on the AC Ace roadster that had been in production since 1954. When the Shelby Cobra was created, it was far from state-of-the-art, but the use of a new series of Ford V8 engines saw the lightweight car annihilate the Chevrolet Corvette in American sports car racing. By adding aerodynamic bodywork, the Daytona Cobra Coupe arrived in Europe to contest the FIA World Championship and took victory in the GT category in 1965, making Shelby American the first (and only) USA-based manufacturer to achieve this feat. In order to capitalize on this success, even greater power was required and the car was developed to take a huge 7-liter engine that proved to be a triumph of horsepower over handling - thus the 427 Cobra became an overnight legend, establishing new performance records and creating a reputation for being more than a little tricky to drive. The era of the Cobra was brief - production ended at Shelby American during 1966 and at AC Cars in 1968 where they built their own final version, the AC289 Sports. Just over 1000 Cobras were built during that time but the final cars proved difficult to sell, their vintage qualities deterring potential owners. Carroll Shelby closed his company and went to Africa while AC developed other models, but the Cobra was not quite finished yet. Within a matter of a few years, a new market for the car was created as the demand for affordable kit cars grew. The most popular model by far was the Cobra and many thousands were built, with the result that both AC Cars and Carroll Shelby put their own versions back into production. And then the arguments really started... If it was an improbable car over forty years ago, it is even more implausible today, but the remarkable Cobra, in one form or another, is still with us. It may be dead, but it just won't lie down!