Marque & Motor Sport Manufacturers

Colin Chapman's contribution to the post war world of international motor racing was immeasurable. From his first steps as a car designer in 1947, when he acquired a secondhand Austin Seven Tourer around which his first Lotus 'special' was based, to his highly sophisticated road and racing cars of t..

Charles Cooper and his son John founded The Cooper Car Company Ltd to build a long and fast developing series of racing cars. They initially produced 500cc racing cars, followed by a series of other cars including the famous 2 litre Cooper Bristols which were campaigned by such teams as Ecurie Richm..

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Men like Harley Earl, Ed Cole and Zora Arkus Duntov developed the Corvette, and racers like Bob Bondurant, Dick Guldstrand, Roger Penske, Dave MacDonald and Dick Thompson made the Corvette famous on the racetrack. Here is their story, and the story of hundreds of other engineers, mechanics, team own..

This book has been dedicated to the previous owner by the author.On June 30, 1953, the first Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. It was not long afterward that the first Corvette rolled onto a racetrack starting grid. In the intervening 50 years something truly astounding t..

Limited Edition of 1,000 copies. Please note the signature page illustrated is of facsimile signatures, not originals.Since its simple formation by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth more than 30 years ago, the Cosworth Company has become a world-respected leader not only in motor sport engines, bu..

Briggs Swift Cunningham was a classic American sportsman. He made his name racing automobiles from Sebring to Le Mans. He built his own line of Cunningham sports and racing cars. He collected classic automobiles from around the world. And he piloted twelve metre yachts to win the America's Cup. Rare..

Delage Styling and Design - La Belle Voiture Francaise, is a celebration of Delage. Starting with the early years and progressing onto a chapter entitled Delage ‘On the race track’, there is an initial look at competition cars produced by the firm, such as the 1911 Coupe de l’Auto, the famous V12 en..

Delahaye – Le Grand Livre is primarily the story of a company and the people who founded and shaped it, by their personality and their choices. Starting with the formation of Delahaye in 1895-1896 with the type 1, the book continues the journey through the various eras of the firm history, including..

Commencing with a brief history of the company ‘Delahaye Styling and Design’ celebrates the extraordinary coachwork produced in France on the Delahaye chassis by the likes of Figoni & Falaschi, Saoutchik, A. Guillore, Franay and Henri Chapron. A register of 28 fine examples of the 135, 135M 135M..