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The Vanwall Grand Prix car was the creation of a man with a mission. That man was powerful British industrialist Guy Anthony Vandervell, and his mission was to overthrow the Italian domination of Grand Prix racing. Vandervell left the committee-managed BRM project to do things his own way and steadi..

Alfa Romeo need no introduction. For more than fifty years, cars have emerged from Milan to challenge the world on the race tracks and in the showrooms. Like all cars builders, Alfa have had their failures as well as their successes – but few would deny the company a very special place in motoring h..

Osprey AutoHistory Series.It would come as no surprise to anyone to say that the Volkswagen Beetle was the world's most familiar and popular car. Since its production in the late 1940s with its traditional kafer-like shape, approaching 20 million have been made and you can be forgiven for thinking t..

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In 1958 W. O. Bentley wrote the story of his life. It was called simply 'W.O.', was acclaimed for its modesty and honesty, and was on the top of the best seller lists for weeks. The Birmingham Post called it a 'fascinating story', Motoring World 'One of the most intriguing biographies to be publishe..

With every justification, many people claim that W. 0. Bentley is Britain's most distinguished motor car designer. From 1912 to his post war designs for Lagonda, whose engine was perpetuated in that superlative sports car, the Aston Martin, Bentley has had a great influence on the trend of devel..

The initials W.O. Will always be associated with fast cars and a period in the 1920s, when the products of his genius swept the board race after race, whether at Brooklands or Le Mans. W. O. Bentley and his great green cars raced on the track by the millionaire play-boys in his team, like Woolf Barn..

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Williams - The Story of a Racing Team charts the growth of Frank Williams' team, from the early days in the sixties - when the organisation that was to become Williams Grand Prix Engineering was being established - through to considerable Formula 1 Grand Prix success in the present day. The book..