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Please note this book was first published as 'Parry Thomas: Designer-Driver' by B.T. Batsford Limited in 1959...

John Godfrey Parry Thomas, an engineer of genius and a brilliant racing driver, has been described by another great designer, Mr. Reid Railton, as "by far the greatest original thinker that I have ever met." His best-known production, the Leyland Eight which appeared in 1920, bristled with..

The great British special building era began in the years after the First World War when motor racing was split into two camps. On the one hand, Brooklands provided glamour, spectacle and celebrity drivers. In contrast was the busy sprint and hill climb scene supported by amateur enthusiasts from al..