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Benetton Ford was one of the brightest of the newer names on the Formula 1 scene, although the team was no stranger to racing, at the time being the latest incarnation of the Toleman team that made a Grand Prix challenge in the early 1980s. In this lively study, the first book devoted exclusively to..

Ferrari is the most glamorous and secretive name in Formula One. It was in the 1940s that Enzo Ferrari conceived the racing team, and during that period there has been almost no access to outsiders. Now, for the first time, Ferrari have allowed sports journalist Jane Nottage behind the scenes in thi..

Alan Brown he drove for the Ecurle Richmond The 500 cc class of motor racing is peculiarly British. It grew out of necessity. Those things which were not scarce after the war: enthusiasm, determination and resourcefulness, overcame the other shortages, and rather than wait until times were ..

When Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby founded All American Racers (AAR) they wanted to build, in the United States, exceptional racing cars that would gain international recognition. Now AAR stands as one of the world's most respected and successful big-league racing teams. The reasons behind this succ..

When Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby founded All American Racers (AAR) they wanted to build, in the United States, exceptional racing cars that would gain international recognition. Now AAR stands as one of the world's most respected and successful big-league racing teams. The reasons behind this succ..

This rare, large portrait format book is dedicated to Honda F1 racing in the period from 1961 to 1968. The book is essentially photographic in content with the accompanying notations in Japanese..

At the age of eight, John Cooper was presented with a miniature car built by his father Charles: from that point onwards, John's life was to revolve around racing cars... The story really begins with two written-off Fiat 500 `Topolinos' that were cannabilised, in the austere days following World War..

This book, compiled by Abarth Engineer Sergio Limone, looks at special cars and projects over a 33 year period of working from 1972 to 2005. Divided into 4 chapters, each traces the different eras that have shaped Abarth: From 1972 to 1980, when Abarth (Fiat-owned since 1971) seeks new success in ra..

The McLaren Grand Prix Racing Team had consistently been one of the dominant forces in Formula 1 motor racing, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s it enjoyed a virtual hegemony in the sport. The team's red and white livery was without question one of the most familiar sights in a fast-developing a..

For more than thirty years, the name Porsche has been synonymous with high-performance sports and competition cars. But what may not be generally appreciated, is that ever since it was founded as the technical design studio of Professor Ferdinand Porsche in Stuttgart, the name has been associated wi..

Why write a book about Tecno? Everything can be summed up in one word only - passion. The passion of all those who a long time ago gave a demonstration of how energy, creativity and total devotion to a project can be successful, even without economic support and modern day technology. Tecno forms pa..

The story of Lotus is one of the great success stories of the automotive industry in the second half of the twentieth century. The early days of this story are covered in a companion volume, The Story of Lotus 1947-1960 - Birth of a Legend, by Ian H. Smith, and this book sets out to record and pay t..