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BRM V16 in Camera. A Photographic Portrait of Britain's Glorious Formula 1 Failure

Door Anthony Pritchard

Categorie
Autosport & Motorsport
Boeknummer
#197734
Titel
BRM V16 in Camera. A Photographic Portrait of Britain's Glorious Formula 1 Failure
Auteur
Pritchard, Anthony
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Haynes Publishing Group
Jaar van uitgave
2012
ISBN10
085733235X
ISBN13
9780857332356
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
Following in the mould of 'Silver Arrows in Camera', this book explores in period photographs the extraordinary story of the BRM V16, which raced between 1950 and 1954. Over 400 photographs, including a small amount of rare colour pictures are accompanied by an informative commentary. BRM (British Racing Motors) was a motor racing venture created in 1950 to represent Britain in the new Formula 1 category. A symbol of BritainÂ's post-war rebirth, the BRM car did nothing by halves: its 1.5-litre 16-cylinder supercharged engine and advanced specification made it a technical tour de force, but it earned a reputation as a fantastic folly, such that Stirling Moss described it as Â'without doubt the worst car I ever droveÂ'. This book is a fascinating portrait of a racing car th... (Lees verder)at still engenders enduring fascination.
Pagina's
336
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 30,00

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