Vintage American Road Racing Cars, 1950-1970 - Rilegato

Pace, Harold W.; Brinker, Mark R.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0760317836 ISBN 13: 9780760317839

Casa editrice: Motorbooks Intl, 2004

Riassunto

American road racing began just after World War II and quickly blossomed into a movement. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the United States Auto Club (USAC), clubs that became fierce rivals in the 1950s and 1960s, were the principal race promoters. Race tracks popped up everywhere, at first on city streets, then at airports and U.S. Air Force bases, and finally at purpose-built circuits like Road America and Laguna Seca.Although most of the cars that competed in American road racing were built in Europe, an underground movement sprang up of "special builders" who constructed their racers in home garages and small-town machine shops. Some were so homely and slow that only the builders could love them. Others trounced every Ferrari in sight and are now on the wish lists of wealthy collectors the world over.Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1970 is the first book devoted exclusively to American road racing cars of all types and sizes. Hundreds of race cars built in America have never before been mentioned in print, and this book chronicles those and other cars with vintage and modern photography, specifications, memorabilia, and the stories and characters behind each car.About the AuthorHarold Pace's writing and photography has appeared in such magazines as Automobile Quarterly, Class & Sportscar, Excellence, Sports Car International, Vintage Racecar Journal, and others. He lives in Weatherford, Texas. Mark Brinker is a vintage race car enthusiast who has raced at the Monterey Historics. He is a doctor with three published medical textbooks and 70+ published scientific papers. He hails from Houston, Texas.

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Autori: Harold W. Pace Mark R. Brinker. Editore: Motorooks InternationalLe gare americane su strada esordirono appena dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale e diventarono subito un movimento. Sui viali cittadini agli aeroporti,nelle basi dell'aeronautica militare ed infine sui circuiti costruiti a tale scopo,le vetture da corsa erano le più disparate,anche elaborate in officine "domestiche" e garage...Il volume racconta e illustra questi modelli,di tutti i tipi e formati,con specifiche tecniche e memorabilia. Anno di pubblicazione: 2004. Testo in: Inglese. Tipo di copertina: Rilegato. Pagine: 304. Formato: cm. 26x26. Foto COL: 197. Foto B/N: 236

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Motorbooks Intl
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0760317836
• ISBN 13: 9780760317839
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile