laurence pomeroy author (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy without the DJ. Stated 1st edition with no additional printings listed. Some wear to the boards and spine fading. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. 8vo; ~ 285 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. London: Temple Press, June 1960. First edition. Revised Edition. Third impression. Hardcover. Full green cloth, with silver spine lettering. Very good. A clean, sound copy with no dust jacket as issued. Slight shelfwear to corners and edges, but internally unmarked and binding tight. Quarto, 344 pages. Profusely illustrated by L. C. Cresswell with over 350 technical drawings, photographs, cutaway diagrams, and multiple large folding plates. "The Grand Prix Car Volume Two" is a monumental and obsessively detailed technical history of postwar Grand Prix racing machines, covering the years following World War II up through the late 1950s. Laurence Pomeroy, one of the most revered motorsport historians of the 20th century, dissects the evolution of Formula One design in forensic detailexploring everything from supercharging theory and fuel formulation to suspension geometry, gearbox development, chassis construction, and wind tunnel testing. The volume includes extensive analysis of major cars such as the Alfa Romeo 158/159, Maserati 250F, BRM V16, Mercedes W196, Lancia D50, Cooper-Climax, and Vanwall. Each machine is unpacked through dyno charts, engineering drawings, stress graphs, tables, equations, and fold-out schematics of astonishing intricacy. The visual contentrendered primarily by L. C. Cresswellis a treasure trove for engineers, restorers, and serious historians. Originally conceived as a companion to Pomeroy's earlier work on the pre-war era (The Grand Prix Car, Vol. 1), this volume stands as one of the most technically rich and enduring publications in the history of motor racing literature.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. London: Temple Press, August 1955. First edition. Revised Edition. Second impression. Hardcover. Full red cloth, with silver spine lettering. Good. A clean, sound copy with no dust jacket. Shelfwear to corners, some soiling, but internally unmarked and binding tight. Quarto, 267 pages. Profusely illustrated by L. C. Cresswell. Index, black and white photographs, cutaway diagrams, engineering charts, and multiple folding technical plates. "The Grand Prix Car Volume One" is Laurence Pomeroy's landmark technical chronicle of motor racing from 1906 to 1939. This revised edition deepens the analysis found in the original 1949 work, offering meticulous engineering insights into iconic pre-war racing cars Mercedes, Auto Union, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Delage, and others. Pomeroy's engineering acumen is matched by Cresswell's astonishingly precise illustrations, making this volume a foundational reference for historians, restorers, and engineers.