len terry alan baker (11 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, black cloth lettered gilt to the spine, no jacket. Lightly rubbed to the extremities, mild age-toned foxing to the closed page edges, the binding tight and the contents clean and unmarked. Illustrated, 237 [19] pp.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 9780837600802. Hardback. Fifth printing from 1980. Very slight wear to corners and edges; very slight browning to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; 1/2" closed tear at top of spine with clear tape repair; slight browning and dustsoiling over all; $12.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket; Very Good condition. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 2nd Edition. Motor Racing Publications, Croydon, UK. 2nd edition, 1980. Hardcover. 256 pp. 220x145 mm (8¾"x5½") approx. Many technical drawings and some B&W photos. Condition: fine in a fine non price-clipped dust jacket. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition.

Racing Car Design and Development by Len Terry and Alan Baker. Published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973. Hardcover with original dust jacket. An excellent vintage motorsports engineering title covering race car design, chassis development, aerodynamics, suspension concepts, and performance engineering from one of the great racing designers of the era. Well regarded among collectors of Formula racing, automotive engineering, and motorsport history. Dust jacket is present and not price clipped, remaining in good condition overall with moderate edge wear from handling and shelving. Hardcover beneath appears very well preserved. Interior pages are sharp, crisp, and appear clean and unmarked, with no writing or highlighting observed. Binding remains solid. A highly attractive copy for collectors, racing enthusiasts, engineers, or vintage automotive libraries.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Dialogue between one of the world's most experienced racing car designers and a technical author-graduate engineer on the theory and technique of racing car design and development. Contents include: The anatomy of a racing car designer; biography of Len Terry; description of nearly 30 Terry designs from clubman's sports car to Indianapolis winner; a blank sheet of paper; handling characteristics; the theoretical aspects; oversteer and understeer; practical implications; structural considerations; space-frames and monocoques; the cockpit area; the structural engine; progress and legislation; suspension; changing needs and layouts; the torsion bar; self-levelling systems; anti-dive and anti-squat; progressive-rate springing; stiffness/weight ratio; brakes, wheels and tires; influence of smaller wheels; twin-disc brake systems; attention to details; low-profile tire phenomena; aerodynamics; wings and things; intake ram effect; ground effect vehicles; the cooling system; radiator location; cooling the oil; safety and comfort; primary and secondary safety; driver comfort; materials; components-ball joints, batteries, brakes, clutches, dampers, drive-shafts, electrics, flexible bearings, flexible fuel cells, gearshift linkages, instruments, non-return valves, non-spill fuel fillers, oil and fuel pipes, Perspex mouldings, radiators, springs and steering gear; design versus development; the competition-nine other racing car designers discussed; future developments.