Great Racing Cars of the World Book

by Hans Georg Isenberg
Published by Transedition Books
Beginning with a glimpse of the early heroic days
of motor racing, the author traces the history of
the sport through the period which saw the advent
of supercharging bring a dramatic increase in the
output of racing engines, reaching it's peak in the
mighty Mercedes and Auto Union Grand Prix cars
of the 1930s. In describing the postwar scene, the
success of the more modest British teams such as
Cooper and Lotus is emphasized with their smaller
and more agile mid-engined cars whose basic layout is
still the norm today, Finally the irresistable rise of the
turbo brings us up to date
194 Pages
Size 290 x 220 mm
Hardback

 Book weight 1243g