THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy
Published by William Kimber
in 1966
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE RACING CAR
Written by Laurence Pomeroy.
Stock no. 2139917
1st.
1966.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Based on the heroic age of motor racing from 1903 to 1937, the author has woven a fascinating composition, much more than a mere technical or historical book. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. A few light marks to covers. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is creased with browning and some grubby marks.
Front cover
Contents
- Chapter One:
- The Paris-Madrid Race, 24th May, 1903 - Motor Racing in Extremis and
- The Fourth Gordon Bennett Trophy 2nd July, 1903 - The beginnings of the closed circuit and the rise of nationalism
- Chapter Two:
- The French Grand Prix, Dieppe 25th/26th June, 1912 - The triumph of the high-speed engine
- Chapter Three:
- The French Grand Prix, Lyon 5th July, 1914 - Twin overhead camshafts and four-wheel brakes defeated by 'method'
- Chapter Four:
- The French Grand Prix, Le Mans 26th July 1921 - A unique day for the United States: a new epoch in engine morphology
- Chapter Five:
- The French Grand Prix, Tours 2nd July, 1923 - Enter science in the shape of streamlining and supercharging
- Chapter Six:
- The British Grand Prix, Brooklands 1st October, 1927 - The end of manufacturers' participation for profit
- Chapter Seven:
- The Monza Grand Prix, 6th September, 1931 - The heyday of the private performer
- Chapter Eight:
- The French Grand Prix, Montlhery 1st July, 1934 - The end of thirty years of line-breeding
- Chapter Nine:
- The British Grand Prix, Donington 2nd October, 1937 - The racing car as an instrument of political propaganda reaches heights of power and speed never before ascended and not again equalled for nearly thirty years