RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
in 1968
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RETURN TO POWER: THE GRANDS PRIX OF 1966 AND 1967
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
1st.
1968.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
For motor-racing enthusiasts, major changes in the power formula from 1,500 c.c. to 3 litres has given the years 1966 and 1967 a unique interest. Here, the author fills in the background of some notable 3-litre cars in the past, he describes the European circuits, the cars and their drivers, the races in Europe and the Transatlantic finale. Brown cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. 132 pages. A few scuffs to boards, rubbing to edge of boards. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to spine with some foxing and grubby to rear panel. Musty odour present.
Front cover
Contents
- 1. Foreword
- 2. Background: some notable 3-litre cars
- 3. The European Circuits
- 4. The Cars and Drivers at the Start of the Formula
- 5. The Races of 1966 I) In Europe II) The Transatlantic Finale
- 6. A Winter of Discontent
- 7. South African Interlude
- 8. European Races of 1967: A Second Year Comparison