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LAND SPEED RECORD

by Cyril Posthumus

Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st. 1971

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A complete history of the record breaking cars from 39MPH to 600+ MPH. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour illustrations. 256 pages including index.

Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and marked to rear panel.

ISBN: 0850450373
Stock no. 1824595

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Contents

  • 1. The beginnings
  • 2. Road racers v. steam
  • 3. America takes an interest
  • 4. From road racers to 'Specials'
  • 5. The endless quest for power
  • 6. Sunbeams shine again
  • 7. Parry Thomas and Babs
  • 8. The age of monsters
  • 9. America and Britain fight it out
  • 10. The indefatigable Campbell
  • 11. From sand to salt
  • 12. The Eyston-Cobb duel
  • 13. Exit the piston engine
  • 14. Heartbreak corner
  • 15. The great jet battle
  • 16. Over 600 m.p.h.
  • 17. The rocket age dawns
  • 18. The unrecognised and the unlucky
  • 19. The unconfirmed and the unsuccessful
  • 20. The untried and the paper projects
  • Where are they now?
  • Graphic view of the rise in record-breaking speeds, 1898-1970
  • Contrasts in specifications and costs

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