FORD THE DUST AND THE GLORY A RACING HISTORY
Written by Leo Levine
Published by The Macmillan Company
in 1968
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FORD THE DUST AND THE GLORY A RACING HISTORY
Written by Leo Levine.
Stock no. 486063
1st.
1968.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The story of how automobile racing was born, including the great races, the great cars and the great drivers. 630 pages. B/w photos. Top and tail of spine bumped else book fine. Wrapper price-cut and a little edge-chipped with some tape repairs. Second printing.
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FORD THE DUST AND THE GLORY A RACING HISTORY
Written by Leo Levine.
Stock no. 486073
1st.
1968.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of how automobile racing was born, including the great races, the great cars and the great drivers. 630 pages. B/w photos. Top and tail of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper lightly browned with repaired tear to wrapper front fold.
Front cover
Contents
- Part I. (1901-1913)
- Henry Goes Racing
- Sales Promotion, World Records and Prosperity
- 1. The beginning
- 2. The Ice, Garibaldi and a Muskrat Dinner
- 3. The Beach - Way Back When
- 4. 24 Hours - the First Time
- 5. Mr. Guggenheim's Idea
- 6. Frank Kulick
- 7. The End of It - for a While
- Part II (1918-1941)
- From the Backyard to the Brickyard
- After Paper Routes... Hot Rods and the Mojave Desert
- 8. Fronty, Rajo and the Rest
- 9. A Lost Gear, a Cracked Frame
- 10. Fronty's Head and Stirling's Feather
- 11. Henry Todd Takes a Trip
- 12. The Dutchment and the Romanians
- 13. Renaissance
- 14. The Beach Again
- 15. Los Galvez
- 16. The Lakes and the Kids
- Part III (1940-1959)
- Stocks are Up!
- Darlington and Daytona Become Important
- 17. Viva Carrera
- 18. Cooling Off the Hot One
- 19. Shutdown
- 20. Lion's Den and Cotton Pickers
- 21. Dark Days
- Part IV (The 1960s)
- Advance to the Rear
- Ford Broadens Outlook: Lotus and the 500, Cobras, Rallies and Dragsters
- 22. How it Happened
- 23. Green Paint and Revolutions
- 24. Runaway
- 25. Solemn Swedes and Ad Campaigns
- 26. Bib Overalls, Magazine Covers and Billie Sol
- 27. Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday
- 28. The Best Engine They Ever Built
- 29. Porcupines, Hemis and Escalation
- Part V (The 1960s)
- Grapes Instead of Wrath
- Victories and Records at Le Mans
- 30. Maria McNally, Muddy and Muss
- 31. Growing Pains, Public and Private
- 32. Star Spangled Rain
- 33. On Again, Off Again
- 34. Encore
- The Record
- Photo Credits
- Index