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Motoring BooksClassic cars: Racing cars
Here is a selection of some books about classic racing cars that you may find useful.
 | Classic Grand Prix Cars: The Front-Engined Era 1906-1960 (second edition) (Hardcover)
The front-engined racing car dominated Grand Prix racing for the first half-century of the sport, from the inaugural event in 1906 to the late 1950s. Karl Ludvigsen's authoritative and beautifully illustrated history of the development of these powerful machines celebrates the engineering of their designs and recaptures the pioneering spirit of the golden age of Grand Prix racing.
Price: £16.50
Publication: 20 April 2006
 
|  | Classic Racing Engines (Hardcover)
An overview of 50 classic motor racing engines selected from an 80-year period starting in 1914, when racing engines emerged as a distinct type of power unit. The book highlights each unit's significance in terms of both its racing history and the advancement of technology.
Price: £16.50
Publication: 16 April 2001
|  | Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1970 (Hardcover)
This book takes an in-depth look at more than 50 race car manufacturers and more than 100 racing specials. Many of these have never before been covered in book form. Vintage American Road Racing Cars takes an encyclopedic approach, providing vintage and modern photography, specifications, and a narrative history for each car or manufacturer. Knockout photos of period-appropriate memorabilia, tools, etc, add to the nostalgic feel of this high-quality book. Vintage racing is gaining in popularity every year. According to Victory Lane magazine, vintage races are attended by about 1.5 million people in the U.S. each year. Around 5,500 people own a vintage race car in the U.S., but, including crew and workers, about 22,000 Americans participate in vintage racing at some level. Another 20,000 participants live in Europe and Asia.
Price: £23.10
Publication: 22 Nov 2004
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