Author : Roger Williams
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2015-06-08
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ISBN : 1845846680
Aided by the top racing & high performance TR7 & TR7 V8 specialists, backed by ample photographic support, his own experiences & those of owners & professional specialists, the author explains in detail how to increase the performance of these four & eight-cylinder sports cars.
Author : Roger Williams
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release : 2024-08-15
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ISBN : 1845846672
Using his own wealth of hands-on experience combined with input from many amateur restorers, and aided by the top TR specialists, Roger Williams explains in great detail how to increase the performance and improve the handling and braking of the six-cylinder TR sports cars for fast road use, track days or more serious motorsport.
Author : Terry O'Neil
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2022-02-03
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ISBN : 1787118436
Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...
Author : Terry O'Neil
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2022-02-02
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ISBN : 178711841X
This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.
Author : Brian Long
Publisher : Veloce
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 39,63 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845840334
Perceived as a replacement for the long running Leone, the Impreza quickly gained a great reputation through Subaru's successful WRC program. This book covers the full story of the Impreza, from concept through to the current production car, looking at the rally machines along the way, and illustrated throughout with contemporary material. Now with over 400 mainly color pictures and significant additional text, this is a fantastic warts and all account of an amazing car.
Author : Bill Piggott
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2022-09-27
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ISBN : 1787116379
The Triumph TR range has earned its place among the most popular sports cars of all time, with enthusiasts and owners on both sides of the Atlantic. The cars covered here range from the original, basic, four-cylinder TR2 of 1953, to the hairy-chested six-cylinder TR6 that finally bowed out of production in 1975, replaced by the unloved TR7.
Author : Roy P Smith
Publisher : David and Charles
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,33 MB
Release : 2022-03-09
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ISBN : 1787118622
This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s, and how Amedee Gordini became known throughout the world as one of the greatest engine tuners of his time.
Author : Roger Williams
Publisher : Veloce Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,55 MB
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781787113435
How to Restore Triumph TR5, TR250 & TR6 covers all Triumph TR5/250 and TR6 models, and explains the characteristics of the various TR sportscars, what to look out for when purchasing, and how to restore a TR cost-effectively. As well as his own substantial experience and that of other amateur restorers, Roger Williams had the help of various TR specialists and professional restorers. All this knowledge, allied to substantial photographic coverage, allows him to provide truly detailed coverage of complete restoration and good advice on how to overcome common problems. (Note that the TR5 model was known as the TR250 in the USA.)
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Page : 938 pages
File Size : 18,34 MB
Release : 1970-07
Category : Transportation
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Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 30,36 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Automobile racing
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