Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250100 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Synopsis
300 never before published photographs of paddock scenes from 1956 to 1979 Photographs of the author's visit to the Ferrari factory in 1967 Photographs of continental road circuits then and now Photographs which include the cars and personalities An enthusiast's tale of when motor racing was accessible to all Snatches of the author's life Reproduced programme covers, autographs, letters, tickets, etc Foreword by David Owen, OBE. A pot-pourri of enthusiastic reflections, in words and intimate paddock scenes, photographed in black and white and colour between the mid 1950s and through the late 1960s, when motor racing was still accessible to all, and, finally the 1970s when overt sponsorship and television changed the sport for ever. A defining era of motorsport's development.

Customer Reviews

Stirs wonderful memories
Motor racing is all about progress, and we shouldn't stand in the way of it. But while the technology has progressed, the human side of the sport has been diminished. This book provides some wonderful memories of an age when you could get close to what was happening at the track, and has had me enthralled since being given it as a birthday present.
It will put you there amongst the cars, transporters, mechanics, owners and drivers. Buy it, sit back and turn the pages. If you're in your 50s or older (like me) it will stir memories. If you are younger, well it will show why us oldies go all misty eyed for the old days.
Enough from me - I'm off to look through it again.