Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #389774 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Review
MazdaSport, Issue 6, 2008 US magazine Mazda has built a great racing history over the last 40 years, in large part because the company has always had a sense of motorsport's history, and Mazda drivers tend to connect with racing history in a way that other modern car drivers just don't. So to feed the need, Veloce Publishing in the UK has a great library of books that cover all kinds of cars, and this hardback coffee table book makes a great addition to any sports car nut's library. The story in the book is a nostalgic trip back to an era of motor racing in Great Britain and Europe when the sport was less commercial, much more accessible, and much more dangerous. This book covers the years 1956 to 1979 in Grand Prix racing - the heart of what is now considered the golden age of Formula 1. But what is really special about this book is the set of photos. Almost every page features candid pictures that have not been published before. They were all taken by the author, without the benefit of a press pass or special access, and were never intended to be published. The images are mainly of paddock scenes and the people - drivers, mechanics, course officials, even the man who painted the racing numbers on the cars - preparing for action behind the scenes. Carter ties the photos together with his personal account of racing in those years, which makes this book a true keeper.

About the Author
In this, his first work, Anthony Carter writes with a passion for the motor racing he photographed widely in the UK and Europe during three defining decades. Apart from six months with the British Racing and Sports Car Club, the author had no professional involvement with the sport, and so writes 'from the other side of the fence' with a detached freshness and spontaneity. Anthony's photographs gathered dust in the loft before being rediscovered during a house move. They now represent a unique archive of the period.

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.