SAUBER-MERCEDES – The Group C Racecars 1985-1991

Author: John Starkey
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
The story of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering their design and development. This book features some great colour photos, interviews with many of the best known personalities of the era, and a chassis-by-chassis history of each car.

Rootes Cars of the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s – Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam & Talbot

Author: David Rowe
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787117979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
The only full-colour comprehensive guide to all Hillman, Humber, Sunbeam, Singer & Talbot cars and vans, from 1950 until the end of production in the 1970s. With model-by-model descriptions and detailed technical information, this is an invaluable Rootes resource.

Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece

Author: Matthew Vale
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Explores the design development and production of the Lotus Europa, Lotus's first mid-engined road car. It covers the Renault-powered Series 1 and 2 cars, the Lotus Twin Cam-engined versions, and the Type 47 racing models.

SAUBER-MERCEDES The Group C Racecars 1985-1991

Author: John Starkey
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
ISBN: 9781787114036
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An in-depth study of the Sauber-Mercedes racecars that dominated the Group C racing scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. When Peter Sauber started using Mercedes V8 engines in his Group C sports cars in 1985 the result was World Championship wins in 1989 and 1990. Utterly dominant, the three-pointed star of Mercedes beat the TWR Jaguars and Nissans, and introduced a certain M. Schumacher into the factory team in 1990. This book features interviews with many of the personalities who raced with the Sauber-Mercedes team, including Jochen Mass, Mauro Baldi, Kenny Acheson, David Price, Bobby Bell and Leo Ress. A host of magnificent colour photographs backs up the history and development of the cars. Also included is a chassis-by-chassis history of each individual car.

NISSAN The GTP & Group C Racecars 1984-1993

Author: John Starkey
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118266
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Detailing the development and racing achievements of the Nissan GTP and Group C racecars. The book features revealing interviews with some of the notable drivers and designers involved, and, to complete the story, a detailed appendix covering the history of each car.

Mercedes-Benz SL and SLC 107-Series 1971-1989

Author: Andrew Noakes
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785003666
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book Description
As one of the most remarkable models that Mercedes-Benz has ever created, the 107-series was a sales success for nearly two decades and has been an automotive icon for far longer. Elegant styling, effortless performance and superior build quality are central to the appeal of the Mercedes-Benz R107 SL and C107 SL models. This book details the complete history of the model from its design in the late 1960s, its launch in 1971, its development through the 1970s and 1980s to the end of production in 1989. Accompanied by over 250 archive pictures and original images, Mercedes-Benz SL and SLC 107-Series 1971-1989 - The Complete Story reveals the story behind the racing SLs and the works rally SLCs, and provides a valuable guide to buying and running these cars. Superbly illustrated with 260 archive and original colour and black & white photographs.

Ultimate Works Porsche 956

Author: Serge Vanbockryck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781907085901
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 736

Book Description
Unleashed in 1982, the Porsche 956 became the most successful purpose-built race car in history. Over the following decade, the 956 and its later long-wheelbase version, the 962, would win five consecutive world championships, as well as every single classic sportscar race in the world a record number of times: the Le Mans 24 Hours seven times, the Daytona 24 Hours six times and the Sebring 12 Hours four times, plus 39 world championship events and 55 IMSA races, to name but a few of its remarkable achievements. Many of the successes were achieved by works-entered cars, almost always in the iconic white-and-blue colours of sponsor Rothmans, and they form the focus of an extraordinary body of work researched and written by author Serge Vanbockryck over the past 30 years. This is the first part of his project, a two-volume production about the Works 956s, with a second such title on the Works 962s to follow in the summer of 2020.

Endurance WEC

Author: Ricardo Romanelli
Publisher: Giorgio NADA Editore
ISBN: 9788879118125
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description

Mercedes-Benz Sport-Light Coupe

Author: Nik Greene
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785008234
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
In the very beginning, the automotive industry was dominated by open-top vehicles whose body shapes were very much based on the horse-drawn carriage, there were open and closed carriages and then there was the Coupe. These were developed from the type of carriage known as the Berlin coach, which was designed as a classic vehicle for individual luxury travel and prestige. This type of carriage offered an intimate atmosphere focused exclusively on the passengers; it did not even have space for luggage, it simply exuded style, elegance and luxury in every way. This first volume of the Mercedes-Benz Coupe book addresses the journey from what was a functional sports car design to what has become the incomparable Mercedes-Benz 'Sports Coupe'; its timeless body design has remained, even today both a dream car and a dream Coupe to anyone whom aspires to follow in the footsteps of the early individualists who chose style and elegance over practicality. With over 300 photographs and illustrations, this book includes: an overview of the early days of 'Sports-Car' design; the influences of aerodynamics on design evolution; early protagonists at Daimler-Benz and how they influenced design of the Coupe shape; how the Racing Coupe influenced what became the production Sport Coupe; the experimental and one-off prototypes, and finally the continuation of the Super Sport Light concept through the 'S-Class' range.

Sports Car Racing in Camera, 1980-89

Author: Paul Parker
Publisher: Behemoth Publishing
ISBN: 9780992876975
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This new book in the acclaimed In Cameraseries returns to tackle sportscar racing in the 1980s, which provided a cornucopia of power and speed.