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‘Steve McQueen – Le Mans in the Rearview Mirror’
Steve McQueen: Le Mans in the Rearview Mirror
by Don Nunley with Marshall Terrill
$79.00 – Reserve your copy HERE
Read today’s review on VeloceToday.com.
Available Once Again: ‘Mon Ami Mate’ by Chris Nixon
Transport Bookman has just released a limited reprint of the late, great Chris Nixon’s 1991 award winning dual biography of Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins.
Thanks to favorable exchange rates, you can pick up a copy at the lowest price ever!
“Mon Ami Mate”
The bright brief lives of Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins
by Chris Nixon
$89.95 Reserve
Mon Ami Mate is Chris Nixon’s double-biography of two of Britain’s finest racing drivers of the 1950s, Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, who formed a remarkable friendship during their two seasons together at Scuderia Ferrari. With the help of dozens of people who knew them, Nixon has traced the lives of the two remarkable men from childhood, through their racing careers to their untimely deaths, examining along the way their relationships with families, friends and team-mates, and also their passions for boats, planes and girls.
May 2017 Delivery
Now in Production at BBR:
1/18 scale Ferrari 315 S ( s/n 0684) 1957 Mille Miglia Winner
Piero Taruffi
“Fitted with a V12 engine with four chain driven overhead camshafts, a significant improvement from the previous engine with a single overhead camshaft per cylinder bank. The new engine, in addition to being more powerful, is also nine pounds lighter and proves to be more reliable”.
The Mille Miglia was Italy’s classic long distance run, normally carried out on roads open to traffic, was held twenty-four times from 1927 until 1957, when a horrific accident claimed the life of Ferrari driver Alfoso de Portago, his navigator, Edmund Nelson and 9 spectators – including 5 children.
Limited Edition of 200 with Display Case – $325.00 – Reserve HERE
Limited Edition of 500 – $299.00 – Reserve HERE
The Latest Spark Model Announcements:
This afternoon, we uploaded information on the latest 1/43 scale new product announcements from Spark Model to the website. Some great historic F1 and Le Mans in this batch. Click HERE for the complete list. Please order by May 3 to guarantee delivery.
Watch your in box for a fresh Email Update later today.
Alonso to Indy:
Just Released:
Ford GT40 Owners Workshop Manual
1984 onwards (all marks)
by Gordon Bruce
| The Ford GT40 is one of the most famous of all sports racing cars. Built by Ford to challenge the supremacy of Ferrari at Le Mans, the GT40 first raced in 1964, and went on to win Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969. Here, in this new Haynes Manual, is a unique perspective on what it takes to own, restore and maintain a GT40, as well as an insight into the engineering and construction of this legendary racing car. |
Hardbound | 160 pages
Take 20% off the $39.95 cover price:
$31.96 – Order HERE
In Stock:
The Le Mans Model Collection, 1949 – 2009 – 3 Volume Set
This trilogy of books contains a remarkable collection of models which is the property of the N Collection and comprises every single car that raced at Le Mans between 1949 and 2009 – over 3,000 cars.
Here, for the first time, one can see and compare all the various makes and models, from the famous to the obscure. Not only are there three views of every model, but the salient facts are given as to who drove each car, whom the entrant was and how each performed.
Key content:
– Every car that raced at Le Mans over six decades
– Salient details of over 3,000 cars and over 30,000 facts
– Featuring 9,000 photographs and 61 specially commissioned paintings plus an introductory resumé of every race
– Three views of each model
The collection includes 565 cars from the 1950s, 522 from the 1960s, 533 from the 970s, 513 from the 1980s, 446 from the 1990s and 506 from the 00s
Book 1 – 1949 to 1969 – 354 pages
Book 2 – 1970 to 1989 – 324 pages
Book 3 – 1990 to 2009 – 296 pages
Hardbound with Slipcase | 9,000 photos
$295.00 – Order HERE
Coming this week:
AUTOMOBILSPORT #12 (02/2017)- English Edition
Why look so far afield…?
While doing our research ahead of putting this brand new issue of AUTOMOBILSPORT together, we were surprised to learn that it’s not just the famous Mille Miglia that’s celebrating its 90th birthday in 2017. It turns out our home track the Nürburgring, situated just 100 kilometres from AUTOMOBILSPORT HQ, is also celebrating 90 years of existence. The Green Hell wasn’t, however, the first ever venue to stage the famous ‘Eifelrennen’ – that honour goes to the so-called Eifelring, a circuit made up of public roads in Germany’s Eifel mountain area, which came to life five years earlier, 1922 to be exact. The 33.2 kilometre circuit, featuring 86 corners segments of unpaved village roads, had legendary status in car and bike racing at the time. In fact, it was known as Germany’s answer to the Targa Florio, with drivers like Fritz von Opel and Rudolf Caracciola taking part. Those early days of the Eifelrennen are a part of the history of Düren, the town that AUTOMOBILSPORT HQ calls home, and we feel that we have a connection to that motorsport tradition. After all, the 1922 Eifelrennen was the dawn of a host of legendary races in this part of the world. You can read some our columnist Eckhard Schimpf’s personal Nürburgring memories in this issue.
Despite making this fascinating discovery right on our doorstep, we still couldn’t resist the urge to head to the other side of the Atlantic to another of the world’s great circuits in sun-kissed Florida last December. With an ambient temperature of 25 degrees, more than 200XX historic racing cars took part in the Sebring 12 Hour Classic. Similar to the Le Mans Classic and the Daytona 24 Classic, the five different starting groups had four goes each within the 12 Hours. And adding a third large historic endurance race means competitors can now aim for the ‘Triple Crown’ (Le Mans, Daytona, and Sebring). While it might not be exactly around the corner for those in central Europe, we can highly recommend a trip to Florida during its ‘winter’..
That’s not all this issue has to offer in terms of American racing history, either. Our title story is dedicated to the legendary Big Bangers of the Can-Am Series, with a focus on Bruce McLaren’s team and the overwhelming dominance of the orange M8B in 1969 and a look at their main opponents.
With these and plenty of other high-octane stories, we hope you enjoy this issue of AUTOMOBILSPORT provides you the perfect start to the 2017 season.
In issue #12 you will find:
COVER STORY CAN-AM 1969
McLAREN´S PERFECT SEASON – When the Kings of Can-Am Ruled “No-Rules Racing”
FRANK ZIMMERMANN – Memories of a Can-Am Mechanic
OUT OF REACH – McLaren and their main opponents
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Walter Wolf on the debut victory of his WR1 at Argentina 1977
Eckhard Schimpf on 90 years of Nürburgring
Manfred Kremer on the first privately entered Porsche 935
Harold Schwarz and Michael Cotton on Mazda at Le Mans 1991
and many more!
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Pages: 144
Publishing house: Sportfahrer
Language: English
Format: 210 x 297 Millimeter
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$19.99 – RESERVE YOUR COPY HERE!