CONDITION NOTES

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes: Black & white photographs‚ within the text; Colour photographs‚ within the text with most full page; Colour frontispiece; Cutaways; Photographic lining papers; 2-column text;

From the cover: “The Power and the Glory is the compelling story of a century of motor racing. Few sports can match the vitality‚ the sheer extravagance and spectacle of a motor race: a celebration of speed‚ of individual achievement‚ of technical excellence; a triumph of commercialism‚ a slice of popular culture and a thrilling competition all rolled into one.

The Power and the Glory is a vivid account of the development of motor sport from the pioneer years in the 1890s into today’s multi-million dollar industry. It follows the two traditions at the top of the sport: Grand Prix racing on the European model and oval-track racing in the United States. It includes the wealth of other competitions which have sprung up around the internal combustion engine‚ from drag racing to rally driving and stock cars to hill climbs.

The Power and the Glory is about the pursuit of victory through human endeavour and engineering innovation‚ the interweaving themes which are the daily lives of the drivers‚ mechanics‚ compa…

• 11” x 8¾”
• pp. 240
• Index.
• ISBN: 0563360933
• Dustwrapper over Grey boards‚ with Silver titling to the Spine.
• Packed Weight: 1.90 Kg.

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