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More than any other sporting pursuit, racing is a test of both human and machine. This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of that unique union of sweat and grease, blood and gasoline, courage and fear, elation and terror, triumph and tragedy. Through vivid, human detail, writer and photographer Basem Wasef brings to life twenty-five legendary race cars and the stories behind them. Cars profiled include:

 

 

1.      Sir Stirling Moss’s Mille Miglia–winning Mercedes-Benz ...

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Overview


More than any other sporting pursuit, racing is a test of both human and machine. This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of that unique union of sweat and grease, blood and gasoline, courage and fear, elation and terror, triumph and tragedy. Through vivid, human detail, writer and photographer Basem Wasef brings to life twenty-five legendary race cars and the stories behind them. Cars profiled include:

 

 

1.      Sir Stirling Moss’s Mille Miglia–winning Mercedes-Benz SLR

2.      Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79

3.      Michael Schumacher’s Formula 1 Ferraris

4.      Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/4

5.      Richard Petty’s 1970 SuperBird

6.      Jim Clark’s Lotus 49

7.      Parnelli Jones’s Big Oly off-road racer

8.      Colin McRae’s Subaru Impreza

9.      Don Prudhomme’s Greer-Black-Prudhomme dragster

Phil Hill’s Ferrari 156 “shark-nose” Formula 1 car

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780760335482
  • Publisher: MBI Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 10/9/2009
  • Edition description: First
  • Pages: 176
  • Product dimensions: 9.70 (w) x 11.10 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author


Basem Wasef’s interest in racing was sparked when he first encountered a TYCO slot car track as a tyke. His experience as a writer, photographer, and journalist has since taken him inside the world of professional racing, and Legendary Race Cars continues the thread initiated by his first book, Legendary Motorcycles. Basem also contributes to About.com, Popular Mechanics, and American Motorcyclist. Though he enjoys chasing significant and unusual vehicles across the globe, Basem calls Los Angeles home. You can visit his website at http://www.basemwasef.com.

Table of Contents


Contents

Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Contents

1. Ford’s GT40s: The Ford-Ferrari Wars

2. The Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows: A Legend Is Born

3. Ayrton Senna’s McLaren MP4/4: Ambition Unleashed

4. The Lotus 49: Anglo-American Synergy

5. The “Million-Franc” Delahaye: The French Retort

6. The Greer-Black-Prudhomme Dragster: A Slingshot in the Sun

7. Juan Manuel Fangio’s Maserati 250F: The Maestro’s Finest Drive

8. The Thomas Flyer: The Great Race ‘round the World

9. Parnelli Jones’ Big Oly: Baja-conquering Beast

10. The Aston Martin DBR1: A Singular Victory

11. Walter Röhrl’s Audi Sport Quattro S1: The Race to the Clouds

12. The Ferrari 156: The Shark-nose Contender

13. The Auto Union Grand Prix Cars: The Underfunded Overachievers

14. Carroll Shelby’s Cobra Daytona Coupe: The Approximate Science of Aerodynamics

15. The 1911 Marmon Wasp: Igniting an Indy Tradition

16. The Porsche 917: From Undriveable to Unbeatable

17. Richard Petty’s Plymouth SuperBird: The Aero Car

18. Ecurie Ecosse’s Jaguars: The Goliath-Slayers

19. Lotus 79: The Ground Effects Car

20. Michael Schumacher’s Ferraris: Reinventing the Legend

21. Maserati 8CM Number 3011: The Relentless Racer

22. Colin McRae’s “555” Subaru Impreza: Full Tilt Fearlessness

23. The STP Turbine Cars: The Future Was Then

24.The Porsche 962C: Conquest at Le Mans

25. The Mercedes-Benz 300SLR #722: The Unbreakable Mille Miglia Record

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    I bought this book as a gift for a family member. He was a former Porsche race driver in Southern California. He loved it, the perfect coffee table book for his den. Both he and his friends thought it was great a good conversation starter, and told stories about the cars in the book.

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