Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955

Author : Stirling Moss
Publisher : Porter Press
ISBN 13 : 9780955006807
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955 written by Stirling Moss and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955 is packed with intriguing detail, superb illustrations and a plethora of period cuttings from around the world. Throughout his career he created his personal scrapbooks, several volumes per year, and he kept a diary and photo albums, too. This book dips into his personal records and is spiced throughout with treasures to delight and fascinate. These are supplemented by period comments and many of his anecdotes. Moss has a fund of stories and is refreshingly non-PC!

Author : Stirling Moss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955006814
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1955 written by Stirling Moss and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Porter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780955006869
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Graham Hill Scrapbook 1929 - 1966 written by Philip Porter and published by . This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham Hill (1929-1975) is the only driver to have won motor racing's triple crown - the World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24-Hour race. This title follows Hill from his childhood, through his humble beginnings as an unpaid mechanic, to the heights of World Championship fame in 1962, ending with his Indianapolis win in 1966.

Author : Philip Porter
Publisher : Porter Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907085338
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss written by Philip Porter and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of this all inclusive biography of the legendary Striling Moss covers his early life and career. Starting as a youth with incredible skill, young Stirling Moss quickly caught the eye when racing the 500cc cars invented just after the WWII. He soon ventured abroad and was laughed at for his tiny car – until he beat them. He became the British Champion at 21, something most drivers achieve in their 30's, 40's, or even 50's. Patriotically, Moss insisted on driving British cars, even when outmatched by more powerful, foreign vehicles. He often won. Admirable patriotism nearly ruined his promising career until he was forced to compromise, and quickly revived his career; showing he could beat the very best at the highest levels. In the final year covered by Vol 1, he won his first Grand Prix and such sports car classics as the Tourist Trophy, the Targa Florio, all amazing achievements, but Moss winning the Mille Miglia has gone down as one of the greatest feats in all sport.

Author : Angus Dougall
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452510962
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Racing Driver written by Angus Dougall and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who has been the world’s greatest driver, and how do you prove it? With an eye for detail and a flair for storytelling, this book explores motor racing’s rich history in pursuit of the best driver the world has ever seen. Most enthusiasts have a strongly held opinion as to racing’s finest driver over the century of the motor car. By putting aside bias and personal opinion, this book’s exhaustively researched, results-based analysis provides a definitive answer through clear and logical evaluation. These carefully considered, significant statistics, when merged together, reveal with incisive objectivity motor sport’s greatest driver as well as the qualities that define greatness. Contentious? Possibly. Thought-provoking? Definitely. Author Angus Dougall captures many aspects of the motor racing world with a selection of revealing anecdotes on the highlights of racing’s biggest stars, together with stories that bring to life people, places, insider’s opinions of drivers, circuits, constructors, politics, insights, and comments on many of the drivers. For readers wishing to peruse the actual detail, there is a vast array of appendices displaying extensive race results lists, charts on driver performance, and car analysis. Motor racing fans, climb on board and hold on for an intriguing ride to the pinnacle of greatness.

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892361581
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disciples of Light written by Graham Smith and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1990-08-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disciples of Light contains almost two hundred of the earliest known English and Scottish photographs, most of which have never been published. The volume includes all the significant photographs in the album, compiled by Sir David Brewster, an important early patron of photography. Photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of negative-positive paper photography, are included, as well as works by other photographers who improved upon Talbot's invention. The text discusses the context in which the album was compiled, the personalities of the photographers, and the groups of specific images that it contains. Numerous comparative illustrations are included, as well as a checklist of all photographic images, a bibliography, and an index of all proper names and place names.

Author : Philip Porter
Publisher : Porter Press
ISBN 13 : 9781907085000
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss Scrapbook, 1956-1960 written by Philip Porter and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Released in celebration of his 80th birthday, this volume in the popular series follows Sir Stirling Moss through his most turbulent, demanding, and ultimately, successful racing years. During this period, Moss' career was at its zenith. By 1960, he had secured his reputation as the greatest motor racing driver in the world, although the title of World Champion still, frustratingly, eluded him. He dominated every racing arena. In Formula One he secured numerous landmark victories, including first GP wins for Vanwall, Cooper, and Lotus. In Formula Two, he was all-conquering, driving Rob Walker's Cooper-Borgward and he helped Aston Martin to victory in the World Sports Car Championship. Yet, for all his adaptability, Moss' rise was far from simple. Racing first with Maserati, then Vanwall, and finally the privateer Rob Walker team, he struggled frequently with the restrictions of his machinery and the demands of technological change as F1 moved from front- to rear-engine racers. Off track too, things were far from simple as the pressures of fame coupled with the dangers of the sport impacted devastatingly on his personal life.

Author : Stirling Moss
Publisher : Porter Press
ISBN 13 : 9780955006821
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 written by Stirling Moss and published by Porter Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1961 heralded a new era for motor racing with the introduction of Formula One. It was a double challenge for Stirling Moss, who was still recovering from the accident that had almost killed him the year before. Yet, a rested and refreshed Moss relished the challenge. In this season of change, he drove Lotuses, Ferraris, Coopers, and Porsches, and found time to court a succession of glamorous women, much to the delight of the world's press!

Author : Stirling Moss
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781910505069
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stirling Moss written by Stirling Moss and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this very personal book, Stirling Moss guides the reader through his motor racing life with a fascinating, insightful and often amusing commentary to an unrivalled collection of over 300 photographs, many of which will be unfamiliar to even his most ardent fans. He takes us from his childhood to the height of his fame as 'Mr Motor Racing' and then to the sudden end of his career with that crash at Goodwood in 1962. Along the way we dwell on his finest moments as well as the setbacks, and delight in the sheer variety of machinery - almost 100 different cars - in which he competed during his rollercoaster racing life. This is a book that all motor racing enthusiasts will treasure. - Starting in 1948, he made his name in little 500cc Coopers, moving towards stardom in HWM, ERA and Cooper F2 cars, then his own F1 Maserati 250F. - The 1955 Mercedes season and its twin highlights – winning the Mille Miglia and the British Grand Prix. - His longing to win in British cars was rewarded with two fine F1 seasons at Vanwall (1957–58), with whom he came very close to winning the F1 World Championship, and sports car successes with Aston Martin. - Rear-engined Cooper and Lotus F1 cars with Rob Walker (1958–62), including two celebrated Monaco GP wins. - Two-seater variety: the amazing range of sports cars he drove included Jaguars (XK120, C-type and D-type), Maseratis (150S to 450S), Ferraris (250 GT SWB and Testa Rossa) and Porsches (550 Spyder to RS61), plus Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, Osca, Healey 100S, Cooper ‘Bobtail' and more. - Ever busy and versatile: rallying with Sunbeams, trialling a Harford special, Bonneville record-breaking with MG EX181, saloon car racing in a humble Standard Ten – and even a kart race. - Published to mark the 60th anniversary of Moss's famous win in the 1955 Mille Miglia road race in a Mercedes 300SLR. Foreword by 2014 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

Author : Art Evans
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
ISBN 13 : 9781583883761
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ken Miles written by Art Evans and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Miles follows the racer's life from the early days in England to his tragic death at Riverside Raceway in 1966. The book format is somewhat different from others. It is essentially a scrapbook. More than 130 photographs are included. Many are from private collections and have never before been published. A fascinating feature is remembrances written by some who knew Miles best, like Carroll Shelby, Augie Pabst, John Morton, Bill Pollack and Ken's son, Peter. Miles himself was an accomplished writer and a few articles he wrote are reprinted. The book starts off with a complete chronology from birth to death and ends with the eulogy delivered by the author's father and a never-before assembled race record. Miles second-place finish at the 1966 Le Mans was mired in controversy. This book goes some distance toward clarification. Interspersed throughout are articles from period publications. The scrapbook is held together with text by the author, a close friend of Miles and his family.