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American Road Race Specials, 1934-70
Glory Days of Homebuilt Racers
Taschenbuch von Allan Girdler
Sprache: Englisch

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Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his own. Using a Ford homemade tube frame, a souped-up Buick V-8 and running on recapped whitewalls, Ol' Yaller whipped them all.

Welcome to American Road Race Specials 1934-70. These were the glory days of road racing in the United States, from the first races between imported MGs to the world-winning Made-in-the-USA Scarabs and Chaparrals, and on toe the downfall of the Shadow.

This is the story of the men who built and ran their own homemade cars in pioneer SCCA and Cal Club races on town streets, airports and then the first purpose-built American racetracks. Here is Jim Hall, Lance Reventlow, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Ak Miller, Balchowsky, Troutman and Barnes, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Roger Penske, George Follmer, and all the rest. . . .

And the cars: Ol' Yaller, Cunningham, Scarab, Chaparral, Kurtis, Devin, Zerex Special, Bocar, Caballo de Hierro, Pooper, Shadow, Ferraries with Chevy V-8s and every other possible chassis-engine combination a racer could think of. Some were crude, others deceptively homespun; most were half hot rod, half sports car-all of them were unique and built with passion.

Historian Allan Girdler's straight-talking technical writing and colorful storytelling brings to life the home-builts' history as no other could. Girdler is a former Car Life and Cycle World editor and is currently an editor-at-large for Road & Track. His other books include Harley-Davidson Racing 1934-1986 and Harley-Davidson XR-750.

Readers interested in related titles from Allan Girdler will also want to see: Harley Davidson Sportster (ISBN: 1626549354), Harley-Davidson Racing, 1934-1986 (ISBN: 162654932X), Harley-Davidson Xr-750 (ISBN: 1626549346).
Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who decided he wanted to beat Ferrari and Jaguar at their own game-road racing. The trouble was, he didn't have the cash for a factory racer. So he built his own. Using a Ford homemade tube frame, a souped-up Buick V-8 and running on recapped whitewalls, Ol' Yaller whipped them all.

Welcome to American Road Race Specials 1934-70. These were the glory days of road racing in the United States, from the first races between imported MGs to the world-winning Made-in-the-USA Scarabs and Chaparrals, and on toe the downfall of the Shadow.

This is the story of the men who built and ran their own homemade cars in pioneer SCCA and Cal Club races on town streets, airports and then the first purpose-built American racetracks. Here is Jim Hall, Lance Reventlow, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Ak Miller, Balchowsky, Troutman and Barnes, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Roger Penske, George Follmer, and all the rest. . . .

And the cars: Ol' Yaller, Cunningham, Scarab, Chaparral, Kurtis, Devin, Zerex Special, Bocar, Caballo de Hierro, Pooper, Shadow, Ferraries with Chevy V-8s and every other possible chassis-engine combination a racer could think of. Some were crude, others deceptively homespun; most were half hot rod, half sports car-all of them were unique and built with passion.

Historian Allan Girdler's straight-talking technical writing and colorful storytelling brings to life the home-builts' history as no other could. Girdler is a former Car Life and Cycle World editor and is currently an editor-at-large for Road & Track. His other books include Harley-Davidson Racing 1934-1986 and Harley-Davidson XR-750.

Readers interested in related titles from Allan Girdler will also want to see: Harley Davidson Sportster (ISBN: 1626549354), Harley-Davidson Racing, 1934-1986 (ISBN: 162654932X), Harley-Davidson Xr-750 (ISBN: 1626549346).
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Auto/Motorrad/Moped
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781626549333
ISBN-10: 1626549338
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Girdler, Allan
Hersteller: Echo Point Books & Media
Maße: 280 x 216 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Allan Girdler
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2014
Gewicht: 0,542 kg
Artikel-ID: 109218303
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Auto/Motorrad/Moped
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781626549333
ISBN-10: 1626549338
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Girdler, Allan
Hersteller: Echo Point Books & Media
Maße: 280 x 216 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Allan Girdler
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.02.2014
Gewicht: 0,542 kg
Artikel-ID: 109218303
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