Go Like Hell

Go Like Hell
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780618822195
ISBN-13 : 0618822194
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Go Like Hell by : Albert J. Baime

By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather's company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari, whose cars epitomized style, lorded it over the European racing scene. He crafted beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them.Go Like Helltells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game at the most prestigious and brutal race in the world, something no American car had ever done.Go Like Helltransports readers to a risk-filled, glorious time in this brilliant portrait of a rivalry between two industrialists, the cars they built, and the "pilots" who would drive them to victory, or doom.

Forza Amon!

Forza Amon!
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Publisher : Haynes Publications
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 1844250164
ISBN-13 : 9781844250165
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Forza Amon! by : Eoin Young

Chris Amon, a New Zealand sheep farmer's son who led the Ferrari team for two seasons in the late 1960s, is remembered in Formula 1 as the best driver never to win a Grand Prix. Yet his contemporary Jackie Stewart rated him 'one of the world's foremost drivers' and Jochen Rindt considered him a true rival. Eoin Young, an ace storyteller, chronicles the life of this extraordinarily unlucky racer who was driving at the age of six, had a pilot's license at 16, and raced a 1954 250F Grand Prix Maserati a year later.

Can-Am 50th Anniversary

Can-Am 50th Anniversary
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Publisher : Motorbooks
Total Pages : 256
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781627888783
ISBN-13 : 1627888780
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Can-Am 50th Anniversary by : George Levy

Forget the rule book and relive one of the most exciting race series ever with Can-Am 50th Anniversary! The first rule of Can-Am: There are no rules. Or at least damn few rules. The bodywork had to enclose the wheels and there had to be something that loosely resembled a passenger seat--if your passenger was a badly misshapen human or perhaps a lab monkey. Otherwise, set your racing mind free. No limits to engine options or output, no restrictions on aerodynamic aids or body shape. It was as close to unrestricted road racing as racing had ever gotten or would ever get again. And it was fantastic. From its introduction in 1966 to the end of its classic period in 1974, North America's Can-Am series was the most exciting, technologically advanced, and star-studded racing series of the day. Its essentially rules-free formula attracted everyone from crazed backyard engineers to specialists like McLaren, Chaparral, Shadow, and Lola to manufacturers like Ford, Ferrari, Chevrolet, and Porsche. Top drivers including Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Parnelli Jones, Bruce McLaren, Denis Hulme, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Jim Hall, Jody Scheckter, Chris Amon, George Follmer and John Surtees competed on tracks across the US and Canada taking time off from Formula One schedules and other duties to drive in Can-Am because the racing and the cars were so exciting. Can-Am 50th Anniversary offers a heavily illustrated look back at what is arguably the greatest race series ever to grace the roadracing circuits of North America. Photographer Pete Biro was Goodyear Tire’s official photographer and followed the series throughout the entire run from 1966-'74. The vast majority of the book’s images are unpublished or long out of circulation. Biro brings his unique perspective and his close relationship with the drivers, team owners, and constructors to bear on the captions while former AutoWeek editor George Levy provides an exciting text reflecting the thrill of Can-Am racing.

Ford GT

Ford GT
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 227
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780760347874
ISBN-13 : 0760347875
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Ford GT by : Preston Lerner

"Ford GT40 tells the history of Ford's historic racing program of the mid-twentieth century that challenged "real" racers and established a racing dynasty for the American manufacturer"--

The British National Bibliography

The British National Bibliography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1926
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015079755628
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells

Notes

Notes
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 916
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015079406792
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Notes by : Music Library Association

The Romances of Chivalry in Italian Verse

The Romances of Chivalry in Italian Verse
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 542
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HNJWK3
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (K3 Downloads)

Synopsis The Romances of Chivalry in Italian Verse by : Jeremiah Denis Matthias Ford

English, French and Italian

English, French and Italian
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 464
Release :
ISBN-10 : PSU:000017394116
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis English, French and Italian by : F. Bottarelli

Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 4

Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 4
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Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages : 227
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781974702909
ISBN-13 : 1974702901
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 4 by : Sui Ishida

A month has passed since Operation Auction Sweep, and business at the CCG rolls on. An intersquad task force has been formed to investigate the Tsukiyama family, and the Quinxes are part of the team. This is a huge case for the Qs, and the worst possible time for their mentor to fall apart. But Haise’s frequent flashbacks have started making him question everything he believes in—even his own identity. -- VIZ Media