Indy Cars of the 1970s: Ludvigsen Library Series - Softcover

Ludvigsen Karl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583880984 ISBN 13: 9781583880982

Publisher: Iconografix,U.S., 2004

Synopsis

Edited by Karl Ludvigsen. The spirit of innovation was still strong in the 1970s, which Ludvigsen calls The Last Creative Decade at the great Speedway. The turbocharged decade witnessed the extinction of the venerable four-banger Offy and the rise of the Cosworth V-8, which took Indy racing into the 1980s. A tire war and advanced aerodynamics saw speeds rise so sensationally that, as Ludvigsen says in his insightful Introduction, The 1971 pole-winning speed wouldn't have qualified a driver for the 1972 race! Revealing intimate details of the last progressive and experimental decade at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, this book is a must for fans of the world's greatest motor race.

About this title

About the Author:

Karl Ludvigsen is respected as a close and knowledgeable observer of, and participant in, the world motor industry. In addition to his industry activities as an executive with GM, Fiat and Ford and head of a consulting company, he has been active for over 60 years as an author and historian. As an author, co-author or editor he has some five dozen books to his credit, all concerning cars and the motor industry, his life-long passion. Many have been garlanded for their high standard of writing and research. An American, he lives in the UK, in Suffolk.

About this edition

• Publisher: Iconografix,U.S.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1583880984
• ISBN 13: 9781583880982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Ludvigsen Karl