Lancia Stratos (Rally Giants) - Softcover

Robson, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845840410 ISBN 13: 9781845840419

Publisher: Veloce, 2006

Synopsis

Describes the birth, development and rallying career of the Lancia Stratos, Europe's very first purpose-built rally car, in the mid/late 1970s, providing a compact history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport.

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Review

The Motor Cycling Club Ltd (MCC), 2007UK club newsletter It's three for the price of one this time as I have been reading the Ford Escort Mk1, Subaru Impreza and Lancia Stratos in the Rally Giants series, written by Graham Robson and published by Veloce and thoroughly recommend all three volumes. Priced at $14.99, each has an interesting 8 x 8in format with about 125 pages containing lots of well chosen pictures, mostly in color, so looks impressive enough for the coffee table, yet due to the author's experience and attention to getting his facts right must have a place in the serious enthusiast's bookshelves, from whence they will frequently be taken as a source of reference. What I really enjoyed most though is the way in which Graham has made a readable tale from what so easily could have been equally factual but totally boring. The author knew and worked in the rally world with the people and events he describes so brings out their characters and the behind the scenes action not always appreciated at the time.

About the Author

Graham Robson possesses a world-wide reputation as a motoring historian, and has been close to the sport of rallying for many years. Not only as a competitor, team manager, organiser, reporter, commentator and observer, but above all as an enthusiastic historian, in more than forty years he has never lost touch with the sport. His experience of rallying is worldwide. Not only has he competed in many British and European events, but reported on marathons in South America, and acted as a travelling controller in the legendary London-Mexico World Cup rally. As a recognised authority on many aspects of classic cars and motoring of that period, he is the most prolific of all authors, with more than 120 published books to his credit. Over the years he has owned, driven, described and competed in many of the cars featured in this Landmark Rally Cars series, and his insight into their merits is unmatched.

Edition details

• Publisher: Veloce
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845840410
• ISBN 13: 9781845840419
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128