The Grand Prix Car: Volume Two

Published by Motor Racing Publications Limited / Temple Press, London, 1960

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London: Temple Press, June 1960. First edition. Revised Edition. Third impression. Hardcover. Full green cloth, with silver spine lettering. Very good. A clean, sound copy with no dust jacket as issued. Slight shelfwear to corners and edges, but internally unmarked and binding tight. Quarto, 344 pages. Profusely illustrated by L. C. Cresswell with over 350 technical drawings, photographs, cutaway diagrams, and multiple large folding plates. "The Grand Prix Car – Volume Two" is a monumental and obsessively detailed technical history of postwar Grand Prix racing machines, covering the years following World War II up through the late 1950s. Laurence Pomeroy, one of the most revered motorsport historians of the 20th century, dissects the evolution of Formula One design in forensic detail—exploring everything from supercharging theory and fuel formulation to suspension geometry, gearbox development, chassis construction, and wind tunnel testing. The volume includes extensive analysis of major cars such as the Alfa Romeo 158/159, Maserati 250F, BRM V16, Mercedes W196, Lancia D50, Cooper-Climax, and Vanwall. Each machine is unpacked through dyno charts, engineering drawings, stress graphs, tables, equations, and fold-out schematics of astonishing intricacy. The visual content—rendered primarily by L. C. Cresswell—is a treasure trove for engineers, restorers, and serious historians. Originally conceived as a companion to Pomeroy’s earlier work on the pre-war era (The Grand Prix Car, Vol. 1), this volume stands as one of the most technically rich and enduring publications in the history of motor racing literature.…

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Title
The Grand Prix Car: Volume Two
Author
Laurence Pomeroy (author); L.C. Creswell (illustrations)
Publisher
Motor Racing Publications Limited / Temple Press, London
Publication year
1960
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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