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Le Mans 24 Hours: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59(English)

Le Mans 24 Hours: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59(English)

          
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Officially licensed with the ACO, the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race, this sumptuous book is the third title in a decade-by-decade series that will eventually build up into an eight-volume set covering every race since 1923. Each year is exhaustively covered in vivid photographs, a detailed and insightful commentary, full results data and a glorious rendering of the official race poster. Compiled by an acknowledged authority of this legendary race, this series of books will be treasured by all enthusiasts of sports car racing.

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Includes the first post-war race, which was won by embryonic Ferrari - a company that would evolve towards greatness during the decade and score further victories in 1954 and '58. Jaguar is the big story of the 24 Hours in the 1950s, with victory in five of the decade's ten races: with the C-type in 1951 and '53, and with the D-type in 1955, '56 and '57. The tragic 1955 race: Pierre Levegh's Mercedes-Benz 300SLR crashed into the crowd, killing 83 spectators. The 1958 event brought the first of four victories for Belgian driver Olivier Gendebien and also marked the start of the Ferrari Testa Rossa's reign in sports car racing. Aston Martin's one and only success at Le Mans came in 1959, with Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori the successful drivers. With wonderful photographs and detailed commentary, this official book captures every aspect of the world's greatest motor race through the formative first decade of the post-war period.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781844255375
  • Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 27.5 mm
  • Weight: 1656 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1844255379
  • Publisher Date: 16 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Official History of the World's Greatest Motor Race 1949-59
  • Width: 230 mm


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