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REID RAILTON MAN OF SPEED
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| By: |
KARL LUDVIGSEN |
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Hardback |
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£150.00 |
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£109.50 |
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£40.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1910505250 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781910505250 |
| Availability: |
Publisher out of stock. This item may be subject to delays or cancellation.
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| Publisher: |
STAR BOOK SALES |
| Pub. date: |
23 November, 2017 |
| Pages: |
600 |
| Description: |
Reid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thompson and Taylor, Brooklands-based racing car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era''s top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to success. This book, by one of the world''s foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton''s personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid''s unique insights. |
| Synopsis: |
Reid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson & Taylor, Brooklands-based racing-car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era's top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record-breaking success. This magisterial book, by one of the world's foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton's personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid's unique insights - amounting to genius - and technical accomplishments. |
| Illustrations: |
750 B/W & COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Returnable |
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