Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711886X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book chronicles the development and racing career of a car regarded as the ultimate example of the purebred sports car of the 20th century and the epitome of functional beauty and extraordinary performance: the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Taking second place at its 1952 Mille Miglia debut, it went on to win every one of its races that season.
Return to Glory!
Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711886X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book chronicles the development and racing career of a car regarded as the ultimate example of the purebred sports car of the 20th century and the epitome of functional beauty and extraordinary performance: the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Taking second place at its 1952 Mille Miglia debut, it went on to win every one of its races that season.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711886X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book chronicles the development and racing career of a car regarded as the ultimate example of the purebred sports car of the 20th century and the epitome of functional beauty and extraordinary performance: the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Taking second place at its 1952 Mille Miglia debut, it went on to win every one of its races that season.
Riley & Wolseley Cars 1948 to 1975
Author: David Rowe
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787117189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A full colour guide to all Wolseley cars built from 1948 until the end of production in 1975. With an informative history, detailed model-by-model comparisons and technical information it is a comprehensive guide to the later cars.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787117189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A full colour guide to all Wolseley cars built from 1948 until the end of production in 1975. With an informative history, detailed model-by-model comparisons and technical information it is a comprehensive guide to the later cars.
The Dune Buggy Phenomenon - Book 2
Author: James Hale
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Dune (Beach) Buggies are still immensely popular today due to their fun factor, stylish appearance and lifestyle associations. This 2nd volume of the Dune Buggy Phenomenon explores the lesser known buggy brands from around the world. Employing exhaustive knowledge, unpublished photographs and rare archive material this is a fantastic addition to the collection of Dune Buggy literature.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Dune (Beach) Buggies are still immensely popular today due to their fun factor, stylish appearance and lifestyle associations. This 2nd volume of the Dune Buggy Phenomenon explores the lesser known buggy brands from around the world. Employing exhaustive knowledge, unpublished photographs and rare archive material this is a fantastic addition to the collection of Dune Buggy literature.
Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711841X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711841X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.
Rover P4
Author: Malcolm Bobbitt
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 184584727X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The definitive history of the dignified Rover P4 from 1949 until 1964, which includes Marauder and jet-powered, experimental cars. Affectionately known as the ‘auntie’ Rovers, these models have become much-loved classics and represent the epitome of Britishness.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 184584727X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The definitive history of the dignified Rover P4 from 1949 until 1964, which includes Marauder and jet-powered, experimental cars. Affectionately known as the ‘auntie’ Rovers, these models have become much-loved classics and represent the epitome of Britishness.
The Last Real Austins - 1946-1959
Author: Colin Peck
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848322
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This new book examines how Austin bounced back after WWII, and how, despite the severe materials shortage, it managed to develop the largest range of vehicles produced by any automaker in postwar Britain. It examines how these vehicles were received and used in these markets, and is illustrated with rare archive photography depicting the weird, wonderful and the downright imaginative.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1845848322
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This new book examines how Austin bounced back after WWII, and how, despite the severe materials shortage, it managed to develop the largest range of vehicles produced by any automaker in postwar Britain. It examines how these vehicles were received and used in these markets, and is illustrated with rare archive photography depicting the weird, wonderful and the downright imaginative.
Two Summers
Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711905X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Explores the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R's historic roots, development, and races. Also its triumphs, struggles and disappointments, as well as the spirited challenges from Maserati, Ferrari, Gordini and Lancia. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos sourced from the legendary Daimler Archives.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711905X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Explores the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R's historic roots, development, and races. Also its triumphs, struggles and disappointments, as well as the spirited challenges from Maserati, Ferrari, Gordini and Lancia. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos sourced from the legendary Daimler Archives.
Amédée Gordini
Author: Roy P Smith
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s, and how Amedee Gordini became known throughout the world as one of the greatest engine tuners of his time.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This is the story of a man, a team, and their life and times, as well as a complete record of all their achievements and failures. It logs the financial and personal cost of racing in the prewar and postwar periods. It tells of how the mighty car company Renault became involved with them in the late 1950s, and how Amedee Gordini became known throughout the world as one of the greatest engine tuners of his time.
Runways & Racers
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118436
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 1787118436
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...
Austin's Way with Skepticism
Author: Mark Kaplan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192558323
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
J. L. Austin is famous for writing as if he thought it a condition, on the adequacy of what we say while doing epistemology, that it accord faithfully with what we would say in ordinary circumstances. A durable consensus formed after Austin's death that his pursuit of epistemology faithful to 'ordinary language' was fundamentally misguided. While critics saw his methods as resulting from a failure properly to understand the nature of the epistemologist's project, Mark Kaplan argues that this consensus arose from a misreading of Austin. In Austin's Way with Skepticism: An Essay on Philosophical Method, he sets out his stance that both the condition of adequacy to which Austin was committed and his reason for being committed to it, have been misunderstood by his critics. Starting by carefully analysing what Austin said about knowledge in 'Other Minds,' examining the response to skeptical arguments, and taking seriously the methodological remarks Austin scattered in his corpus, Kaplan demonstrates that Austin's methods were not born of a misunderstanding of the project of epistemology. Rather, Austin was a powerful critique of how that project has been conceived though was not against epistemological theorizing itself. Kaplan concludes that Austin understood himself to be offering substantive answers to key epistemological questions and defending a way of doing epistemology that is fully capable of providing these important answers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192558323
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
J. L. Austin is famous for writing as if he thought it a condition, on the adequacy of what we say while doing epistemology, that it accord faithfully with what we would say in ordinary circumstances. A durable consensus formed after Austin's death that his pursuit of epistemology faithful to 'ordinary language' was fundamentally misguided. While critics saw his methods as resulting from a failure properly to understand the nature of the epistemologist's project, Mark Kaplan argues that this consensus arose from a misreading of Austin. In Austin's Way with Skepticism: An Essay on Philosophical Method, he sets out his stance that both the condition of adequacy to which Austin was committed and his reason for being committed to it, have been misunderstood by his critics. Starting by carefully analysing what Austin said about knowledge in 'Other Minds,' examining the response to skeptical arguments, and taking seriously the methodological remarks Austin scattered in his corpus, Kaplan demonstrates that Austin's methods were not born of a misunderstanding of the project of epistemology. Rather, Austin was a powerful critique of how that project has been conceived though was not against epistemological theorizing itself. Kaplan concludes that Austin understood himself to be offering substantive answers to key epistemological questions and defending a way of doing epistemology that is fully capable of providing these important answers.