Classic Racing Engines (Karl Ludvigsen)

By: Karl Ludvigsen, 2nd hand book, good condition, light shelfwear / minimum damage to dust jacket (see last 3 images).

Classic Racing Engines - Expert technical analysis of fifty of the greatest motorsport power units.

Fully illustrated and described in intimate detail are the power units that have made history in the world of cars and racing. Here is the compact yet complex Ferrari Four that won two world championships, Mercedes overhead-cam four whose capture by the British disclosed to Rolls-Royce Germany's aero-engine secrets before World War I, the famous Ford-Cosworth V8 that took drivers to a baker's dozen world championships, the two 16-cylinder Br. engines (which so disappointed their makers), the Peugeot four that set a new standard for racing-engine design, the astonishing pushrod V8 engine that won Indy for Mercedes-Benz in and the championship-winning British V8 that an expert called 'the most straightforward and simple Grand Prix engine ever produced.

This handsome book's pages teem with the great names of the racing world from Alfa Romeo to Auto Union, Porsche to Maserati, Aston Martin to Honda, BMW to Bugatti. Some of the more obscure yet interesting names are represented as well, such as Cisitalia, Novi, Borgward, Drake-Offy and Lancia. Author Karl Ludvigsen probes deeply into each engage to disclose its key features: its origins, designers and characteristics. Ludvigsen's knowledgeable text is accessible to enthusiasts at all levels of understanding and interest. A comprehensive glossary is includes, as are detailed specifications of the engines described.

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