Legendary Car Engines

Author: John Simister, hardbound, 160 pages, ISBN: 9780760319413, First Published in 2004 - RARE BOOK IN EXCELLENT UNREAD CONDITION !!

A CAR'S ENGINE IS ITS HEART AND ITS SOUL. IT GIVES A CAR ITS VOICE AND ITS MUSCI.E.THIS BOOK DEFINES THE 20 BEST ROAD-CAR ENGINES THERE HAVE EVER BEEN: THE MOST TUNEFUL, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED.

THE WORDS REVEAL WHO DESIGNED THEM, AND THE HOW, WHEN AND WHY. FIND OUT WHICH IS THE WORLD'S MOST PROLIFIC ENGINE,- WHICH BEGAN AS A FIRE-PUMP, WHICH HAS COMPONENTS THAT ARE REVERSIBLE.

JOHN SIMISTER GETS TO THE HEART OF THESE CELEBRATED POWERPLANTS AND DESCRIBES THEM AS HE MIGHT DESCRIBE OLD FRIENDS. ONLY THE MASTER OF HIS SUBJECT COULD HANDLE MATTERS SO COMPLEX WITH SO LIGHT A TOUCH.

TIM ANDREW'S FABULOUS STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURES THE FAMILIAR FACE AND THE HIDDEN DEPTHS. BOB FREEMAN'S DELICATE PENCIL SKETCHES AND.CRYIMC ANNOTATIONS GIVE INSIGHTS FAR DE,EPER THAN THE CAMERA.

• JOHN SIMISTER, A FORMER MOTORING MAGAZINE TECHNICAL EDITOR, IS NOW FREELANCE AND DIVIDES HIS TIME BETWEEN WRMNG ABOUT NEW AND CLASSIC CARS AND TAKING ENGINES APART TO FIND OUT HOW THEY WORK.

HE LEARNED THAT CRAFT WORKING IN GARAGES DURING STUDENT HOLIDAYS BEFORE STARTING HIS FIRST JOB AS A CAR ROAD TESTER ON THE UK's Motor MAGAZINE (LATER INTEGRATED INTO Autocar).