{"product_id":"spyders-silhouettes-the-world-manufacturers-and-sports-car-championships-in-photographs-1972-1981","title":"Spyders \u0026 Silhouettes - The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1972-1981","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Janos Wimpffen .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eThe World Manufacturers \u0026amp; Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1972-1981\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1970s were a period of continual evolution in world sports-car racing, with new regulations, technologies, championships, and competitors all playing their part. In the early years of the decade, the 3.0-liter Prototype formula offered some of the most advanced technol ogy yet seen in sports-car racing, with many of the top cars using designs and equipment that had originated in Formula One. Apart from the covered wheels and vestigial passenger seat, there was little fundamentally different between a Ferrari 312 PB and its grand prix– racing cousin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut with the departure of Ferrari from the World Manufacturers Championship in 1973 and uneven participation and performance from other major players, by mid-decade the focus had shifted. National Grand Touring and Touring car series were becoming popular in Europe and North America. Spurred in part by rising gas prices and improved production, the Special Production, or Group 5 category of 1976, was established. Better known as Silhouettes—for their superficial resemblance to production vehicles—the principal sports-car championship, the World Manufacturers Championship, now encompassed these cars. The Silhouette years would be dominated by Porsche, whose classic 935 and its many variants would win scores of races for the factory and its numerous private customers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost of the photos in Spyders and Silhouettes have never been published before.\u003c\/strong\u003e In addition to depicting a remarkably diverse array of cars, they also include portraits of legendary drivers such as Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Mark Donohue, Ronnie Peterson, Brian Redman, Arturo Merzario, Henri Pescarolo, Jochen Mass, and\u003cbr\u003e Clay Regazzoni.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJanos Wimpffen\u003c\/em\u003e spent months researching thousands of photographs in archives around the world, and selected the best that each has to offer.\u003c\/strong\u003e This volume includes the work of famed photographers such Hal Crocker, Geoffrey Goddard, Franco Lini, Pete Lyons, W. H. Murenbeeld, Rainer Schlegelmilch, Ulrich Upietz, and many others. Spyders and Silhouettes is another indispensable companion to the author's definitive sports-car racing history, Time and Two Seats, and it is written to the same exacting standards. It joins two previous photographic collections, Open Roads and Front Engines and Winged Sports Cars and Enduring innovation, celebrating the history of world-class sports-car racing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eOther Details\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePublisher Code:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eSPYSI\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eISBN 10:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e1893618838\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eISBN 13:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e9781893618838\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePublished:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e2007\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e280x340mm\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePages:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e400\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eHard Bound, Colour ill\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e   \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"David Bull Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627968872668,"sku":"9781893618831","price":225.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/b13454b_spyders_silhouettes__11240.1339460448.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772088285","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/spyders-silhouettes-the-world-manufacturers-and-sports-car-championships-in-photographs-1972-1981","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}