Team Lotus took the Indianapolis 500 race by storm between 1963 and 1969. In a race previously dominated by home-grown American cars and drivers, double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark scored a stunning victory in 1965, and twice finished second in his Lotus cars powered by Ford engines. Here is the definitive inside story of how - encouraged by the great Dan Gurney - the tiny British Lotus team, headed by Colin Chapman, took aim at an icon of American sporting life and rewrote motor racing history. First published in ...
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Team Lotus took the Indianapolis 500 race by storm between 1963 and 1969. In a race previously dominated by home-grown American cars and drivers, double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark scored a stunning victory in 1965, and twice finished second in his Lotus cars powered by Ford engines. Here is the definitive inside story of how - encouraged by the great Dan Gurney - the tiny British Lotus team, headed by Colin Chapman, took aim at an icon of American sporting life and rewrote motor racing history. First published in 1996 and out of print for years.
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A hardback First Edition in Fine condition, in a Near Fine dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Bookseller's neat stamp to inside front cover. Edge wear to boards and jacket. Spine mildly faded. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Illustrated. Appendixes (technical specifications, major event race record of USAC Lotuses 1963-1969, chassis register 1963-1966), index. Very neat and bright--a sound and handsome copy.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 10x10x0; Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Bump to top front cover corner, exposing board. Light wear to corner tips. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is glossy with mild surface and edge wear; no tears. Oversize hardcover. Out of print. Books, box sets, and items other than standard jewel case CDs and DVDs that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
