Overview

An affordable, lightweight sports car suitable for racing, the MG TC launched the sports car scene in postwar America. A wave of drivers first competed on the track in these and the later TD, TF and MGA models during the 1950s, many of them eventually moving up to Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars and Ferraris. Eighty such drivers, from the famous (e.g., Phil Hill, John Fitch, David E. Davis, Jr.) to lesser known men and women with equally vivid stories, are profiled in this book, which presents many of their recollections from firsthand interviews alongside a wealth of period photographs.

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Author:   Carl Goodwin ,  John Fitch
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9780786460526

ISBN 10:   0786460520
Pages:   291
Publication Date:   10 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword: Adventures in MGs by John Fitch      Preface      THE DRIVERS Fred Allen      Cameron Argetsinger      S.H. Arnolt      David Ash      Bob Ballenger      Hank Becker      John Gordon Benett      John Bentley      Art and Dutch Brow      Hubert Brundage      Ralph Cadwallader      Jim and Sally Carroll      Sam Collier, Miles Collier      Harry Constant      Denver Cornett      Tom Countryman      Briggs Cunningham      David E. Davis Jr.      Bob Dickens      Chuck Dietrich      Suzy Dietrich      Frank Dominianni      Bob Donner      Ralph Durbin      Fred Egloff      Gus Ehrman      Charlie Ellmers      Bob Fergus      John Fitch      The Funny Face Auto Racing Team      Richie Ginther      Cal Gleason      Isabelle Haskell      Chuck Hassan      Chuck Henry      Phil Hill      Bob Holbert      Ed Hugus      Dick Irish      Rowland Keith      LeRoy Kramer Jr.      Haig Ksayian      Bob Larson      Ed Licht      Otto Linton      Bill Lloyd      Bob Lossman      Karl Ludvigsen      Ebby Lunken      Sandy MacArthur      Henry Manney III      Don Marsh      Jack McAfee      Steve McQueen      Ken Miles      Bill Milliken      Charles Moran      Al Moss      Alan Patterson      Bill Pollack      Bob Said      Art Seyler      Bob Shea      Carroll Shelby      Bill Staufer      Bruce Stevenson      Chuck Stoddard      John Tame      Dick Thompson      Lake Underwood      George Valentine      Bill Victor      John von Neumann      Fred Wacker      Harley Watts      Herb Whiting      Bill Wonder      Doc and Peggy Wyllie      Sherrie Zuckert      Bibliography      Index     

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Goodwin has written an enjoyable book and he is thoroughly knowledgeable of the subject and a skilled author --<i>The Automotive Chronicles</i>; masterpiece --<i>VeloceToday.com</i> Goodwin obviously put in a lot of one-on-one interview time and legwork writing this book, and it pays off in a big way, making this book worth owning --<i>SpeedReaders</i>; a very interesting and readable book...with the author's excellent interviewing skills...Goodwin is an accomplished writer and never bores the reader. His accuracy is quite good...this is really a very important book as it brings to light a great deal of information that has not been made available before --<i>The Sacred Octagon</i>.

Author Information

Carl Goodwin has written for Vintage Motorsport, Vintage Racecar, Classic Motorsports, Classic MG, 356 Registry, Forza and other periodicals, plus the Italian car web site Veloce Today. He has earned the Carl Benz Award from the Society of Automotive Historians four times and won numerous golds, silvers and bronzes presented by the International Automotive Media Awards. He lives in Novelty, Ohio.

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