Through photos of the stunning countryside and cities visited en route, action shots, interviews with drivers and key personnel, plus vivid narrative, readers are transported to Mexico for an eye-witness account of the Carrera Panamericana. It's a tale of two halves: the early years, full of excitement, glamour, financial intrigue and tragedy. A time when major players in the auto industry got in on the act. Banned after the '54 race because of fatalities, the PanAm was re-instated in 1987, and the modern incarnation for ...
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Through photos of the stunning countryside and cities visited en route, action shots, interviews with drivers and key personnel, plus vivid narrative, readers are transported to Mexico for an eye-witness account of the Carrera Panamericana. It's a tale of two halves: the early years, full of excitement, glamour, financial intrigue and tragedy. A time when major players in the auto industry got in on the act. Banned after the '54 race because of fatalities, the PanAm was re-instated in 1987, and the modern incarnation for classic cars forms the second half of the book. Includes 350 images, maps of modern and original 1950s routes, plus results of original events.
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Very Good Minus in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Clean dust jacket with no tears, just minor shelfwear and edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Clean boards with a few light handling-marks; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large, Oblong Format (Quatro, 9.75Äù Äì 10.75Äù tall); Black dust jacket with photo of race car, and title in green/white/red lettering; 2008, Veloce Publishing; 272 pages; "La Carrera Panamericana: "The World's Greatest Road Race! ", " by Johnny Tipler & Jo Ramirez.
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