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Archie and the Listers: The heroic story of Archie Scott Brown and the racing marque he made famous (Hardcover)

by Brian Lister (Foreword), Robert Edwards (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd; October 1995 Reprint edition (13 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852604697
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852604691
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 140,565 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'a detailed and uplifting account...marvellous' Daily Telegraph


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On 3 April 1954, the product of an unlikely union first took to the track, at Snetterton in Norfolk. It was a Lister-MG sports racing car, driven by a Scottish amateur who made his living as a travelling salesman. He stormed through to win. The disabled driver was Archie Scott Brown. Over the next five years he won 71 major races, 44 of them in Cambridge built Lister cars. The book chronicles Archie Scott Brown's personal life, from being born with both legs severely malformed, through countless operations that led to a remarkably normal childhood and adolescence. The author follows his fascination with fast cars, early wins in an MG TD, his introduction to engineer, Brian Lister, and the influence his driving had on the development of the marque.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You've never heard of him, but a real sporting hero, 7 Jan 2005
By Martin B. Chillcott "Martin Chillcott" (Peterborough) - See all my reviews
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Step back into the 1950s and a world of Moss, Fangio, fast cars, dashing rogues et al. Surely a one armed man with calipers can't drive in Forumla One!
Makes today's multi millionaire'legends' look pathetic.

If you want to know what it was like to live on the edge in the fifties, start here.

Fantastic book

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Archie - A fitting Memorial, 26 Jul 2004
By Mr. S. J. Whittaker (UK) - See all my reviews
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Archie and the Listers was a spellbinding read. An emotional account of 50's Motorsport. This book delves into the characters and relationships rather than just race statistics. The story unfolds literaly from Archies birth until his untimely death at Spa and is a moving account of triumph in adversity and the conquering of the finest racers despite the challenges of his disabilities. I could not put this book down. The finest Motor Sport read for years!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book!, 14 Jan 2004
By J E Patchett (CARSHALTON, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Robert Edwards clearly is very interested in his subject and his thorough research shows in the detail included in this comprehensive history of Archie's life and motor racing exploits. Before reading this book I had only read a brief article in Motor Sport [later 1970's I think] but the book includes all aspects of Archie's life and sets them in the context of the 1950's, the attitudes to motor racing at the time and how the garagistes were able to hold their own against the big name drivers and factory cars. The ending of the book is sad but the author treats the sad events at Spa with respect and compassion.
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