 Trade In this Item for up to £2.80
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in German Racing Silver: Drivers, Cars and Triumphs of German Motor Racing (Racing Colours) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.80, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
From Lautenschlager to Schumacher, Germany's racing drivers have etched their names at motor sport's very pinnacle. For Mercedes in 1908 and 1914, Christian Lautenschlager won two of the greatest Grands Prix in history. Discovered by Mercedes-Benz, Michael Schumacher went on to win a spectacular seven world championships. Home Marques Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union attracted Germany's best drivers from Hans Stuck, Rudy Caracciola and Manfred von Brauchitsch to Hermann Lang, Karl Kling and Hans Herrmann. Theirs were racing cars that were both white and silver, the latter passing into legend with the 'Silver Arrows'. In these pages, Porsche accelerates from plucky underdog to dominant power with its 917, 'Turbo-Panzer' of the Can-Am series, and 956 and 962 endurance racers. Mercedes-Benz teams Juan Fangio with Stirling Moss in the 1950s to sweep both Formula 1 and sports-car classics. Karl Ludvigsen's dramatic telling of the German saga brings to life the great tracks, the Avus and the Nurburgring, and the cars that raced for Germany from BMW, Adler and DKW to Veritas, Audi and Borgward. Not overlooked are the exploits of such battlers in the class wars as NSU, Stoewer, AFM, Zakspeed, Scampolo, Zoller, AWE, Horch and Ford of Germany. The glistening silver centrepiece of this unique tribute to Germany's racing cars and drivers is the decade of the 1930s, when the Third Reich controversially backed motor sports to flaunt its skill and power. With its historic contests and sensational racing cars that coruscating decade is still classed as motor racing's Golden Age. This is one book that is certain to have motor racing experts and fans thoroughly exhilarated, enticed and eager for the next instalment!
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great review of the greatest German race cars
10 April 2010
Format:Hardcover
This is a great basic review of the greatest German race cars. There is no better automotive history author than Karl Ludvigsen. When Karl authors a book, you can count on the research being as good as one can get. This is a serious book, not one of those thrown together type of books generally found in the book shops. But, the wirting is not too deep to be beyond the interest level of most readers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
German Racing Silver reviewed
27 May 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is very interesting for those who want to know more about German racing cars, not only in the thirties but also in the fourties and fifties, a time when several small firms started to take part in motor racing with small means, often using pre-war engines.
Karl ludvigsen is an expert on the subject and knows how to write an interesting story.
Strongly recommended
Karl ludvigsen is an expert on the subject and knows how to write an interesting story.
Strongly recommended
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A top pick for any library catering to car racing fans
20 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover
GERMAN RACING SILVER: DRIVERS, CARS AND TRIUMPHS OF GERMAN MOTOR RACING explores Germany's auto history and legacy and brings the German history to life with discussions of the development of tracks, cars, and racers across the country. Color photos of cars, sidebars of information and history, and vintage black and white photos alike make this a top pick for any library catering to car racing fans.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
