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Classic Grand Prix Cars: The Front-Engined Era 1906-1960 (second edition) by Karl Ludvigsen |
BRM - The Saga of British Racing Motors Volume 3: Monocoque Cars 1964-1968 (Motor Sport) by Doug Nye |
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Award-winning author Karl Ludvigsen brings to life the travails and
triumphs of this exotic Formula 1 car, whose amazing engine was the first
in history to rev above 10,000 rpm -- with a shrill scream from its
exhausts that captivated all who saw, heard and drove her.
Few cars of any kind have a more exotic and exciting reputation among
enthusiasts than the first BRM, a 16-cylinder wonder machine that was a
bright beacon of promise in Britain's drab post-war years. Heralded as a
certain race winner and backed by the nation's motor industry, exploiting
the seized secrets of the 1930s Germans, the British Racing Motors bid fair
to put the UK at the top of the Grand Prix tree.
It did come good -- producing more than 500 horsepower from 1.5 litres --
but only after the Formula 1 for which it was built had expired. From the
files of the Ludvigsen Library come more than 150 rare photos of the BRM,
one of the handsomest, indeed sexiest, racing cars of all time. Related
articles and ephemera round out the story of a bold but ultimately
misguided British venture that delivered too much too late.
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