BMC Competitions Department Secrets

Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, Peter Browning

ISBN 10: 1904788688 / ISBN 13: 9781904788683

Published by Veloce Publishing, Dorchester, 2005

About this Item

Veloce Publishing, Dorchester, 2005. Hard cover. Book Condition : Near fine, like new, appears little read. A super book filled with information on the BMC works teams.Scarce book. Heavy book may incur extra postage. Book will be sent by Uk postal service. Bookseller Inventory #010349.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BMC Competitions Department Secrets
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing, Dorchester
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904788688
• ISBN 13: 9781904788683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: N/A
• Edition: 2005
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: N/A

About this title

Synopsis

The inside story of a legendary works, Competition Department is told by the three competition managers of the highly successful BMC/British Leyland race and rally teams based at Abingdon. This book reveals the inner workings of one of the most successful motorsport teams Britain has ever seen. Based on previously unpublished internal factory memos, other documents, and the recollections of the prime movers, it describes the ups and downs and the politics of big-time competition. An excellent and entertaining read, no motorsport enthusiast should be without this book.

About the Author

Marcus Chambers was BMC Competition Manager from 1955-1961, the period during which the Works Austin-Healey was in its heyday. His automotive experience prior to this included driving HRGs at Le Mans, with a class win in 1939, and acting as team manager during 1947 and 1948. He is also the author of "Works wonders: BMC and Rootes." Marcus passed away in 2009 at the age of 98.