Winged Sports Cars & Enduring Innovation - The International Championship for Manufacturers in Photographs, 1962-1971

Sport car racing s decade of greatest diversity occurred between 1962 and 1971, perhaps the richest and most exciting period in sports car racing history. This ten year span featured an epic struggle between the two giants of the sports car world - Ferrari and Porsche - accompanied by a host of successful challengers, including Ford, Alfa Romeo, Shelby Cobra, and Chaparral. Manufacturers were also locked in fierce contests to develop cutting edge technology in aerodynamics, engines, and tires. These charismatic cars possessed an unrivaled combination of grace and power.This meticulously researched and edited photographic essay captures an era of spectacular manufacturer competition. Each manufacturer s racers were distinctive and memorable: the innovative Chaparrals; the potent Shelby Cobras; Ford s mighty GT40; the terrifyingly quick Porsche 917; and a devastating array of Ferraris - GTOs, LMs, 512s, and 312 PBs. Each of these models is covered in detail, as are hundreds of other types, both well known and esoteric. Illustrated by: .…