Black cloth-effect paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in gold foil. As issued. Color pictorial dust jacket shows slight laminate peel along bottom front edge, otherwise essentially as issued, now in mylar. 223 pp., illus. First edition, issued by Patrick Stephens Ltd.

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Title

The Quest for Speed: Modern Racing Car Design and Technology

Publisher

Patrick Stephens Ltd., Sparkford, Somerset, U.K.

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

1852604379

ISBN 13

9781852604370

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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The design and construction of Formula 1 reaching machines, Indy cars, and sports cars have changed beyond recognition over the past decade. This authoritative yet readable volume assesses the intricate high technology involved, describing the specialization, intensity of effort--and major funding-=-now required by those aiming to be a front runner, at a level hitherto unmatched in the history of this ruthlessly competitive global sport.

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