Racing Car Design and Development
Language: English
Published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Brady & Co. Fine Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.Brady & Co. Fine Books
AbeBooks seller since August 13, 2025
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 95.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Racing Car Design and Development by Len Terry and Alan Baker. Published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973. Hardcover with original dust jacket. An excellent vintage motorsports engineering title covering race car design, chassis development, aerodynamics, suspension concepts, and performance engineering from one of the great racing designers of the era. Well regarded among collectors of Formula racing, automotive engineering, and motorsport history. Dust jacket is present and not price clipped, remaining in good condition overall with moderate edge wear from handling and shelving. Hardcover beneath appears very well preserved. Interior pages are sharp, crisp, and appear clean and unmarked, with no writing or highlighting observed. Binding remains solid. A highly attractive copy for collectors, racing enthusiasts, engineers, or vintage automotive libraries.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1779227651225
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Racing Car Design and Development
- Author
- Len Terry and Alan Baker
- Publisher
- Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Publication year
- 1973
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- 20th century, American History, Design, Engineering, First Edition, Science, Sports
Brady & Co. Fine Books
Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 13, 2025
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