The Speed Merchants: A Journey Through the World of Motor Racing 1969-1972. The Driver, the Cars, the Tracks.

Michael Keyser

ISBN 10: 0837602327 / ISBN 13: 9780837602325

Published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1998

About this Item

Robert Bentley, Cambridge, MA, USA. 1st edition 1998. Hardcover. 109 pp. 290x225 mm (11¼"x9") approx. Very many colour and B&W photos plus circuit maps. Condition: fine in a fine dust jacket. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition. Important note for customers in the USA: Due to the imposition of import duty on low value goods by your current administration, it is now impossible to provide a universal default shipping cost. Please ask for a shipping quote before ordering.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Speed Merchants: A Journey Through the World of Motor Racing 1969-1972. The Driver, the Cars, the Tracks.
• Publisher: Robert Bentley, Cambridge, MA, USA
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0837602327
• ISBN 13: 9780837602325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Weight: 1.72 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Speed Merchants tells the story of Michael Keyser's racing and film experience, across the U.S. and Europe, from 1969 through 1972. He relives what it was like to watch the great Ferrari 512s and Porsche 917s that dominated the world manufacturer's series in 1970; to follow Mark Donohue and Roger Penske as they shook up the Trans-Am through Canada and the United States; to see McLaren's hold on the Can-Am finally ended. The Speed Merchants details the successes and failures of such drivers as Vic Elford, Brian Redman, Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodriguez and Jackie Stewart; and racing at such tracks as Daytona, Sebring, Indianapolis, the Targa Florio, the Nurburgring, Monaco and Le Mans. When first published in 1973, The Speed Merchants was hailed among other books on racing as the standard by which other works should be judged. Now, the author has totally revised the book, more than doubling the number of photographs and adding a personal dimension that could only be brought by someone in his unique position as driver, photographer, and filmmaker. With brilliant full color photography and evocative prose, The Speed Merchants brings to vivid life the sights and sounds of a lost era."

Reviews

Michael Keyser...drove his father's brand-new green Porsche 911 from Stuttgart to Siena, in 1968. Other thrill rides followed.