Art of the Le Mans race car
Subtitle: 90 years of speed : 24 Heures du Mans
By: Stuart Codling ; photography by James Mann ; foreword by Derek Bell
Contributors: Mann, James, 1963-
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780760344378
Subjects: 24 Heures du Mans (Automobile race) fast (OCoLC)fst01726839; Automobile racing; 24 Heures du Mans (Automobile race); Racing Automobiles
Other titles: Le Mans race car
Description: MOTOR CARS: GENERAL INTEREST. Le Mans is one of the longest-running and most spectacular endurance races in the history of motorsport. Spanning from the first 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1923 to the present day, Le Mans Legendary Race Cars takes the reader through a visual review of 90 years of significant, stunning racing machines. Featured cars include racers from Bentley, Talbot, Alfa Romeo, Cunningham, Jaguar, Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, and Audi, to name but a few. Striking studio photography specifically commissioned for this book from James Mann, one of the world's leading car and motorcycle photographers, highlights the functional art of race car engineering, allowing readers to lose themselves in the myriad mechanical details within. Each car includes a profile setting out its place in Le Mans history, accompanied by historical images and commentary from drivers, designers, and engineers.--
Notes: Includes index.