Mini Cooper/Mini Cooper S (eBook)

Graham Robson (Autor)

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2016
128 Seiten
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-84584-921-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes the birth, development, and rallying career of the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper in the 1960s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport.

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This is a comprehensive study of the career of one type of rally car - the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper S. In the 1960s the Mini became famous as Britain's most successful rally car. It combined superb handling, a tiny body shell, high-performance engines and the excellence of front-wheel-drive in an irresistible package. Not only this, but the works team included famous drivers like Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Makinen and Rauno Aaltonen.
The works Minis not only won the Monte Carlo three times - 1964, 1965 and 1967 - along with the European Rally Championship in 1965, but also won events all over the world. Because Minis were British, and well-promoted, they became seen as giant-killers, and were the people's favourite for many years. The car outpaced many of its rivals, and this book examines exactly who they were, and how they came to be defeated by the 'mighty Mini.'
Even today, works Minis appear at every gathering of classic cars - and in 2009, Mini celebrates its 50th birthday. Packed with over 100 photographs, this book is a fitting and timely tribute to a much-loved Rally Giant.

Autor

Graham Robson possesses a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has been close to the sport of rallying for many years, as competitor, team manager, organiser, reporter, commentator, and observer; in more than forty years he has never lost touch with the sport. Not only has Graham competed in many British and European events, he's also reported on marathons in South America, and acted as a travelling controller in the legendary London-Mexico World Cup Rally. As a recognised authority on many aspects of classic cars and motoring of that period, he is the most prolific of all authors, with more than 130 published books to his credit. Over the years Graham has owned, driven, described and competed in many of the cars featured in the Rally Giants Series, and his insight to their merits is unmatched.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.1.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Rally Giants
• Verlagsort: Exeter
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Schlagworte: 1960s rallying • Austin Mini • BMC Mini • British Cars • British rally cars • Classic Cars • European rallies • Graham Robson • mini • Mini Cooper • mini cooper S • Mini-Cooper S • Mini rally cars • monte carlo rally • paddy hopkirk • RAC Rally • Rally Giants series • rallying Minis • rally results • Rauno Aaltonen • Reprint • Timo Makinen • V4183 • Veloce
• ISBN-10: 1-84584-921-3 / 1845849213
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84584-921-4 / 9781845849214