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Austin Healey 100-6 and 3000 (Rally Giants Series)

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  • Austin Healey 100-6 & 3000 (Rally Giants Series)
  • Austin Healey 100-6 & 3000 (Rally Giants Series)
  • Austin Healey 100-6 & 3000 (Rally Giants Series)
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By: Graham Robson .

In nine eventful years - 1957 to 1965 - the six-cylinder-engined Austin Healey evolved into a formidable and increasingly specialised rally car. By any standards, it was the first of the "homologation specials" - a type made progressively stronger, faster, more versatile, and more suitable for the world's toughest International rallies. Though the motorsport foundations had been laid by the Healey Motor Co. Ltd, the work needed to turn these cars into rock-sold 210bhp projectiles was almost all completed by the world-famous "works" BMC Competitions Department at Abingdon. It was because of their vast experience that the "Big Healeys" as they were always affectionately known - became fast and tough, nimble yet durable, so that they were capable of winning major events wherever traction could be assured. Not only did the "works" Austin Healeys win some of the world's most famous events - including Liege-Sofia-Liege, Spa-Sofia-Liege and the French and Austrian Alpine rallies, but they were also supremely fast on events like the Tulip, and came so close, so often, to winning their home event, the British RAC Rally, which traditionally ended the season. Not only did these cars turn their drivers - Pat Moss, Donald Morley, Rauno Aaltonen, Timo Makinen and Paddy Hopkirk among them - into heroes, but individual cars seemed to take on a character and reputation of their own. This book lists each and every success, each and every notable car, and traces exactly how the machinery developed, and improved, from one season to the next. Over time, the "works" cars not only adopted aluminium cylinder heads and body panels, much-modified chassis, transmission and exhaust systems, but they also became supremely strong and could withstand a true battering on the world's toughest events. This book relates how the cars were improved by the engineers, how the drivers came to love their heavy and sometimes self-willed steeds, and how the management team got the most out of everything - machinery, personnel, drivers, and regulations. . Heavily illustrated and packed with technical detail this book will make a welcome addition to any motorsport fans library.

In nine eventful years – 1957 to 1965 – the six-cylinder-engined Austin Healey evolved into a formidable and increasingly specialised rally car. By any standards, it was the first of the ‘homologation specials’ – a type made progressively stronger, faster, more versatile, and more suitable for the world’s toughest international rallies. This is the story...

Features:

  • Full detailed history of each marques rally career
  • Full detailed story of concept, design, development
  • Unrivalled coverage of people and influences behind the cars
  • Step by step coverage of technical evolution
  • Description of cars, why, how and when evolved
  • Description of principal people (managers, drivers, engineers) involved
  • Many many pictures, not only of cars in action, but of details and people
  • Comparison with rivals
  • Complete listing of important successes
  • Complete listing of ‘works’ xcars

 

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Publisher Code:
AUSHEON
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ISBN 13:
9781845841287
Published:
2007
Dimensions:
215x195mm
Pages:
124
Illustrations:
Soft Bound, b/w and colour ill
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Condition Sync Code:
1000
Sync Category Code:
261186
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