Name: Le Mans: 1949–59
Brand: Quentin Spurring
SKU: 978-0-992820-96-1
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Author Quentin Spurring

ISBN: 9780992820961

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This was a very important period in the Le Mans story. Ferrari and Jaguar raced to stake claims as the foremost manufacturers of high-performance cars. Mercedes-Benz came back from war-ravaged Germany and again set the standards in race-car engineering. Aston Martin finally won at its 20th attempt. Enormous crowds – approaching half a million people – saw the first rear-engined saloons to compete at Le Mans, and the first mid-engined sports-racing cars, and the first diesels.

• Official status provides a number of unique features, including the reproduction of the full-colour race poster artwork for each year and photographs from the ACO’s archives.

• The images are entirely in colour, and the emphasis is on photographs that enthusiasts will not have seen before.

• The story of each race is told through photographs and an accompanying commentary.

• Complete data for each year includes technical regulations, entry list, circuit changes (with diagram), lap chart, full results and category awards.

• The whole work is beautifully designed and presented.

Format: 280 x 230mm
Jacketed hardback
Page extent: 384pp, colour throughout
Illustration: 400 photographs, some rare colour

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“An extremely comprehensive review of the period which includes some great images, all the results and plenty more.” Motor Sport

Quentin Spurring

Quentin Spurring entered motorsport journalism on the editorial team of Autosport in 1966. He became the weekly magazine’s deputy editor but left in 1970 to try his hand as a freelance, also serving two years as the media officer of the British Automobile Racing Club and the editor of its monthly publication.

He was the launch editor of Competition Car magazine in 1972–74, and the press officer of Graham Hill’s Formula 1 team in 1975. He returned to Autosport in 1976 as its editor, and served in this capacity or as its executive editor until 1988.