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Laddar... Coventry Climax Racing Engines: The definitive development history (utgåvan 2017)av Des Hammill (Författare)
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In the 50s & 60s Coventry Climax engines powered many race-winning cars, including some driven by Stirling Moss & Jack Brabham. To get the true inside story, the author, an engineer, has talked to all surviving Coventry Climax personnel who were involved with the racing engines. The author was given full access to all of Walter Hassan's papers, photographs and engine drawings. After 30 months of original research and writing, this book describes exactly how these famous engines developed from industrial fire pumps to the Hillman Imp, from Le Mans winning Lotus Elites to Formula One winners driven by Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham, right through to the company's takeover by Jaguar in 1963. Viewed through the eyes of an engineer, and the detailed recollections of those who were there, this is a fascinating account of the trials and tribulations of leading edge race engine design from 1952 to 1966. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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manufacturing. It started with the British government looking for a portable fire pump. This needed a light weight engine to power the pump, among other requirements. British car constructers saw the engines at a display in the London Motor show and saw the potential of the light weight engine as a race car power unit. Petitioning Climax led to motors built for use in small displacement category cars. But one use that caught my eye many years ago, and stuck with me because it seemed so attractive, was using a Climax engine to improve performance in Austin-Healey Sprites. This was part of an attempt by, I think, either Graham Hill or, maybe Jack Braham, to enter the automobile after-market. The text and pictures convinced me that that was a great idea and I would, if not for budgetary reasons, love to pursue doing such a car. Alas, rich relatives remembering me in their will is not in my possible future, So it goes! ( )