GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS VOLUME 1 1966-1974: MATRA, ALPINE, LIGIER, SIMCA, RENAULT, CITROEN


What happened when President de Gaulle expressed his wish to see French cars win the Monte Carlo Rally, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Formula One World Championship? This is the story of Matra,... Read more
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What happened when President de Gaulle expressed his wish to see French cars win the Monte Carlo Rally, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Formula One World Championship?

This is the story of Matra, Alpine and Ligier as never told before. Little did the Author expect it to include a range of topics as diverse as the introduction of colour television, the fate of truck company Berliet, the consequences of wartime occupation, the rivalry between Simca, Citroën and Renault.

And also, the illegal political party funding, the films of Jean-Luc Godard, unfathomable going-on at the FIA, the beginnings of the EEC, the unsavory activities of the French security services, the influence of the ENA, the significance of the cars used by the gendarmerie, the dirigiste economy, ministerial corruption, unsolved murders and attempted assassinations…and lots of motor racing.

Games Without Frontiers Volume 1 1966-1974 has 256 pages and richly illustrated with over 110 newly commissioned pieces of artwork. 

Product specification

Binding
In hardback
Pages
258
ISBN / EAN
9781916903616
Languages
English
Publication date
04/2022
Dimensions
21 x 28 x 2 cm

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