SPECIAL BREW: THE STORY OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN FORMULA ONE AND LIBRE SPECIALS

Name: SPECIAL BREW: THE STORY OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN FORMULA ONE AND LIBRE SPECIALS
Brand: Evro Publishing
SKU: 9781918070026
Price: 69 EUR
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Special Brew documents the fascinating story of the Formula One and Libre specials that competed in the South African Drivers' Championship during its 'golden age' of the late 1950s and 1960s.... Read more

Publisher: Evro Publishing

Language: English

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Special Brew documents the fascinating story of the Formula One and Libre specials that competed in the South African Drivers' Championship during its 'golden age' of the late 1950s and 1960s.

Impecunious enthusiasts conceived and built these unique racing specials at a time when state-of-the-art machinery from abroad was unattainable or completely beyond their financial means. The result was a remarkable flowering of ingenious, home-built designs.

The book features around 30 uniquely crafted vehicles, such as Peter de Klerk's Alfa Special, Doug Serrurier's LDS marque, Gordon Henderson's Scorpions, and Tony Kotze's low-slung Assegai.

Complemented by a remarkable array of photographs - many in full colour - Special Brew tells the story of these cars and the colourful personalities associated with them in great detail.

The book reveals many little-known facts, drawn from the author's own observations while attending the events back in the day and from interviews with the key figures involved.

Special Brew is further elevated by a foreword from legendary automotive designer Gordon Murray. Murray recounts how building his own home-made special, the IGM Ford, in his parents' backyard in South Africa in 1965 and 1966 was the very beginning of his iconic career in motor racing and grand prix design.