This handsome volume provides a detailed account of Aston Martin's fascinating and chequered motor racing history. Clearly setting out its evolution through various ownerships, the author recalls the company's diverse racing record, which began in 1921and ran uninterrupted - war years apart - until 1963. The modern era is also covered, as Aston Martin returned to sports car racing in 2005 with the DBR9. Superbly illustrated throughout, this book records with authority the successes and failures of one of the giants of British sports car racing.
| ISBN | 1844252418 | | Pages | 384 | | ISBN13 | 9781844252411
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Haynes Publishing Group | | Weight (grammes) | 1860 | | Imprint | J H Haynes & Co Ltd | | Published in | Somerset | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 280 | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2006 | | Width (mm) | 230 | | DEWEY | 796.7209 | | Spine width (mm) | 27 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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Bamford & Martin Limited completed the first Aston Martin in 1914 and raced it and other cars extensively in the early 1920s.
The Bertelli and Sutherland periods, 1926-1947, brought new models and some international success.
The 1950s saw several models and a diverse racing programme before the company finally entered Formula 1 in 1959 - proving unsuccessful against rear-engined competition.
GT racing brought better success, but eventually the works cars proved no match for their Ferrari rivals.
Aston Martin (and the associated Tickford company) later supplied engines for the Surtees Lola coupes, the Nimrod and other Group C cars before launching its own short-lived Group C programme in 1989.
Appendices detailing key people, race performances from 1922, car specifications, and Aston Martin and Lagonda V12 competition car histories.
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