High Performance - Peter Grimsdale
Category: Misc. Non-fiction
Tags: Misc. Non-fiction
A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britains cities after World War Two and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen High Performance tells the exhilarating tale of their journey down the fast lane. Ben Collins, bestselling author of The Man In The White Suit and How To Drive A wonderful glimpse backstage at the flamboyant mavericks and crazies who populated the British motor industry in the 60s. Alexei Sayle High Performance is a cracking read and an adrenaline-packed tribute to the time when British mavericks blew the bloody doors off the competition. The Sunday Times, Chosen as one of The Mail on Sundays 100 Summer Books?, In January 1964 a team of tiny red and white Mini Coopers stunned the world by winning the legendary Monte Carlo Rally. It was a stellar year for British cars that culminated in Goldfinger breaking box office records and making James Bonds Aston Martin DB5 the worlds most famous sports car., By the sixties, on road, track and silver
