Thirty years after its formation by Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin, Cosworth is a world leader in engine and particularly racing car engine design. Individual Cosworth engines for high-performance road cars and motorsport use are well known, but less familiar is the history of the company and the personalities behind it. This book, of interest to all automobile enthusiasts, describes the products as well as the stories behind how they came to be created.
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Höhe: 238 mm
Breite: 169 mm
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978-1-85260-411-0 (9781852604110)
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Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin - the founders; early days in north London; big moves - to Northampton and into F2; fame in F1 - the DFV project; belt-drive - BDA and its successors; diversions - cars, motorcycle engines, and automatic transmissions; the world's motor industry comes shopping; DFV developments - Cosworth's amazing V-8; turbocharging in F1 - the Ford V-6 project; company into group - Worcester, Wellingborough, UEI and Carlton; the Sierra project - a quantum leap into the future; a new 'atmo' F1 engine for the 1990's.
