Coventry Climax Racing Engines
The Definitive Development History
Will be published approx. on 19. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-78711-043-4 (ISBN)
Description
Paperback edition. The result of extensive research, this book chronicles the definitive development history of Coventry Climax racing engines: the first British engines to power Formula One World Championship-winning cars.
Des Hammill, a professional engineer, describes the innovative nature of these wonderful engines, and how racing engine technology advanced through an important era of motorsport. The comments and anecdotes of those who were there give a real insight to life at Coventry Climax before its takeover by Jaguar in 1963. The author was given free access to Walter Hassan's papers; he also managed to track down and interview all of the surviving key players from the company's motor racing heyday, when it claimed four World Championship wins.
Des Hammill, a professional engineer, describes the innovative nature of these wonderful engines, and how racing engine technology advanced through an important era of motorsport. The comments and anecdotes of those who were there give a real insight to life at Coventry Climax before its takeover by Jaguar in 1963. The author was given free access to Walter Hassan's papers; he also managed to track down and interview all of the surviving key players from the company's motor racing heyday, when it claimed four World Championship wins.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
David & Charles
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78711-043-4 (9781787110434)
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09/2012
1st Edition
Princeton University Press
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Person
Hailing originally from New Zealand, Des Hammill is a professional engineer with many years of practical experience of building race-winning engines and solving technical problems. The author of several books in the SpeedPro series, Des writes in an easy to understand manner and gives step-by-step guidance. Des also takes his own photographs and creates his own line drawings.
Content
1. Engine codes2. The FPE 2.5 litre V8 Grand Prix engine3. FW - Four cylinder in-line engines4. FPF - Four cylinder in-line racing engines5. FWM - Four cylinder in-line engines6: FWMV 1.5 litre V87: 1.5 litre - FWMW - Flat 168: Conclusion9: Technical specifications