Roach, Martin

Contents: A pre-history of speed -- The birth of the motor race and land speed record -- The speed kings gather -- Speed as a pheromone -- The Bentley boys and the Bugatti queen -- The age of monsters -- Tempting fate -- Bonneville -- Speed at war and in recovery -- Speeding from the underground -- The jet age -- Speed exotica -- Muscle mania -- Coffins on water -- Trickle down -- The psychology of speed...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2021

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