Spyders & Silhouettes. The World Manufacturers and Sports Car Championships in Photographs, 1972-1981

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The decade from 1972 to 1981 included two unique phases in world-class sports car racing. Three-liter Prototype cars dominated at first, adapting technological innovations developed for Formula One by Ferrari, Matra and other marques. But in 1976 new rules brought the Special Production, or “Silhouette” class to the forefront, allowing Porsche, BMW and others to add upgraded engines, aerodynamics and tires to race cars resembling conventional production models.

In Spyders & Silhouettes, renowned racing historian János Wimpffen uses hundreds of rare photographs to cover both periods in all of their remarkable diversity. Condition of the book: damaged corners, slightly worn dust jacket, slightly loose binding but the pages and cover are in good conditions.