KARL LUDVIGSEN
Introduction
Chapter 1 ORIGINS
Chapter 2 AMERICAN TWIN SIXES
Chapter 3 EUROPEAN TWELVES
Chapter 4 AERO SPEED
Chapter 5 CLASSIC-ERA AMERICANS
Chapter 6 BRITISH AND FRENCH CLASSICS
Chapter 7 TEUTONIC TWELVES
Chapter 8 RACERS IN AMERICA
Chapter 9 GRAND PRIX GLORIES
Chapter 10 POST-WAR POTENCY
Chapter 11 COMPETITION AMBITIONS
Chapter 12 ENGINES FOR THE ELITE
Chapter 13 CAT, ROUNDELAND STAR
Chapter 14 FORMULA TWELVES
Chapter 15 AMERICAN AND GERMAN LUXURY
Chapter 16 ULTIMATE SPORTS-CAR POWER
Appendix - V 12 Firing Orders
Index
With its highly readable text and stunning illustrations, this masterpiece of a book tells the story of the creation, evolution and exploitation of the V12 engine. From the big American V12s of the early 1900s to today's Aston Martin Vanquish V12, these glorious engines have been revered as more than just feats of engineering; in many cases they are respected as works of art. Here is an insightful, analytical and technical history of the V12 engines that have powered some of the most exciting and dramatic cars ever built for road or track.
'The V12 engine is beautifully illlustrated throughout' Practical Classics.
'The pictures are impressive, but it is the research that sparkles' AUTO EXPRESS 12.10.05
