MINI COOPER - RALLY GIANTS SERIES

MINI COOPER - RALLY GIANTS SERIES

GRAHAM ROBSON

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Código:
20197
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
VELOCE PUBLISHING PLC
Nº edición:
1
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Marcas
ISBN:
978-1-84584-183-6
Páginas:
128
Encuadernación:
PORTADA EN RUSTICA
Medidas:
210 mm x 195 mm
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Foreword
Introduction
The car and the team
Inspiration
The Mini’s importance in rallying
The Mini’s home ground
Facing up to rival cars
Homologation – meeting the rules
Engineering features
Motorsport development, and improvements
Was the Mini unique?
Building and running the works cars
Personalities and star drivers
Competition story
The works Mini’s career
Past its best? Which rivals took over?
World/major European rally wins
Victories in British international rallies
Index

Features

• Full detailed history of the Mini’s rally career
• Complete story of concept, design and development
• Unrivalled coverage of people and influences behind the cars
• Step-by-step account of technical evolution
• Description of cars: why, how and when evolved
• Details of principal people involved
• Packed with pictures
• Comparison with rivals
• Complete listing of important successes and works Minis
Description

This book describes the birth, development, and rallying career of the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper in the 1960s, providing a compact and authoritative history of where, when and how it became so important to the sport.
Synopsis

This is a comprehensive study of the career of one type of rally car – the BMC Mini-Cooper/Mini-Cooper S. In the 1960s the Mini became famous as Britain’s most successful rally car. It combined superb handling, a tiny body shell, high-performance engines and the excellence of front-wheel-drive in an irresistible package. Not only this, but the works team included famous drivers like Paddy Hopkirk, Timo Makinen and Rauno Aaltonen.
The works Minis not only won the Monte Carlo three times – 1964, 1965 and 1967 – along with the European Rally Championship in 1965, but also won events all over the world. Because Minis were British, and well-promoted, they became seen as giant-killers, and were the people’s favourite for many years. The car outpaced many of its rivals, and this book examines exactly who they were, and how they came to be defeated by the ‘mighty Mini.’

Even today, works Minis appear at every gathering of classic cars – and in 2009, Mini celebrates its 50th birthday. Packed with over 100 photographs, this book is a fitting and timely tribute to a much-loved Rally Giant.
Additional Information

Period covered: 1961 to 1970

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