| Description |
255 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Previously published: London, England: Simon & Schuster, 2020. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 -- Top speed with top fuel -- The gender of speed -- Hitting the limiter? -- Salt and streamliners -- A mile every eleven seconds -- A few facts about speed -- Into the line of fire -- The future of speed -- We are cars. |
| Summary |
"Accompanied by some of the most stunning images of the cars and those who made and drove them, Roach tells a wonderful story of innovation and invention."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Automobiles -- Speed -- History.
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Automobiles, Racing -- Speed records -- History.
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Automobiles, Racing -- Speed records.
(OCoLC)fst00824118
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Automobiles -- Speed.
(OCoLC)fst00823887
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst014116283
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| Added Author |
Noble, Richard, 1946- writer of foreword.
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| Note |
Subtitle on cover: The quest to go faster, from the dawn of the motor car to the speed of sound |
| ISBN |
9780228103547 (hardcover) |
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0228103541 (hardcover) |
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