Ford: The Dust and the Glory. A Racing History
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Author(s): L. Levine
Publisher: IHS American Technical Publishers
ISBN: 076800814X
Format: hardback
411pp
Price: £34.00
Review Date: 04 February 2002
Review: This is the second volume of the history of Ford's involvement in autoracing, covering the period when the sport grew from a local attraction to its regular appearance on national television. The book tracks Ford's ongoing involvement in the competitive sport; before the Ford Company existed, it was racing that enabled Henry Ford to raise the money for one of his early companies. This volume deals with seven different disciplines: stock car racing on a major league basis; American single-seater racing; drag racing; world championship (grand prix) racing; road racing; off-road racing; and international rallying. The book gives the historical facts accompanied by first-hand interviews form some of the motosports legends.