The Incredible Blitzen Benz Volume 1

The Incredible Blitzen Benz Volume 1 Mighty Machines from Mannheim Shattered Speed Records and Inspired Heroic Legends

Hardback (18 Jun 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

"Oldfield shot into the turn with the wheel of his mighty motor car gripped as no other man can hold it. There was a fearful moment as the big devil-wagon swerved from its course. The rear wheels bounded sickeningly, and for a terrible second it looked as if Oldfield had found his finish. With truly superhuman effort, the muscles in his corded arms standing out like whips under his tanned skin, Barney straightened out the machine, jammed his foot on the pedal and send the great white Benz howling down the stretch for the fastest mile ever run on a dirt track. A rolling volume of approval from five thousand spectators matched the drumming beat of the cylinders as the Blitzen Benz thundered past the grandstand with raw gasoline exploding four hundred pounds of dead engine metal into two hundred units of living horsepower." Press description of a Blitzen Benz racing in 1910.

About the Publisher

Dalton Watson Fine Books

Building on over forty years of Dalton Watson automotive and related publishing, we are now producing many new and attractive books including recent ones covering topics such as Bentley, Maserati and Sports Car Racing in the South. Within the Icon series, there are popular books on Steve McQueen, The Beatles and more to come.

Book information

ISBN: 9781854432230
Publisher: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Imprint: Dalton Watson Fine Books
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Language: English
Number of pages: 169
Weight: 1310g
Height: 261mm
Width: 265mm
Spine width: 22mm