Ford, the Dust and the Glory: A Racing History, 1901-1967
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0768006635 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 676 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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'The Dust and the Glory' may be the best book ever written about a manufacturer and auto racing. -- Road and Track Online
Levine also chronicles the day-to-day grind behind those moments - the frantic but disciplined hours at the drawing board, in the workshops, on the proving grounds, and in the pits. From Henry FordAs own victory at the October 1901 Detroit Driving Club race to the 1967 Le Mans triumph of A.J.Foyt and Dan Gurney, this reprint of the long out-of-print 1968 classic covers seven decades and tells the inside story of FordAs pioneering and illustrious activities in auto racing.. 'Ford: The Dust and the Glory, a racing History, volume 1 (1901-1967)' is the story of how it all happened - the story of how automobile racing was born and how it grew to be AmericaAs number one spectator sport. In many respects, the competition history of Ford parallels the progress of auto racing in this country.' Featuring the stor
. When 'Ford: The Dust and The Glory' was first published in 1968, Leo Levine was fresh from a career as a newspaperman (highlighted by stints with the European edition of The Stars and Stripes and with The New York Herald Tribune) and as a racing driver in Europe and South America. He quit the latter occupation in 1960 when, he says, "Dan Gurney went around me on the outside, going about 20 miles an hour faster." He then spent tw
Not as good as Volume 1 Having read the first volume in this series, I was eager to read the second. It was quite a disappointment.The first volume was very in depth, and I looked forward to the same type of coverage in the second book. Alas, that was not the case. The NASCAR aero wars of 69-70 are barely mentioned at all, and most of the chapters are a short preamble followed by a year by year short (maybe 5-6 paragraphs) reporting of what went on in that type of racing that season. V. This is a must for Ford fans I am not a Ford Fan. I am a Corvette enthusiast since 1963 when I bought my first Corvette. I raced Corvette's in SCCA road racing for 15 years. However, I purchased this book in the early 70's, lost my first copy and just purchased another one. I have never read a more comprehensive, detailed, frank, behind the seines, accounting of racing for a major automobile manufacture. This book details all of the trials and tribulations that Ford and their supported raci. Janette A. Rawls said Ford, the Dust and the Glory. Absolutely essential to getting a well rounded account of the 60's Ford racing history from oval tracks to road racing to drag racing. The Lemans story with the officially marked crates (of junk) to give the impression of a heavily backed team is awesome. This book tells the Fomoco side of things without so much emphasis on the Shelby efforts. This is one book I had to have as soon I scanned a few of the pages. I got my copy years ago, before the Internet, when