Phil Hill, Yankee Champion: First American to Win the Driving Championship of the World
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888978104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A superior biography." -- European Car"An extremely vivid picture of the racing scene…highly recommended." -- Vintage MotorsportHill’s frank philosophical comments make gripping reading, the picture selection is also excellent…we vote it ‘Best Read.' " -- Classic and Sports Car
. Eight of William F. As a racing journalist Nolan attended the major events from Nassau to Monte Carlo, covering these races for Motor Trend, Sports Car Graphic, and Car & Driver. Nolan's 70 published books deal with competetive motorsports. During the 1950's and 60's he knew all the top drivers, and wrote the first profile ever published on Dan Gurney
This expanded edition goes on to cover Hill’s races with Carroll Shelby’s Cobra team, Ford's GT40s, and Jim Hall’s Chaparrals, as well as Phil Hill’s life as a family man and his work as one of the foremost classic car restorers. Photographs come from over 23 sources and include work by: Louis Klemantaski, Dave Friedman, Bob Tronolone, Jim Sitz, Bernard Cahier, Geoffrey Goddard, Peter Coltrin, and Griffith Borgeson. This revised, expanded edition includes a lengthy new final chapter, an extensive index, 114 photos printed on 48 pages of premium gloss paper. William F. Nolan documents the extraordinary life and career of Phil Hill, from his days as a youngster driving his aunt’s Packard, to his six-year stint as a driver for Enzo Ferrari, with whom in 1961 Phil Hill became the first American to win the Grand Prix Driver’s Championship.The book describes in detail Hill’s early drives in MGs and Jaguars, in addition to his many private and factory Ferrari drives, and his later entries with ATS and Cooper GP cars. An updated "Table of International Successes" and a seven page index complete this high quality hardcover book.
Phil Hill,American Racing Giant. I have always wanted to read this book and for awhile it was hard to find.Phil Hill was one of the finest drivers to ever strap on a race car.He came from an era when drivers drove in almost all classes of racing from Formula One to Sports Car racing to endurance racing with Sports Cars. The Formula One cars of that day were fr. Speed Readers said Speedreaders.info review. Phil Hill: Yankee ChampionFirst American to Win the Driving Championship of the WorldBy William F. Nolan Originally published in 196"Speedreaders.info review" according to Speed Readers. Phil Hill: Yankee ChampionFirst American to Win the Driving Championship of the WorldBy William F. Nolan Originally published in 1962 and out of print long enough to be worth some serious money in the collectable-book marketplace, Phil Hill: Yankee Champion was revised, updated and enhanced by the original author William F. Nol. and out of print long enough to be worth some serious money in the collectable-book marketplace, Phil Hill: Yankee Champion was revised, updated and enhanced by the original author William F. Nol. "The one and only Phil Hill" according to M. Lafferty. If you want to read a book that gives a good narrative of the great American race car driver Phil Hill then here it is. The book Ferrari a Champion's View, has been my favorite book of Phil Hill because of it's wonderful photographs by John Lamm and the interesting stories Phil reveals. Having said that, Phil Hill Yankee Champi