Supercharged Mercedes in Detail: 1923-1943
1923-42
$120.00
- Hardcover
207 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2013
Summary
Among the rarest and most exciting classic cars are the supercharged Mercedes cars of the 1920s and 1930s, exemplified by the fire-breathing S, SS, SSK and SSKL models with their supercharged 7-litre engines, and the exceedingly glamorous, though softer and less stark, 500K and 540K cars which succeeded them in the mid-1930s. There were other models too, going back to 1923 and on to the construction of the last mighty 770K in 1942. All of them, and the long, pioneering history of superchargin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906133481 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1906133484 |
| Author: | James Taylor |
| Publisher: | Herridge & Sons |
| Imprint: | Herridge & Sons Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 207 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 1.11kg |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 216mm x 277mm |
| Series: | In Detail |
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About The Author
James Taylor
James Taylor has been writing about road transport since the late 1970s, and his interests embrace a wide range of older cars of all makes and nationalities, as well as classic buses, lorries and military vehicles. His primary interest is in models that have carried Rover or Land Rover badges. James has written around 130 books, and spent ten years as the editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine. He has written very widely for both magazines and books on motoring subjects but has specialized in the history of Rover cars and Land Rovers. He has owned four Range Rovers as well as a variety of other cars, and continues to write for the motoring press both at home and abroad. His previous books include Rover V8 - The Story of the Engine, Factory-Original Ford Capri Mk1, Factory-Original Mercedes SL, Factory-Original Aston Martin DB4/5/6 and Factory-Original Mini Mk1 & Mk2. James lives in rural Oxfordshire, surrounded by books about cars, and usually with something old and interesting in his garage.
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