Superveloce
how italian cars conquered the world
$65.86
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2025
Summary
Superveloce: The Italian Obsession with Speed and Style
Silverstone, 1950 – the first post-war Grand Prix and the birth of Formula One. The king and queen, alongside 150,000 spectators, watch in dismay as Italy’s Alfa Romeos scream past to claim the first three places. British cars are hopelessly outclassed by Alfa Romeos and Maseratis. How can it be, they all wonder, that Italy, its industry reduced to rubble by Allied bombs so recently, has set new standards of speed and style tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398513037 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398513032 |
| Author: | Peter Grimsdale |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 552g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Peter Grimsdale
Peter Grimsdale is a bestselling writer, TV producer and former commissioning editor whose credits stretch from Big Brother to Panorama, from The Adam & Joe Show to Finest Hour and Dispatches on Deepwater Horizon and Tony Blair’s millions. His first motoring book was the critically acclaimed High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads, followed by Racing in the Dark: When the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans.
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