GREAT AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES by Bentley - 1957 Hardbound 1st w DJ - RACING etc...

Description

An early history about American racing cars and drivers.
This book is titled:
"
Great American Automobiles - A Dramatic Account of Their Achievements in Competition
"
by John Bentley
.
With its' original dust jacket!
This hardbound book has 374 pages with many black & white photos.
Each chapter is about :
- The First Five Years (early 1900s):  Winton Bullet - Packard Gray Fox - Frayer-Miller - Buffum - Peerless - Locomobile
- Endurance Racing : New York to Paris race of 1908 - early Glidden Tours
- The Brickyard : Duel in the Dust - The 1st Indy 500 ( Marmon Wasp )
- Roadspeed - American Underslung - Stutz Bearcat - HCS  ....
Vanderbilt Cup (1904-1937) and Savannah Grand Prize (1908, 1909 & 1911) races
- Pot Pourri
: Mercer Raceabout ...
Speed on Sand ( Daytona Beach ) 1902 to 1929
This is the First Edition that was published in 1957 by Bonanza Books in New York.
This book is
in Very Good condition
with
light
handling.
The original non-price clipped dust jacket is
in Very Good condition
with age toning, and light bends
.
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