Phil Hill: A Driving Life
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935007076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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And the book also includes Phil's personal recollections of such motorsports greats as Juan Manuel Fangio, Dan Gurney, Stirling Moss, and Jim Hall.Phil Hill: A Driving Life takes the reader on a unique journey through more than a century of automotive history with the ultimate guide at the wheel.. Though he's best remembered as the first american Formula One champion and a three-time Le Mans winner, Phil Hill (1927-2008) also enjoyed a long and successful career as an automotive writer. There are vintage road cars such as a 1915 Packard, the first MG, and the Jaguar XK120. Then there are race cars, from Bugattis and Auto Unions of the 1930s to the Ferraris, Fords, and Chaparrals that Phil drove in the 1950s and 1960s. For 30 years, beginning in the mid-1970s, Phil was a regular contributor to Road & Track magazine, writing vivid, first-person accounts of his experiences driving more than 100 different cars, from the first horseless carri
"A powerful coverage any auto buff must have" according to Midwest Book Review. Phil Hill: A Driving Life packs in photos by John Lamm and tells of Phil Hill, who won multiple sports-car victories and was qualified to evaluate nearly any kind of vehicle. 26 articles originally appeared in Road & Track Magazine and offer his descriptions of what it was like to drive some of the most amazing cars ever built. Auto history blends with experience in a powerful coverage any auto buff must have.. James Pernikoff said Another superb compilation from Hill and Lamm. Another great collection of "Salon" articles from "Road & Track". Even though I own all of the magazines that these articles first appeared in, I still found this book to be a worthwhile buy just to have them all together in one place. And along with car reviews, there are also articles with Phil's reminiscences of Juan Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Hall, Olivier Gendebien and Dan Gurney.Two small caveats: in my copy, pages 69 and 70 ar. Great book about a great man and racer This is a phenominal book! My husband is a race car driver, as well and being very versed in racing history and Phil Hill is a must for anyone's library. Although I do love the sport of car racing, I don't really read much on it, but I read this book and could not put it down. I encourage the racer and non-racer to get this one!
Once he began racing in the late 1940s, there was no stopping Phil Hill. By the mid-1950s he was driving sports cars for the Ferrari team, and soon graduated to Formula One. In a career that also saw him compete in Jaguars, Cobras, Ford GT40s, Aston Martins, and Chaparrals, he amassed an impressive record of international victories incl
. In a career that also saw him compete in Jaguars, Cobras, Ford GT40s, Aston Martins, and Chaparrals, he amassed an impressive record of international victories including three wins at Le Mans. In 1961 he became the first American F1 champion, winning the driver's title for Ferrari. About the Author Once he began racing in the late 1940s, there was no stopping Phil Hill. By the mid-1950s he was driving sports cars for the Ferrari team, and soon graduated to Formula One. Phil and his wife, Alma, have three children and four grandchildren. Phil passed away in Aug