189 pages Loaded with photos and info. 1978, 8 3/4 By 12" The Schlumpf Inside a Legendary Treasure House by Denis Jenkinson and Peter Verstappen
Denis Jenkinson Boeken
An incredible look at what has been regarded as the premier auto collection in the world. The Schlumpf Brothers - Hans & Fritz - were auto collecting fanatics with the fortune made from textiles to acquire and display a world class collection of the rarest, finest and most coveted of the world's most costly automobiles. The museum contained more than 400 automobiles (most restored to factory new condition) representing 94 different marques. There were well over 100 Bugatti automobiles alone including two of the most expensive and rarest of the breed - the Royale (one of which was previously Ettore Bugatti's personal vehicle). This book features many of the treasures of this unique collection. In many instances, the last remaining examples of some makes reside in this collection. When the brothers were driven out of France by their former textile workers, control of this once very exclusive private museum reverted to the state and quickly became the 3rd most popular tourist destination in France. With a multitude of photos (many in color), the history of the collection and the story of the brothers and their aquisition of fortune and autos, this is a remarkable book about the most unique automobile collection in the world. ( Amazon customer)
When international Grand Prix motor racing resumed following World War Two, the red cars of Italy were the dominant force, and Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati swept all before them. Patriotic industrialist Tony Vandervell - founder of bearing manufacturer Vandervell Products Ltd - resolved to break their stranglehold over the sport with a team of British cars and pursued his ambition with single-minded devotion and determination. Deploying all of the engineering expertise and industrial might at his disposal, Vandervell achieved his goal in 1957, when the Vanwall of Tony Brooks and Stirling Moss won the British Grand Prix at Aintree. By the end of 1958, Vanwall had won a total of nine World Championship Grands Prix and claimed that year's inaugural Constructors' Championship, building the foundation for the considerable success that would subsequently be enjoyed by British-built Formula One cars. First published in 1975, this book offers a unique insight into Tony Vandervell and the rise of his Grand Prix team and has been extensively expanded for this new edition from Porter Press International with the inclusion of hundreds of official factory documents from the GP Library archive - from telegrams and letters to lap charts and technical records. With a superb collection of period photographs and detailed captions written by Doug Nye, the result is the definitive history of this ground-breaking British Formula One team.
