Mille Miglia: The World's Greatest Road Race [Hardcover]

Anthony Pritchard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007

First held in 1927, and staged periodically over the next 30 years, the Mille Miglia ("thousand miles") road race was one of the greatest of all motorsport events. It attracted a vast number of entries, from amateur drivers in family cars as well as the great drivers and marques. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last race, this fascinating book recreates the races, the atmosphere, the politics, the technical changes – even the weather and road surfaces.

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About the Author

Anthony Pritchard has written about 40 books on various aspects of motor racing, but his special interest is things Italian.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184425139X
• ISBN-13: 978-1844251391
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magic of the Mille Miglia, June 1, 2007

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Robert J. Peeples (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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Mr. Pritchard always writes a good book, with a wealth of detail. This book is no exception and goes into great detail regarding the history of the Mille Miglia, the cars which participated in it, and the major drivers. Almost all of the photos are ones that I have not previously seen, and there are a great many of them.

You will not find in-depth details of the cars here, and most of the photos are action shots from the races. This is not the place to look for inforamtion on the type of steering on a 1933 Alfa Romeo, or the chassis layout on a Mercedes 300 SLR. However, if you didn't know that Isetta ran their bubble-cars here in 1954 but are longing to know the details, or if you want to read A.F.P. Fane's post-race report to the BMW factory regarding the 328 he ran in 1938, or if you want to know the course layout of the 1932 race, this is the book for you.

I highly recommend this book for the racing historian. Technophiles or those interested in model car building will find it less attractive, although it does have much interesting information I have not seen elsewhere. I enjoyed it very much and recommend it highly.

Bob

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mille Miglia: The World's Greatest Road Race, March 3, 2010

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Michael GreenWest Coast British "Michael Green" (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews
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Fantasic Books, greatest race ever! Wish there was more photos. My dad was part of this event in 1950s with Aston Martin; seeing Reg show up at the final stop in the DB3 with all three Webers wiring flat out-the linkage of which broke a mere 100 odd miles from the start! Reg refused to wait while Dickie repair, so off he went into 5th place , the highest ever for a British car!