Colin Campbell offers a thorough and systematic examination of some of the finest achievements in sports car design through the late seventies. His technical survey spans engine and valve train designs, tire and suspension considerations, chassis construction, brakes, and standards of performance. Of particular value and interest-especially to design engineers working on new car projects-is the section containing detailed design studies on outstanding production sports cars from four manufacturers: Jaguar, Lotus, Mercedes and Porsche. By pointing out design features that are of particular merit with regard to overall performance, this book should also prove highly useful to readers who are choosing and preparing a car for Showroom Stock racing, or who are designing their own sports cars.
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Old info, but still valuable,
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This review is from: The Sports Car: Its Design and Performance (Hardcover)
This book, like the others Colin Campbell has written are loftily written and quite valuable in the technical data provided. The book has many schematic drawings of carburetors, Aston-Martin motors, Porsche motors, etc, and delves into the specific math and physics of each component of a sports car.It is not a book for learning how to fix your sports car, but it is an excellent starting point for understanding the design and performance issues. All in all, it is enjoyable and rich reading for any enthusiast.
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Good book that needs to be updated,
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This review is from: The sports car :: its design and performance (Hardcover)
Great book, great drawings and tables. I found it very informative. We need more books like this.
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