Which British aristocrat left a Ford Corsair near the cliffs of Dover with a blood-stained lead pipe in the boot? Remember what Grace Kelly was driving when she went over the edge in Monaco? This fascinating collection brings together the best, and worst, of a century of automotive Babylon·the true stories of times when cars, celebrities, bad luck (or bad driving) literally collide. From Marc Bolan's encounter with a tree in Barnes in his Mini Cooper to Hitler's love of making decisions in his Mercedes, Stars, Cars and Infamy describes all the most celebrated events where cars have taken a starring role. These stories combine tragedy, comedy, and the just plain bizarre, but all make fascinating and entertaining reading.
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Stars,Cars and Infamy:100 Stores of the Bad,The Daft and The Deadly.Pretty good even if written in an British style/Audience.,
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Stars,Cars and Infamy:100 Stories of the Bad,the Daft and the Deadly.I was able to checkout the book and I will probably add it to my collection soon,My compliant would be it seems it is written for a Non-American Audience and in a British Prose but quirky and funny at times and sometimes some stories are uncalled for,the stories are short usually 1-2 pages and that includes the spread,and usually not even the vehicle that is part of the story is included. Stories that have been heard/told/read before others I have not known about,I did like the Facel Vega Mid engine(which features only a drawing rumored the only prototype was stolen)that looks like the GT40 but Chrysler powered,there are not many American stories a few.There is an interesting story on the Monica which was a Car that never made it and also on a failed Mini Project among others,It's just to quick of a read and of a browse,worth checking out first.
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Fascinating look into the lurid history of the automobile,
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This book is a great conversation starter. Just place it on your coffee table and you'll see. Martin Buckley's prose is at times hilarious and at others droll and scathing. You will not be disappointed by this fantastic book. You MAY however be disappointed by the quality of the book. My wife purchased the book for my birthday (the perfect gift!) and we were slightly confused when we opened it for the first time. My copy arrived with chapter five bound upside down and backwards! Oh well, chalk it up to British quirkiness.
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Car accidents involving the great, the good and the notorious seem to attract two classes of raisin-brained fruitcake - the conspiracy theorist and the voyeur. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pictorial Press, Aston Martin, Classic Cars, Facel Vega, Historic Newspapers, Vanden Plas, Aly Khan, Hylda Baker, Silver Shadow, Princess Anne, Alan Clark, Albert Camus, Ford Zephyr, Frank Sinatra, Lady Docker, Lady Penelope, Los Angeles, Roger Moore, Shah of Iran, Silver Wraith, Stephen Ward, Alec Issigonis, British Leyland, Buick Riviera, Earls Court London New!
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Car accidents involving the great, the good and the notorious seem to attract two classes of raisin-brained fruitcake - the conspiracy theorist and the voyeur. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pictorial Press, Aston Martin, Classic Cars, Facel Vega, Historic Newspapers, Vanden Plas, Aly Khan, Hylda Baker, Silver Shadow, Princess Anne, Alan Clark, Albert Camus, Ford Zephyr, Frank Sinatra, Lady Docker, Lady Penelope, Los Angeles, Roger Moore, Shah of Iran, Silver Wraith, Stephen Ward, Alec Issigonis, British Leyland, Buick Riviera, Earls Court London New!
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- In America by Marissa Moss on page 124
- Ferrari Dino: The Complete Story by Anthony Curtis on page 195
- Classic Cars by J. R. Buckley on page 50
- Crossing the Line by Bruce Reynolds on page 3
- Classic Cars (Illustrated Encyclopedia) by Martin Buckley on page 50
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