Dialogue between one of the world's most experienced racing car designers and a technical author-graduate engineer on the theory and technique of racing car design and development. Contents include: The anatomy of a racing car designer; biography of Len Terry; description of nearly 30 Terry designs from clubman's sports car to Indianapolis winner; a blank sheet of paper; handling characteristics; the theoretical aspects; oversteer and understeer; practical implications; structural considerations; space-frames and monocoques; the cockpit area; the structural engine; progress and legislation; suspension; changing needs and layouts; the torsion bar; self-levelling systems; anti-dive and anti-squat; progressive-rate springing; stiffness/weight ratio; brakes, wheels and tires; influence of smaller wheels; twin-disc brake systems; attention to details; low-profile tire phenomena; aerodynamics; wings and things; intake ram effect; ground effect vehicles; the cooling system; radiator location; cooling the oil; safety and comfort; primary and secondary safety; driver comfort; materials; components-ball joints, batteries, brakes, clutches, dampers, drive-shafts, electrics, flexible bearings, flexible fuel cells, gearshift linkages, instruments, non-return valves, non-spill fuel fillers, oil and fuel pipes, Perspex mouldings, radiators, springs and steering gear; design versus development; the competition-nine other racing car designers discussed; future developments.
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Destinations, frais et délaisVendeur : Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Covers are a bit rubbed at the edges. Slight spine lean. Former owner's name on the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Binding pulled near the center of the text but remains sound. Light creasing with a few small tears along the edges of the dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 237 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 9482
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 9780837600802. Hardback. Fifth printing from 1980. Very slight wear to corners and edges; very slight browning to page edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; 1/2" closed tear at top of spine with clear tape repair; slight browning and dustsoiling over all; $12.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket; Very Good condition. No Signature. N° de réf. du vendeur 4222802
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. Dialogue between one of the world's most experienced racing car designers and a technical author-graduate engineer on the theory and technique of racing car design and development. Contents include: The anatomy of a racing car designer; biography of Len Terry; description of nearly 30 Terry designs from clubman's sports car to Indianapolis winner; a blank sheet of paper; handling characteristics; the theoretical aspects; oversteer and understeer; practical implications; structural considerations; space-frames and monocoques; the cockpit area; the structural engine; progress and legislation; suspension; changing needs and layouts; the torsion bar; self-levelling systems; anti-dive and anti-squat; progressive-rate springing; stiffness/weight ratio; brakes, wheels and tires; influence of smaller wheels; twin-disc brake systems; attention to details; low-profile tire phenomena; aerodynamics; wings and things; intake ram effect; ground effect vehicles; the cooling system; radiator location; cooling the oil; safety and comfort; primary and secondary safety; driver comfort; materials; components-ball joints, batteries, brakes, clutches, dampers, drive-shafts, electrics, flexible bearings, flexible fuel cells, gearshift linkages, instruments, non-return valves, non-spill fuel fillers, oil and fuel pipes, Perspex mouldings, radiators, springs and steering gear; design versus development; the competition-nine other racing car designers discussed; future developments. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780837600802
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Fifth Printing, Black cloth hardcover has slight edgewear to the corners and spine top and bottom, price sticker and store name sticker inside front cover. White DJ is slightly skuffed and smudged as white will do under normal wear, with edgewear to the top and bottom of the spine with one half inch split up from the bottom at the spine, NOT PRICE CLIPPED Includes a bio of Terry, one of the world's most experienced racing car designers; description of nearly thirty Terry designs from clubman's sportscar to Indianapolis winner, oversteering and understeering, structural considerations and on and on. THEORY AND TECHNIQUE OF RACING CAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT. N° de réf. du vendeur 029062
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