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2262985High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roadshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/high-performance-when-britain-ruled-the-roads-9781471185045/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2041111/287832d7-ec80-448e-9677-2f4eba7aa946.jpg?v=638383425406530000464464MXNSimon & Schuster UKInStock/Audiolibros/2199230High Performance: When Britain Ruled the Roads464464https://www.gandhi.com.mx/high-performance-when-britain-ruled-the-roads-9781471185045/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2041111/287832d7-ec80-448e-9677-2f4eba7aa946.jpg?v=638383425406530000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20199781471185045_W3siaWQiOiI4MWUyZjMyZS05Zjk1LTQ2MjUtODBiMy1kZjQ5ODFhZGYwYTAiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQ5MiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6NDkyLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNS0xOVQwMjowMDowMFoiLCJ0byI6IjIwMjUtMDYtMzBUMjM6NTk6NTlaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNFbGlnaWJsZUZvckNyZWRpdFRyaWFsIjp0cnVlLCJjcmVkaXRQdXJjaGFzZVByaWNlIjoxfSx7ImlkIjoiMWY0YmVlNTktZDliNi00MzEyLWJiMDQtNmUxMjVjYTNjMzg1IiwibGlzdFByaWNlIjo0NjQsImRpc2NvdW50IjowLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjQ2NCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZSwiaXNFbGlnaWJsZUZvckNyZWRpdFRyaWFsIjp0cnVlLCJjcmVkaXRQdXJjaGFzZVByaWNlIjoxfV0=9781471185045_<p><strong>A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britains cities after World War Two and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen ... <em>High Performance</em> tells the exhilarating tale of their journey down the fast lane.</strong> Ben Collins, bestselling author of <em>The Man In The White Suit</em> and <em>How To Drive</em><br /><strong>A wonderful glimpse backstage at the flamboyant mavericks and crazies who populated the British motor industry in the 60s.</strong> Alexei Sayle<br /><strong><em>High Performance</em> is a cracking read and an adrenaline-packed tribute to the time when British mavericks blew the bloody doors off the competition.</strong> <em>The Sunday Times</em></p><p><strong>Chosen as one of <em>The Mail on Sundays</em> 100 Summer Books?</strong></p><p>In January 1964 a team of tiny red and white <strong>Mini Coopers</strong> stunned the world by winning the legendary <strong>Monte Carlo Rally</strong>. It was a stellar year for British cars that culminated in <strong>Goldfinger</strong> breaking box office records and making James Bonds <strong>Aston Martin DB5</strong> the worlds most famous sports car.</p><p><strong>By the sixties, on road, track and silver screen the Brits were the ones to beat</strong>, winning championships and capturing hearts. <strong>Stirling Moss</strong>, <strong>Jim Clark</strong> and <strong>Paddy Hopkirk</strong> were household names who drove the sexiest and most innovative cars. Designers like <strong>John Cooper</strong>, and <strong>Colin Chapman</strong> of Lotus, dismissed as mere garagisti by <strong>Enzo Ferrari</strong>, blew the doors off <strong>Formula One</strong> and grabbed all the prizes, while <strong>Alex Issigonis</strong> won a knighthood for his revolutionary Mini. The <strong>E Type Jaguar</strong> was feted as the worlds sexiest car and <strong>Land Rover</strong> the most durable.</p><p>But <strong>before the Second World War only one British car had triumphed in a Grand Prix</strong>; Britains car builders were fiercely risk-averse. So what changed? To find out, Peter Grimsdale has gone in search of <strong>a generation of rebel creative spirits who emerged from railway arches and Nissen huts to tear up the rulebook with their revolutionary machines</strong>. Like the serial fugitives from the POW camps, they thrived on adversity, improvisation and sheer obstinate determination. Blazing the trail for them was <strong>William Lyons</strong>, whose heart-stoppingly glamorous and uncompromising <strong>Jaguars</strong> propelled a bruised and bankrupt nation out of the shadows of war, winning the fans in Hollywood and beating those bloody red cars at <strong>Le Mans</strong>.</p><p><strong><em>High Performance</em> celebrates Britains automotive golden age and the mavericks who sketched them</strong> <strong>on the back of envelopes and garage floors, who fettled, bolted and welded them together and hammered the competition in the showroom, on the road and on the track fuelled by contempt for convention.</strong></p>(*_*)9781471185045_<p><strong>A band of stubborn pioneers rose from the embers of Britains cities after World War Two and created the finest automobiles the world had ever seen ... <em>High Performance</em> tells the exhilarating tale of their journey down the fast lane.</strong> Ben Collins, bestselling author of <em>The Man In The White Suit</em> and <em>How To Drive</em><br /><strong>A wonderful glimpse "backstage" at the flamboyant mavericks and crazies who populated the British motor industry in the 60s.</strong> Alexei Sayle<br /><strong><em>High Performance</em> is a cracking read and an adrenaline-packed tribute to the time when British mavericks blew the bloody doors off the competition.</strong> <em>The Sunday Times</em></p><p><strong>Chosen as one of <em>The Mail on Sundays</em> 100 Summer Books?</strong></p><p>In January 1964 a team of tiny red and white <strong>Mini Coopers</strong> stunned the world by winning the legendary <strong>Monte Carlo Rally</strong>. It was a stellar year for British cars that culminated in <strong>Goldfinger</strong> breaking box office records and making James Bonds <strong>Aston Martin DB5</strong> the worlds most famous sports car.</p><p><strong>By the sixties, on road, track and silver screen the Brits were the ones to beat</strong>, winning championships and capturing hearts. <strong>Stirling Moss</strong>, <strong>Jim Clark</strong> and <strong>Paddy Hopkirk</strong> were household names who drove the sexiest and most innovative cars. Designers like <strong>John Cooper</strong>, and <strong>Colin Chapman</strong> of Lotus, dismissed as mere garagisti by <strong>Enzo Ferrari</strong>, blew the doors off <strong>Formula One</strong> and grabbed all the prizes, while <strong>Alex Issigonis</strong> won a knighthood for his revolutionary Mini. The <strong>E Type Jaguar</strong> was feted as the worlds sexiest car and <strong>Land Rover</strong> the most durable.</p><p>But <strong>before the Second World War only one British car had triumphed in a Grand Prix</strong>; Britains car builders were fiercely risk-averse. So what changed? To find out, Peter Grimsdale has gone in search of <strong>a generation of rebel creative spirits who emerged from railway arches and Nissen huts to tear up the rulebook with their revolutionary machines</strong>. Like the serial fugitives from the POW camps, they thrived on adversity, improvisation and sheer obstinate determination. Blazing the trail for them was <strong>William Lyons</strong>, whose heart-stoppingly glamorous and uncompromising <strong>Jaguars</strong> propelled a bruised and bankrupt nation out of the shadows of war, winning the fans in Hollywood and beating those bloody red cars at <strong>Le Mans</strong>.</p><p><strong><em>High Performance</em> celebrates Britains automotive golden age and the mavericks who sketched them</strong> <strong>on the back of envelopes and garage floors, who fettled, bolted and welded them together and hammered the competition in the showroom, on the road and on the track fuelled by contempt for convention.</strong></p>...9781471185045_Simon & Schuster UKaudiolibro_e0891485-c5f2-3442-bf6d-65b1c7513442_9781471185045;9781471185045_9781471185045Peter GrimsdaleInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2019-05-16T00:00:00+00:00Simon & Schuster UK