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This book on the Targa Florio covers the post-war years from 1948 to the last race in 1973. It is full of contemporary race reports and results traced through 131 international articles. Covering Fiat, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Frazer-Nash, Lancia, Mercedes and Porsche victories. With comprehensive period summaries by David Owen on the legendry road race. The Targa Florio was the last of the great European road races. It started in 1906 and continued uninterrupted except for the war years. The final race was held on May 13th 1973 when Lennep and Muller brought their Porsche 911 Carrera home to win after traversing 491 gruelling miles of the Sicilian countryside.
With a total of 390 fully illustrated pages. SB.
ISBN: 9781783182688
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