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Targa Florio
1955–1973
The Targa Florio occupies a unique place in the history of
motor sport. It was the sheer challenge of racing in some of
the world’s fastest sport cars on the narrow mountain roads of
Sicily that has ensured the Targa Florio an honoured place in
motor racing’s unofficial Hall of Fame.
Held for the first time in 1906, it was in 1955 that the Targa
Florio became a round of the World Sportscar Championship
and that same year it was won by Stirling Moss and Peter
Collins in a works Mercedes 300 SLR. Up until the last race
was held in 1977, famous names such as Wolfgang Graf
Berghe von Trips, Hans Herrmann, Graham Hill, Vic Elford,
Brian Redman and Jo Siffert were winners on the Italian island
and, for car marques such as Porsche or Ferrari, it was one of
the highlights of the season.
In this new 400-page, large format book from McKlein
Publishing, author Ed Heuvink takes the reader back to re-
live the post-war action in this amazing race with the help of
hundreds of photographs taken from the archives of Bernard
Cahier, LAT and McKlein. In addition to the year-by-year
reports from 1955 to 1973 there is an A-to-Z of iconic cars,
places, drivers and unique features of the Targa - like the
practice on open roads. All these are presented with unique
large-format photographs including many colour images going
right back to 1955. Short, informative texts also explain the
specialities of the event and some of the old heroes share their
memories. The foreword is by Nino Vaccarella – the ‘Professor’
– a schoolmaster from Palermo who won the Targa Florio on
three occasions (1965, 1971 and 1975) and is a true Targa
Florio hero.
Technical details:
Publisher: McKlein Publishing
Verlag Reinhard Klein GbR
Foreword: Nino Vaccarella
Author: Ed Heuvink
Pictures: McKlein, LAT & Bernard Cahier
Format: 29 x 29 cm, hardcover in a slipcase
Pages: 400
Language: English, German & Italian
ISBN: 978-3-927458-66-6
Price: 99.90 €
Verlag Reinhard Klein GbR, McKlein Publishing, Hauptstraße 172, 51143 Köln, Germany
Fax:+49-2203-359238 ,
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