Ferrari 312P & 312PB

by Peter Collins

Overview

The late 1960s and early 1970s formed a significant epoch in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less resembled road-going vehicles, prototype sports car racing captured the imagination of manufacturers, teams and fans alike. Porsche vs Ferrari vs Alfa Romeo vs Matra provided some of the best ever racing for sports cars. At first the 5-litre Porsches and Ferraris battled through 1970 and 1971, but the 3-litre prototypes that previously had run in another class rapidly became more and more competitive.
By 1973, the Ferrari 312PB, little more than a Grand Prix car with full bodywork, was dominating the scene. This has always been viewed as one of the great eras in sports car racing, when all the Grand Prix drivers were fully active in sports cars as well as F1 machines. With 100 contemporary pictures, this is the story of a great time in motor sport history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845844844
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	12/02/2011
Series:	WSC Giants
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Born in London, Peter Collins has been a motoring writer and photographer for more than fifteen years. He has a lifelong interest in motorsport and racing history, and has been attending events worldwide since 1965. Co-founder and now editor-at-large of magazine Auto Italia, he also contributes to other European and American publications and websites, and has recently become European editor of website Retrospeed. Peter lives in south London with his partner, Liz, and cat, Darcy. He travels extensively, covering motoring events of all disciplines and maintaining his close ties. His books include Alfa Romeo 155/156/147 Competition Touring Cars, Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, Lancia 037 and Lancia Delta Integrale.Ed McDonough, an American based in Britain, has been in and around motor racing since the 1950s, starting in active competition in 1959 and still taking part in hillclimbs and sprints. He began writing about motorsport in the 1980s, contributing to several magazines. He has been a radio commentator at Goodwood and Monaco, and now works for Auto Tradition and RetroSpeed. He has written some 15 books in English, French and Portuguese, and as a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers has won several awards. He has established a reputation for testing rare racing machinery, including over 50 Grand Prix cars.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A handy, compact addition to any Ferrari Library. – Classic & Sports Car

"A well-researched potted guide to variations of a Ferrari sports-prototype icon." – Octane

"Includes the developmental and race history, with a full list of all events and individual chassis numbers of the cars that competed." – Startline

"This is the first book devoted solely to Ferrari's 312P and 312PB models, and it features many rare and previously unpublished photos." – Vintage Racecar 

"A comprehensive little book on some superb Ferrari sports cars. Full results and plenty of interesting images make this a very useful reference book." – Motor Sport
 "McDonough and Collins succeed in giving us the last word on these classic Ferraris. It is a smallish book at only 128 pages long, but it proves that good things come in small packages." – sportscardigest.com

Editorial Reviews

"A comprehensive little book on some superb Ferrari sports cars. Full results and plenty of interesting images make this a very useful reference book." – Motor Sport "McDonough and Collins succeed in giving us the last word on these classic Ferraris. It is a smallish book at only 128 pages long, but it proves that good things come in small packages." – sportscardigest.com

"The paperback book is a handy size for easy reference and appears to be well-researched with full results and plenty of interesting images. Out of print since 2011 it is a worthwhile addition to any motoring library." - Ferrari Magazine

"A handy, compact addition to any Ferrari Library. – Classic & Sports Car "A well-researched potted guide to variations of a Ferrari sports-prototype icon." – Octane "Includes the developmental and race history, with a full list of all events and individual chassis numbers of the cars that competed." – Startline "This is the first book devoted solely to Ferrari's 312P and 312PB models, and it features many rare and previously unpublished photos." – Vintage Racecar

From the Publisher