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Title: Indy Cars of the 1950s (Ludvigsen Library Series) by Karl Ludvigsen, Ludvigsen Library ISBN: 1-58388-018-6 Publisher: Iconografix Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: OBJECTIVE COMMENTS
Comment: ALTHOUGH KARL'S NEW BOOK DOESN'T POSSESS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION IN PROSE, IMAGERY IS ALWAYS HELPFUL TO A SERIOUS HISTORIAN OR RESTORER WHO HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED THESE VEHICLES 'FIRST HAND'. HE HAS TAKEN THE OLD ADAGE, "A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!" TO NEW HEIGHTS. ANY NEW UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS - THESE ARE PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME AS I UNDERSTAND IT - OF ANY SUBJECT OF INTEREST TO AN AUDIENCE BEARS SCRUTINY FOR DETAILS, POSSIBLY NEVER BEFORE UNCOVERED BY IMAGERY. THESE CARS ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND QUITE UNIQUE IN THE WAY THEY ADDRESSED THE TASK OF GOING FAST AT THE SPEEDWAY AND OTHER OVAL TRACKS THEY PERFORMED ON. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP ON THESE MACHINES EXHIBITED FLAWLESS QUALITY IN THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL WITH WHICH THEY WERE EXECUTED. THEY WERE 'WORKS OF THE ART' IN MACHINED BILLET AND HAND-FORMED SHEET METAL. I HOPE FOR KARL'S SAKE, THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER TO JUSTIFY THIS BOOKS UTILITY IN THIS NEW MELLENIUM. I ENCOURAGE ALL WITH AN INTEREST IN INDY ROADSTERS OF THIS ERA TO ENJOY KARL'S BOOK FOR WHAT IT IS AND NOT WHAT SOME THINK IT SHOULD BE!
Rating: 2
Summary: Lacks content
Comment: Indy Cars of the 1950's is disappointing. Nice pictures, but the captions do not really capture the flavor of the period. Technical data is nil, consisting of two pages at the very front of the book. The book unabashedly is tilted towards the products of Frank Kurtis, but contains no anecdotal information, technical discussions, or the like to flesh out the author's admiration. You can read the entire book in a 15 minute sitting. Quite disappointing - Joe Scalzo's book Indianapolis Roadsters 1952-64 is much better resource for this period of Indianapolis 500 history.
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Title: Indy Cars of the 1960s (Ludvigsen Library Series) by Karl Ludvigsen ISBN: 1583880526 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Indy Cars of the 1970s by Karl Ludvigsen, Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen ISBN: 1583880984 Publisher: Iconografix Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Indianapolis Racing Cars of Frank Kurtis 1941-1963 Photo Archive by Gordon Eliot White ISBN: 1583880267 Publisher: Iconografix Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Kurtis-Kraft: Masterworks of Speed and Style by Gordon Eliot White ISBN: 0760309108 Publisher: Motorbooks International Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Novi V-8: Indy Cars 1941 Through 1965 (Ludvigsen Library Series) by Karl Ludvigsen, Andy Granatelli ISBN: 1583880372 Publisher: Iconografix Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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