Available now: "BRM V16" By Karl Ludvigsen

:: How Britain's auto makers built a Grand Prix car to beat the world.

:: Personal insight from award-winning automotive author on the fate of the
    BRM V16.

:: Outstanding photographs from the Ludvigsen Library.

:: Dramatic narrative taking the BRM V16 from conception to conclusion.

:: Perspectives on the BRM V16's great drivers: Fangio, Moss and Gonzalez.

:: Background of events affecting the BRM V16 project explained for the first
    time.

:: Impressions by modern drivers of restored BRM V16s.

:: Insights into BRM's design and engineering from a modern perspective.

:: How the BRM's thrilling exhaust sound seduced drivers and sponsors alike.

:: Personal recollections of the BRM project by leading engineers.

:: Influences which led to the unique design of the BRM V16.

Few cars of any kind have a more exotic and exciting reputation among enthusiasts than the first BRM, a 16-cylinder wonder machine which was a bright beacon of promise in Britain's drab, post-war years. Heralded as a certain race winner and backed by the nation's motor industry, exploiting the seized secrets of the 1930s Germans, British Racing Motor bid fair to put the UK at the top of the Grand Prix tree. It did come good -- producing more than 500 horsepower from 1.5 litres -- but only after the Formula 1 for which it was built had expired.

From the files of the Ludvigsen Library come more than 80 rare photos of the BRM, one of the handsomest, indeed sexiest, racing cars of all time. Related articles and ephemera round out the story of a bold, but ultimately misguided, British venture which delivered too much, too late.

Enthusiasts probably know Ludvigsen best as an author of books and articles on cars. At the precocious age of 22, he was the technical editor of 'Sports Cars Illustrated'; three years later, he was its editor, transforming it into 'Car and Driver'. Karl later served 'Motor Trend' as its east coast editor. He is the author of more than two dozen books on cars. His histories of the Corvette, Porsche and the racing cars of Mercedes-Benz are considered the standard works on those subjects. Ludvigsen's acclaimed series on racing drivers now includes such immortals as Alberto Ascari, Dan Gurney, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Bruce McLaren and the great Juan Manuel Fangio.

Hardback. 96 pages. 160 illustrations. 250mm x 250mm (9.8in x 9.8in).

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