Books on the Mclaren - Which ones to get and why

[BENTLEYBOYZ]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

I bought another copy of GT Endurance 1995.

Noting much in that, you'd think, however this has a cover I hadn't seen before

Cover -


Back cover -

Greg,

Do us a favour and take the dust jacket off the 1995 GT Endurance book.

Is the actual book cover (underneathe the paper dust jacket) actually displaying the same image, or simply the standard 1995 GT Endurance cover ?

I know it sounds mad, but there were some Team editions printed, with extra sponsors' advertising pages added, and I'm wondering if this was one of them (or not !) ?

Regards

[Peloton25]

I thought that was the cover for the French Language version?

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

The dustjacket covers the standard GT Endurance book, in both english and french

[arjan916]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

I bought another copy of GT Endurance 1995.

Nothing much in that, you'd think, however this has a cover I hadn't seen before

Cover -

Congrats.

I know it exists and have seen it just once (but wasn't for sale, unfortunatly).

[hurstg01]

Did someone on here want a Michael Cotton GTR book? £150 for a WEST version signed by Gordon Murray seems pretty cheap!

ETA cheeky seller changed the listing from a Buy It Now for £150 to an auction starting at £90

[dgi]

I'd bid on it if I had an Ebay UK account... I also would wish for a picture of Mr Murray's signature... Oh well.

[WaZzZuPpP]

Gordon Murray interview for a new book - 'Motor Sport Greats in Conversation':

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/01/30/gordon-murray/

[McF1]

Thanks for this great article!

Until then I had never heard of the so many after-Projects.
If I sum up:
. Project 2: a two-plus-two 911-sized mid-engined sports car.
. Project 3: a city car, which Gordon worked on for a year.
. Project 4: a two-seater F1 demonstration car.
. Project 5: a rear-engined V8 supercar.
. Project 6: a very radical Le Mans car, underfloor radiators, high nose. Wind tunnel tests showed it would have annihilated everything at the time on downforce, lift over drag.
. Project 7: the Mercedes SLR
. Project 8 was the next rear-engined car which was put to Mercedes.

Anyone has more information such as sketches (let's dream!), approximative years and so on?

McF1

[Peloton25]

Some of them are included on a very special poster I have:

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...&postcount=239

>8^)
ER

[McF1]

Very special indeed!
Wow, what a piece. I will spend a few hours dissecting it!

[McF1]

Looking at the P6 Le Mans prototype, it is obvious that the design was radical for 1998. Such design solutions were in use 3 years later! Too bad they did not go for it!

[Peloton25]

A friend brought to my attention that "McLaren : The Wins" is now available from the McLaren store for $33.00 - quite a discount from its original price.

http://www.mclarenstore.com/en/resto.../invt/vmm1179/

Even with shipping to the USA at $25.00 it is still a nice discount from the $79.95 price plus shipping from the publisher.

>8^)
ER

[wolowski]

I mostly just lurk here, but I wanted to say that I finally got my own copy of Driving Ambition the other day!

[Peloton25]

Congrats - you'll be an expert on the car in no time.

>8^)
ER

[LMMike]

Thought I'd mention it here if its alright, but I have a Softcover Launch Brochure for sale for the typical going price. If anyone is interested send me a PM.