Vintage 1984 Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Racing 1934-1955 by George C. Monkhouse

Vintage 1984 Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Racing 1934-1955 by George C. Monkhouse. - During the decades that stood either side of World War II, Mercedes almost single-handedly changed the face of motorsport in Europe. Rarely in any sport does a team dominate to the extent that Mercedes-Benz did at the height of their power, and it is rarer still for such a level of success to be sustained across an extended period. The team contested 72 Grands Prix between 1934 and 1955. They won 45 of them. George Monkhouse, the man responsible for all the words and most of the photos in the book, first came into contact with the team when he found his way into the pit area during the Eiffel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 1936. In the months that followed, he became friendly with the team principals. Each year is traced through a race-by-race account of the team's fortunes, supplemented with special chapters exploring the drivers, the post-war recovery, and a section that goes behind the scenes and sheds some light upon the day-to-day workings of the team during the 1930s. - First edition published in Great Britain in 1984 by White Mouse Publications - Surface wear to cover, with some indentations on the front. Pages are clean of marks except for some light yellowing on borders on some pages and binding is tight. Measurements: 13 1/4" x 10 3/4" x 1"