Lola: All the Sports Racing & Single-Seater Racing Cars 1978 to 1997

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Lola: All the Sports Racing & Single-Seater Racing Cars 1978 to 1997

Name: Lola: All the Sports Racing & Single-Seater Racing Cars 1978 to 1997
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Lola: All the Sports Racing & Single-Seater Racing Cars 1978 to 1997, John Starkey, Esa Illoinen & Ken Wells — 1st Edition

Publication: Dorchester, Veloce Publishing, 2000

Formatting: Square 4to, pp. 176.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The book is bound in the publisher's original red cloth over boards with bright silver gilt lettering stamped to the spine, remaining sharp, rigid, and free from bumping. The binding is firm and square, with hinges perfectly intact. Internally, the high-gloss art paper pages are bright, crisp, and clean throughout, devoid of foxing, spotting, or extraneous marks. The unclipped dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition, retaining its original glossy finish and rich colouration, though presenting with some very minor, superficial creasing along the top edge near the spine head. Overall, a particularly well-preserved, handsome copy.

Catalogue Note: First edition. A comprehensive, beautifully produced reference work documenting one of Britain’s most successful racing car manufacturers.

Illustrated throughout with approximately 120 primarily colour photographs and technical diagrams printed on high-quality art paper. This volume serves as the definitive companion to the previously published Lola – The Illustrated History 1957-1977, providing an exhaustive chassis-by-chassis record of the company's sports racing and single-seater output during its highly prolific late-twentieth-century era.

While copies of the later 2017 paperback reprint are relatively common, the original hardcover first edition, especially when retaining an excellent, unclipped dust jacket, is becoming increasingly uncommon on the open market, sought after by motorsport historians and Lola enthusiasts.

Lola, a British company, stands as one of the world's best-known and most highly respected builders of racing cars, renowned for its success across numerous formulas, including Indy car racing in the United States. This unique, comprehensive volume meticulously chronicles all the Lola sports racing and single-seater cars constructed between 1978 and 1997. Serving as the essential complementary volume to Lola - The Illustrated History 1957-1977, this book offers deep technical insights, development histories, and racing records, capturing the innovation and engineering prowess that defined Lola's dominance on the track.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: John Starkey, Esa Illoinen & Ken Wells

Book Publisher: Veloce Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Automotive

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 176

Book Publication Year: 2000

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Dorchester, United Kingdom

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