Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans by Peter Grimsdale (Hardcover, 2021)

4.54 product ratings

superbookdeals (71727)
94.1% positive Feedback

Price:

£17.00

Free postage

Estimated delivery Wed, 29 May - Mon, 3 Jun

Returns:

30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Like New

Racing in the Dark : When Britain Conquered Le Mans, Hardcover by Grimsdale, Peter, ISBN 147119826X, ISBN-13 9781471198267, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK

View all details

All listings for this product

item 1 Racing in the Dark How the Bentley Boys Conquered
£14.78
Free postage
item 2 Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans by Peter Grimsdale...
£15.03
Free postage
item 3 Racing in the Dark - 9781471198267
£16.06
Free postage
item 4 Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans by Grimsdale, Peter,
£16.70
Free postage
item 5 Racing in the Dark 9781471198267 Peter Grimsdale - Free Tracked Delivery
£16.70
Free postage
item 6 Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le M - Hardback NEW Grimsdale
£16.76
Free postage
item 7 Racing in the Dark : When Britain Conquered Le Mans, Hardcover by Grimsdale, ...
£17.00
Free postage

See all 17

About this product

Product Information

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RAC MOTORSPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Glorious...gripping and sometimes tragic' Robbie Coltrane The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys and Le Mans - the race they made their own. Le Mans, 1927. W.O. Bentley peered into the dusk. His three cars, which had led from the start, were missing. Two years running he had failed to finish. Once again he was staring into a void. Racing, his shareholders told him, was a waste of money. This race looked like being his last. W.O's engineering skills had been forged on the Great Northern railway and in the skies of the First World War, where Bentley-powered Sopwith Camels took the fight to Germany's Red Baron. Determined to build and race his own cars, he assembled a crack team from all strata of 1920s Britain, from East End boys Leslie Pennal and Wally Hassan to multi-millionaires Woolf Barnato and Tim Birkin, men in search of adventures to blaze their way out of the dark past. They dedicated themselves to building the perfect road and racing car. In the hayloft above their workshop, the first Bentley was born and soon it was the car of choice for the fast-living upper classes. They raced at the fashionable Brooklands circuit and then set their sights on the fledgling 24 Hours Le Mans race. An audacious goal for a British car, yet the Bentley Boys rose to the challenge. But on that night in 1927, after the biggest crash in racing history claimed their cars, could they still pull it off and put British motor racing on the map? In the 1920s, Bentley Motors burned brightly but all too briefly; yet its tale, filled with drama, tragedy, determination and glory still shines a century on.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
9781471198267
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12049029902

Product Key Features

Book Title
Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans
Author
Peter Grimsdale
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Peter Grimsdale
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

4.5

4.5 out of 5 stars based on 4 product ratings

4 product ratings

3 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Would recommend

Good value

Compelling content

Most relevant reviews

5 out of 5 stars
by lagonder09 Apr, 2023
Great motor racing history
Gripping read! See also High Performance by the same author.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
3 out of 5 stars
by eagle251105 Jan, 2022
Nothing of consequence new.
Basically a precis of most of the existing Bentley histories, B&W illus. are all familiar, could have done with some knowlegable proof-reading. good present for youngster.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
5 out of 5 stars
by jwmbatchwilts04 Aug, 2021
As above
Great detail and well structured
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
5 out of 5 stars
by 1861vb07 Dec, 2021
perfect
perfect
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New

Best-selling in Books

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best-selling in Books

The Lost Book of Remedies by Claude Davis Nicole Apelian Paperback
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
£15.99 New
---- Used
Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller by James Clear (Paperback, 2018)
4.9 out of 5 stars based on 58 product ratings
£4.25 New
---- Used
The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene (Paperback, 2002)
4.7 out of 5 stars based on 80 product ratings
£4.75 New
£3.99 Used
Twisted Series 4 Books Collection Set by Ana Huang (2022, Paperback)
No ratings or reviews yet
£13.21 New
---- Used
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Hardcover, 2018)
4.3 out of 5 stars based on 14 product ratings
£4.90 New
---- Used
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel (Paperback, 2020)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 11 product ratings
£6.02 New
---- Used
The Official Highway Code (Paperback, 2022)
4.8 out of 5 stars based on 108 product ratings
£5.00 New
£3.55 Used

Save on Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Books

Hugh Fearnley- Whittingstall How to Eat 30 Plants a Week: 100 Recipes
£16.47
Trending at £17.17
Atomic Habits by James Clear Build Good Habits English and Paperback UK ITEM
£4.25
Trending at £6.07
The Concise 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene Paperback , English SMALL SIZE
£4.75
Trending at £4.90
Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’T Food … and Why Can’T
£5.49
Trending at £6.71
Murdle: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles by G.T Karber
£7.35
Trending at £7.54
Richard Osman's 4th Book Club - The Last Devil To Die
£6.14
Trending at £6.48

Racing in the Dark: How the Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans by Peter Grimsdale (Hardcover, 2021)

All listings for this product

About this product

Product Information

Product Identifiers

Product Key Features

Dimensions

Additional Product Features

Ratings and reviews

Most relevant reviews

Great motor racing history

Nothing of consequence new.

As above

perfect

Best-selling in Books

Save on Books

You may also like