LOOK ! *** VERY, VERY RARE, 'JOHN SURTEES - WORLD CHAMPION'- by 'Big John' himself and the late Alan Henry a UNIQUE HUGE HARDBACK volume in EXCELLENT condition ***
Hi Folks, I'm having one of my occasional 'clear outs' and this time I'm selling off a multitude of various graphic novels/books. This book I'm selling here is a highly sought after very RARE copy of JOHN SURTEES - WORLD CHAMPION. NOTE: This book is BY FAR the best biography ever written about the late, great John Surtees, the rest are utter crap by comparison.
Note: Overseas bidders are indeed welcome but please, please REMEMBER, the postal costs for INTERNATIONAL deliveries is always substantially higher than those within the UK. For overseas buyers, I'd strongly recommend using the excellent GSP Postal service, where the buyer pre-pays the INTERNATIONAL LEG of the postage beforehand . I shall provide the total weight and relevant dimensions of the package as well as the outstanding invoice amount due to the buyer soon after purchase.
***THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT*** Please WAIT until the ADJUSTED POSTAL COSTS ARE ADDED to the final invoice BEFORE PAYING !!
Incidentally: Check out all the other stuff I've currently got for sale. The Wife demands I get rid off the stuff I've collected over many years , so I guarantee you'll pick up some great bargains !!
This long-awaited book is a memoir by the only man to have won World Championships on motorcycles and in cars. Chapters of particular interest are those covering Surtees's formative years and the extraordinary 1960 season in which he raced both motorcycles and cars, winning two World Championships on MV Agusta bikes as well as taking second place for Lotus in the British GP, which was only his second Formula 1 race.
- The early years (up to 1952): a childhood around motorcycle racing, apprenticeship with Vincent, then racing a Vincent Grey Flash.
- Getting established (1953-55): Moving on to ride mainly Manx Nortons, he did 86 races in one year, and in 1955 achieved his first grand prix win, in the 250cc Ulster GP on an NSU.
- The glory years (1956-60): dominating top-level motorcycle racing for five years with Italian team MV Agusta, taking seven World Championship titles on 500cc and 350cc bikes.
- The remarkable year of bikes and cars (1960): overlapping his last year of motorcycle racing with 17 car races, including four F1 World Championship events.
- Ferrari driver (1963-66): established in cars, he joined Ferrari, winning his first race - the Sebring 12 Hours for sports cars - and the following year becoming F1 World Champion.
- Can-Am champion (1966): after recovery from a huge crash in a Lola T70 sports car and acrimonious departure from Ferrari, he bounced back in North America to win the spectacular Can-Am series.
- Turning Japanese (1967-68): Honda invited Surtees to develop and drive its F1 cars for two years, with victory in the Italian GP at Monza the highlight.
- Becoming a constructor (1969-78): going into single-seater racing, including F1, F5000, with Team Surtees and cars of his own manufacture; Mike Hailwood won the European F2 Championship in 1972.
- The latter years (1978 onwards): fully active on the historic scene as a restorer and driver of motorcycles and cars, then nurturing son Henry's career until the tragic accident.