len terry alan baker (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, black cloth lettered gilt to the spine, no jacket. Lightly rubbed to the extremities, mild age-toned foxing to the closed page edges, the binding tight and the contents clean and unmarked. Illustrated, 237 [19] pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd Edition. Motor Racing Publications, Croydon, UK. 2nd edition, 1980. Hardcover. 256 pp. 220x145 mm (8¾"x5½") approx. Many technical drawings and some B&W photos. Condition: fine in a fine non price-clipped dust jacket. Please see the photos of the actual item to assess its condition.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dialogue between one of the world's most experienced racing car designers and a technical author-graduate engineer on the theory and technique of racing car design and development. Contents include: The anatomy of a racing car designer; biography of Len Terry; description of nearly 30 Terry designs from clubman's sports car to Indianapolis winner; a blank sheet of paper; handling characteristics; the theoretical aspects; oversteer and understeer; practical implications; structural considerations; space-frames and monocoques; the cockpit area; the structural engine; progress and legislation; suspension; changing needs and layouts; the torsion bar; self-levelling systems; anti-dive and anti-squat; progressive-rate springing; stiffness/weight ratio; brakes, wheels and tires; influence of smaller wheels; twin-disc brake systems; attention to details; low-profile tire phenomena; aerodynamics; wings and things; intake ram effect; ground effect vehicles; the cooling system; radiator location; cooling the oil; safety and comfort; primary and secondary safety; driver comfort; materials; components-ball joints, batteries, brakes, clutches, dampers, drive-shafts, electrics, flexible bearings, flexible fuel cells, gearshift linkages, instruments, non-return valves, non-spill fuel fillers, oil and fuel pipes, Perspex mouldings, radiators, springs and steering gear; design versus development; the competition-nine other racing car designers discussed; future developments.