- Ferrari
Prototype Era: 1962-1973 in Photographs - Beginning with
the first Ferrari mid-engine prototype, the 246SP, and carrying
through to the 512s and mighty 312PBs, author Alan Henry recounts
an epic period in motor racing of indomitable cars and superb
drivers in Ferrari Prototype Era: 1962-1973 in Photographs.
This beautiful photographic history brings back these trend-setting
sports-prototypes in all their glory, as well as the drivers
who raced them and the classic circuits that were host to
their legendary competitions. Ferrari waged fierce battles
and had long, intensive rivalries with Porsche, Ford, Matra,
and other marques. In 1962 Ferrari won the new Challenge Mondiale
(World Challenge), and repeated their success in 1963, 1964,
1965, 1967, 1968, and 1972. Ferrari’s efforts were bolstered
by an international field of successful concessionaires—the
privateer teams—led by Luigi Chinetti’s North
American Racing Team (NART), Jacques Swaters’s Ecurie
Francorchamps, and Ronnie Hoare’s Maranello Concessionaires.
Most of the Scuderia Ferrari sports car drivers also raced
in Formula 1, either for Ferrari or for opposing teams. This
explosive display of driving talent coincided with an exciting
revolution in technology, as rear-engine designs began to
supplant traditional front-engine cars in the early sixties.
Sports car racing was hugely popular and on par with Formula
1. From the sheer size of the crowds shown here, it is easy
to see how important winning the World Championship was to
manufacturers. Replete with fascinating detail, Ferrari Prototype
Era captures the most compelling images of the men and machines
of this 12-year period in one volume, including insights on
drivers, technical developments, chassis numbers for each
car, and race details.
- Miami
Vice - Season One - Stubble-faced detective Crockett lived
in a sailboat guarded by his alligator Elvis. His partner
Tubbs was a black New York cop looking for his brother's killer.
Together they took on the Florida drug world. The show influenced
men's fashions toward Italo-casual and interior decor toward
the Memphis look. Very trendy music and unusual guest performers.
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