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Biography of Al Bartz, renowned racing engines builder. Born in Milwaukee Wisconsin in 1938. At a very early age he showed a keen appetite for dismantling anything mechanical to find out how it was made and how he could improve it. After an apprenticeship at Hilborn Injection, he worked for famed engine builder" TRACO". Al opened his own racing engine shop in Van Nuys, California in 1966. He was very innovative, always exploring new concepts with the dry sump and injection systems. Al Bartz built some of the best racing engines to power Formula 5000, NASCAR, INDY cars, CanAm, TransAm. These were driven by the best drivers in the world. Al Bartz died in 1981, he was 43 years old. Strongly recommended. A hard-to-find book not generally available in the conventional book trade.The author Phil HennyPhil was born in 1943, in the village of Montagny pr s d'Yverdon in the French speaking region of Switzerland. In 1966, he joined the Shelby American racing team as a mechanic, in time to work on the 1967 Le Mans winning Ford MK IV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. His stories of the American racing scene and particularly the Shelby era are fascinating. There are scant few memoirs out there written by the men who turned the wrenches, and a number of these frankly have little of substance to say- not so with Phil Henny's book. With unparalleled access to the world of the great Carroll Shelby, Phil presents an engaging look at an incredible era in racing. To his credit, he doesn't gloss over any aspect of what he saw, either within or outside of Shelby's organization. His comments about drivers are particularly insightful. Fascinating and strongly recommended. They are hard-to-find books not generally available in the conventional book trade. Phil lives in Portland Oregon U.S.A.

BOOK INTRODUCTION FOR: BOB BONDURANT America's uncrowned World Driving ChampionThe book the world has been waiting for; Bob Bondurant - America's Uncrowned World Driving Champion. Bob's racing history in pictures and written by renowned racing author; Phil Henny. This is a must have not only for every Bondurant fan, but every race fan. An introduction by Dan Gurney and a foreword by Carroll Shelby. Quotes by Phil Hill, Paul Newman, Jackie Stewart and James Garner make this book one to collect. Get yours, and keep it safe, because everyone is going to want it. A lavish volume with superb photography. Strongly recommended.----------------------------------------------------------------------BOOK INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR The author Phil HennyPhil was born in 1943, in the village of Montagny pr s d'Yverdon in the French speaking region of Switzerland. In 1966, he joined the Shelby American racing team as a mechanic, in time to work on the 1967 Le Mans winning Ford MK IV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. His stories of the American racing scene and particularly the Shelby era are fascinating. There are scant few memoirs out there written by the men who turned the wrenches, and a number of these frankly have little of substance to say- not so with Phil Henny's book. With unparalleled access to the world of the great Carroll Shelby, Phil presents an engaging look at an incredible era in racing. To his credit, he doesn't gloss over any aspect of what he saw, either within or outside of Shelby's organization. His comments about drivers are particularly insightful. Fascinating and strongly recommended. Phil lives in Portland Oregon U.S.A.

One of the most highly respected and well liked racing drivers, DaveMacDonald was born in El Monte, California. As a driver during theglory days of Corvette racing, MacDonald had a better win percentagethan any other Corvette racer. He was a fierce competitor which earnedhim the respect of everyone who drove against him. At the start of the1963 season, Carroll Shelby hired MacDonald away from Chevrolet todrive his Cobra Roadster. His first outing for Shelby American was atRiverside International Raceway where he drove a Cobra roadster inback-to-back victories. In the fall of 1963, MacDonald rose tonational prominence after driving a Shelby King Cobra to win the twobiggest and richest road races in the world, The Los Angeles TimesGrand Prix and the Monterey Pacific Grand Prix. Those were the firstwins for the Shelby King Cobra.On May 10, 1964, MacDonald won the United States Road RacingChampionship in Kent, Washington in a King Cobra . The victory puthim in a tie atop the USRRC Drivers' Championship standings with JimHall. This would be MacDonald's last race before his death three weekslater in the 1964 Indianapolis 500