Ford GT40 1075 Limited Edition book binding detail

Ford GT40 - The autobiography of 1075 (Limited Edition)

Name: Ford GT40 - The autobiography of 1075 (Limited Edition)
Brand: Porter Press International
SKU: 9781907085697
Price: 350.00 GBP
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Ray Hutton

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The story of one of the world’s most important racing cars.

Limited to 100 numbered copies

Always raced in Gulf’s iconic blue-and-orange colours, this Ford GT40, known by its chassis number ‘1075’, won the Le Mans 24 Hours not just once but twice, in 1968 and 1969.

For full details of this wonderful book, please see the Classic Edition.

A stunning special Limited Edition which is hand bound in orange and blue leather reflecting the iconic Gulf colours so famously associated with the Le Mans racer. The cover features a reproduction of 1075's chassis plate and this fantastic edition is completed with gilt page edges and cased in a grey slipcase. Every volume is signed by author Ray Hutton and drivers David Hobbs and Jackie Oliver.

Specification

ISBN: 978-1-907085-69-7

The author – Ray Hutton

Ray Hutton started as a motoring journalist with Motor Racing magazine. The first event he covered was the 1968 BOAC 500 at Brands Hatch, won by Jacky Ickx and Brian Redman in Ford GT40 P/1075.

In 1970, Ray joined Autocar, and reported on races and rallies all over the world as Sports Editor, before progressing to become Editor-in-Chief. Since going freelance in the 1980s, he has written about cars and the motor industry for newspapers, magazines, and websites worldwide, and is best known for his work at The Sunday Times and Car and Driver magazine in the USA.

The author of several books, his published works include the Centenary History of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA); Jewels in the Crown: How Tata of India transformed Britain’s Jaguar and Land Rover; and Porsche 917, an inter-active e-book.

Ray is honorary president of the international Car of the Year Jury, vice-president of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and an associate member of the British Racing Drivers’ Club. His work has twice won the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Montagu Trophy and the Bentley International Award.

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