* Signed LTD Edition * CUNNINGHAM THE LIFE AND CARS OF BRIGGS SWIFT CUNNINGHAM

Description

A very desirable
signed special edition
book on the great American racing team owner, driver,
Briggs Cunningham
and the cars that he built
!
This book is titled:
"
CunninghamThe Life and Cars of Briggs Swift Cunningham
"
by Dean Batchelor and Albert R. Bochroch
.
*
Please Note: this is
Book D
of the
special Publisher's Limited Edtion,
that is half leather-bound and was
hand-signed
by
Briggs Cunningham
and the following:
-
1950s Cunningham Team Race Drivers:
John Fitch
-
Sherwood Johnston
-
Phil Walters
-
Dean Batchelor
, co-author
-
John Lamm
, photographer
This hardbound book has 192 pages with many color (colour) and black and white photos.   It comes in its' original slipcase!
This is the complete story of life and racing career of Briggs Swift Cunningham.  Including winning the 1958 American Cup Yaght Race.   His motor racing career includes early adventures in the 1930s racing in the ARCA series, and post-WWII his success with international motor racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The sports racing cars that he designed and constructed include the:
Bu-Merc
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Cadillac Le Monstre
-
C-1
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C2R
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C-3
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C-4R
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C-4RK
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C-5R
-
C-6R
Additionally Mr. Cunningham had a passion for collecting important historical racing cars and motoring art.  Cars in his Costa Mesa, California museum, ( many of which are now owned and displayed at the Miles Collier REVS Institute in Florida ), include:
Alfa Romeo
-
Ballot
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Bentley
-
BMW
-
Bugatti
-
Cisitalia
-
Cooper
-
Cunningham
-
Delage
-
Duesenberg
-
Ferrari
-
Ford GT-40
-
Gurney Eagle F1
-
Hispano-Suiza
-
Jaguar
-
Jorgenson-Eagle
-
Maserati
-
Mercedes
-
Mercedes-Benz
-
Mercer
-
MG
-
OSCA
-
Packard
-
Peugeot
-
Pierce-Arrow
-
Porsche
-
Rolls-Royce
-
Scarab
-
Simplex
-
Stutz
-
Sunbeam
-
USF&G Arrows
-
Vanwall
-
Vauxhall
-
Volkswagen
This is the very rare special First Limited Edition that was published in 1993 by Motorbooks International ( MBI ).
This book, and the original slipcase are both
in Very Good+ condition
with only light handling.
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