Alan Mann - A Life of Chance
The Story of the Fabulous Racing Fords
| Format: Hardcover, 268 Pages Item: 212009 ISBN: 9781899870851 SpecsIllustrations: 220 color & b/w photos Size: 8.5 x 10.7 Weight: 2.938 lb. Published: February 18th 2013 DC: AE Price: $79.50 In Stock |
Alan Mann was one of the great motor racing team managers of the 1960s. A successful race driver himself, he played a key role in Ford's 'Total Performance' program, preparing and running iconic cars like Ford Falcons, Mustangs, Cobras, GT40s, Cortinas and Escorts for racing and rallying and building the sensational Ford F3L sports-prototype and monster Can-Am racers. His drivers included star names like Frank Gardner, Graham Hill, Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren, Jackie Stewart and John Whitmore. This is his personal story of one of the most exciting eras of motor sports. |
To produce his autobiography, Alan Mann collaborated with author and racing driver Tony Dron. The work was completed late 2011 and Alan Mann died, after a long illness, early in 2012. Alan Mann Racing lives on, fielding cars in historic events, with Alan's son Henry continuing its success on the race tracks. Tony Dron, who worked with Alan Mann for several years in the preparation of the book, lives in Abingdon, near Cambridge. |
