Reines de vitesse

In their path, they only arouse admiration and envy. They are sometimes colloquially called the “hard bed of the road or circuits”. It’s just a detail. In truth, these exceptional automobiles, mostly from competitive machines, assume only one vocation: to be Queens of Speed, in the broadest sense of the term.

Queens of Speed, book by Serge Bellu, offers an attractive parade, over several decades, of racy cars, convertibles, berlinettes, cut or spiders, rich in an ancestry of Grand Tourisme.

These Queens of Speed have emerged among the largest and most creative manufacturers, from the thirty-on-noon years, such as Bugatti, Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, Delage, Delahaye, Talbot, Ferrari, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Panhard, Ford, McLaren, Lola, Lancia, BMW, Venturi, Porsche, Saleen.

Each of the cars selected by Serge Bellu is visually highlighted with period documents and, moreover, told by the author. With these Queens of Speed, the reader enters a fascinating realm.

French text. Hardback in generally very good condition for age with good dust cover.